UPSC Mains 2021 GS1 Previous Year Questions

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1. Q1 · Evaluate the nature of the Bhakti literature and its contribution to Indian culture.
2. Q2 · Trace the rise and growth of socio-religious reform movements with special reference to Young Bengal and Brahmo Samaj.
3. Q3 · Assess the main administrative issues and socio-cultural problems in the integration process of Indian Princely States.
4. Q4 · Differentiate the causes of landslides in the Himalayan region and Western Ghats.
5. Q5 · Despite India being one of the countries of the Gondwanaland, its mining industry contributes much less to its Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in percentage. Discuss.
6. Q6 · What are the environmental implications of the reclamation of water bodies into urban land use? Explain with examples.
7. Q7 · Mention the global occurrence of volcanic eruptions in 2021 and their impact on regional environment.
8. Q8 · Why is India considered as a subcontinent? Elaborate your answer.
9. Q9 · Examine the uniqueness of tribal knowledge system when compared with mainstream knowledge and cultural systems.
10. Q10 · Examine the role of ‘Gig Economy’ in the process of empowerment of women in India.
11. Q11 · To what extent did the role of the Moderates prepare a base for the wider freedom movement? Comment.
12. Q12 · Bring out the constructive programmes of Mahatma Gandhi during Non-Cooperation Movement and Civil Disobedience Movement.
13. Q13 · “There arose a serious challenge to the Democratic State System between the two World Wars.” Evaluate the statement.
14. Q14 · Briefly mention the alignment of major mountain ranges of the world and explain their impact on local weather conditions, with examples.
15. Q15 · How do the melting of the Arctic ice and glaciers of the Antarctic differently affect the weather patterns and human activities on the Earth? Explain.
16. Q16 · Discuss the multi-dimensional implications of uneven distribution of mineral oil in the world.
17. Q17 · What are the main socio-economic implications arising out of the development of IT industries in major cities of India?
18. Q18 · Discuss the main objectives of Population Education and point out the measures to achieve them in India in detail.
19. Q19 · What is Cryptocurrency? How does it affect global society? Has it been affecting Indian society also?
20. Q20 · How does Indian society maintain continuity in traditional social values? Enumerate the changes taking place in it.