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All subjects 30Agriculture 0Art and Culture 3Disaster Management 0Economics 0Environment 0Ethics 0Geography 11Governance 0Indian Society 4Internal Security 0International Relations 0Modern History 3Polity 0Post Independence 5Science and Technology 0Social Justice 0World History 4

All GS papers 95 GS1 30 GS2 25 GS3 28 GS4 12

Syllabus topics in GS1

GS1-02.Modern Indian History- Mid-18th century – Present (significant events, personalities, issues); 1 GS1-03.Freedom Struggle-various stages, important contributors/contributions from different parts of the country 2 GS1-04.Post-Independence- Consolidation and reorganisation within country 5 GS1-08.Urbanisation:problems and remedies 1 GS1-09.Globalisation and its effects on Indian society 1 GS1-10.Social empowerment, communalism, regionalism & secularism. 1 GS1-11.Salient Features of World Physical Geography 4 GS1-12.Distribution of key Natural Resources (world, South Asia and Indian subcontinent) 2 GS1-13.Factors responsible for the location of primary, secondary, and tertiary sector industries in various parts of the world (including India). 2 GS1-14.Important Geophysical phenomena such as earthquakes, Tsunami, Volcanic activity, cyclone etc., 2 GS1-15.Geographical features and their location- Changes in critical geographical features (including water-bodies and ice-caps) and in flora and fauna and the effects of such changes. 1

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Art and Culture › Art formsXDance

Art and Culture › Art formsXDance

2013

Discuss the Tandava dance as recorded in the early Indian inscriptions.
Art and Culture › Historical Sources

Art and Culture › Historical Sources

2013

Though not very useful from the point of view of a connected political history of South India, the Sangam literature portrays the social and economic conditions of its time with remarkable vividness. Comment.
Geography › ClimatologyXTemperature Inversion

Geography › ClimatologyXTemperature Inversion

2013

What do you understand by the phenomenon of temperature inversion in meteorology? How does it affect the weather and the habitants of the place?
Geography › ClimatologyXWind and Pressure Systems

Geography › ClimatologyXWind and Pressure Systems

2013

Major hot deserts in northern hemisphere are located between 20-30 degree north and on the western side of the continents. Why?
Geography › Cyclones

Geography › Cyclones

2013

The recent cyclone on the east coast of India was called “Phailin”. How are the tropical cyclones named across the world?
Geography › Geomorphology

Geography › Geomorphology

2013

There is no formation of deltas by rivers of the Western Ghat. Why?
Geography › Geomorphology

2013

What do you understand by the theory of continental drift’? Discuss the prominent evidences in its support.
Geography › Landslides

Geography › Landslides

2013

Bring out the causes for more frequent landslides in the Himalayas than in Western Ghats
Geography › Oil,Natural Resources

Geography › Oil,Natural Resources

2013

With growing scarcity of fossil fuels, the atomic energy is gaining more and more significance in India. Discuss the availability of raw material required for the generation of atomic energy in India and in the world.
Geography › Oil,Natural Resources

2013

It is said the India has substantial reserves of shale oil and gas, which can feed the needs of country for quarter century. However, tapping of the resource does not appear to be high on the agenda. Discuss critically the availability and issues involved.

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