UPSC Mains 2019 GS1

GS1 — Geography · History · Society · Culture — 20 questions. Click any question for full text, examiner-intent decoding, source citations, cross-year examiner pattern, and a structured answer skeleton.

  1. Q1 Art and Culture
    Free

    Highlight the Central Asian and Greco-Bactrian elements in the Gandhara art. (Answer in 150 words)

    10 marks · 150 words
  2. Q2 Modern Indian History
    Free

    The 1857 Uprising was the culmination of the recurrent big and small local rebellions that had occurred in the preceding hundred years of British rule. Elucidate. (Answer in 150 words)

    10 marks · 150 words
  3. Q3 Modern Indian History
    Free

    Examine the linkages between the nineteenth century's 'Indian Renaissance' and the emergence of national identity. (Answer in 150 words)

    10 marks · 150 words
  4. Q4 Geography and Environment
    Pro

    Assess the impact of global warming on the coral life system with examples. (Answer in 150 words)

    10 marks · 150 words
  5. Q5 Geography and Environment
    Pro

    Discuss the causes of depletion of mangroves and explain their importance in maintaining coastal ecology. (Answer in 150 words)

    10 marks · 150 words
  6. Q6 Economic Geography
    Pro

    Can the strategy of regional resource-based manufacturing help in promoting employment in India ? (Answer in 150 words)

    10 marks · 150 words
  7. Q7 Economic Geography
    Pro

    Discuss the factors for localisation of agro-based food processing industries of North-West India. (Answer in 150 words)

    10 marks · 150 words
  8. Q8 Indian Society
    Pro

    What makes the Indian society unique in sustaining its culture ? Discuss. (Answer in 150 words)

    10 marks · 150 words
  9. Q9 Social Issues
    Pro

    “Empowering women is the key to control population growth.” Discuss. (Answer in 150 words)

    10 marks · 150 words
  10. Q10 Indian Society
    Pro

    What are the challenges to our cultural practices in the name of secularism ? (Answer in 150 words)

    10 marks · 150 words
  11. Q11 Modern Indian History
    Pro

    Many voices had strengthened and enriched the nationalist movement during the Gandhian phase. Elaborate. (Answer in 250 words)

    15 marks · 250 words
  12. Q12 Modern Indian History
    Pro

    Assess the role of British imperial power in complicating the process of transfer of power during the 1940s. (Answer in 250 words)

    15 marks · 250 words
  13. Q13 World History
    Pro

    Explain how the foundations of the modern world were laid by the American and French Revolutions. (Answer in 250 words)

    15 marks · 250 words
  14. Q14 Geography
    Pro

    What is water stress ? How and why does it differ regionally in India ? (Answer in 250 words)

    15 marks · 250 words
  15. Q15 Environment and Ecology
    Pro

    How can the mountain ecosystem be restored from the negative impact of development initiatives and tourism ? (Answer in 250 words)

    15 marks · 250 words
  16. Q16 Infrastructure and Economy
    Pro

    How is efficient and affordable urban mass transport key to the rapid economic development of India ? (Answer in 250 words)

    15 marks · 250 words
  17. Q17 Physical Geography
    Pro

    How do ocean currents and water masses differ in their impacts on marine life and coastal environment ? Give suitable examples. (Answer in 250 words)

    15 marks · 250 words
  18. Q18 Indian Society
    Pro

    Do we have cultural pockets of small India all over the nation ? Elaborate with examples. (Answer in 250 words)

    15 marks · 250 words
  19. Q19 Social Issues
    Pro

    What are the continued challenges for women in India against time and space ? (Answer in 250 words)

    15 marks · 250 words
  20. Q20 Globalization and Society
    Pro

    Are we losing our local identity for the global identity ? Discuss. (Answer in 250 words)

    15 marks · 250 words