UPSC Mains 2025 GS1 Previous Year Questions

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1. PYQ 01 · Trace India’s consolidation process during early phase of independence in terms of polity, economy, education and international relations.
2. PYQ 02 · Do you think that globalization results in only an aggressive consumer culture? Justify your answer.
3. PYQ 03 · Achieving sustainable growth with emphasis on environmental protection could come into conflict with poor people’s needs in a country like India – Comment.
4. PYQ 04 · The French Revolution has enduring relevance to the contemporary world. Explain.
5. PYQ 05 · How does smart city in India, address the issues of urban poverty and distributive justice?
6. PYQ 06 · How do you account for the growing fast food industries given that there are increased health concerns in modern society? Illustrate your answer with the Indian experience.
7. PYQ 07 · Explain briefly the ecological and economic benefits of solar energy generation in India with suitable examples.
8. PYQ 08 · Give a geographical explanation of the distribution of off-shore oil reserves of the world. How are they different from the on-shore occurrences of oil reserves?
9. PYQ 09 · Discuss the distribution and density of population in the Ganga River Basin with special reference to land, soil and water resources.
10. PYQ 10 · How are climate change and the sea level rise affecting the very existence of many island nations? Discuss with examples.
11. PYQ 11 · What are non-farm primary activities? How are these activities related to physiographic features in India? Discuss with suitable examples.
12. PYQ 12 · What are Tsunamis? How and where are they formed? What are their consequences? Explain with examples.
13. PYQ 13 · Discuss the salient features of the Harappan architecture.
14. PYQ 14 · How can Artificial Intelligence (AI) and drones be effectively used along with GIS and RS techniques in locational and areal planning?
15. PYQ 15 · Examine the main aspects of Akbar’s religious syncretism.
16. PYQ 16 · Mahatma Jotirao Phule’s writings and efforts of social reforms touched issues of almost all subaltern classes. Discuss.
17. PYQ 17 · Discuss how the changes in shape and sizes of continents and ocean basins of the planet take place due to tectonic movements of the crustal masses.
18. PYQ 18 · The sculptors filled the Chandella artform with resilient vigor and breadth of life.’ Elucidate.
19. PYQ 19 · The ethos of civil service in India stand for the combination of professionalism with nationalistic consciousness – Elucidate.
20. PYQ 20 · Does tribal development in India centre around two axes, those of displacement and of rehabilitation? Give your opinion