Mains

22 questions

#	Question	Microtheme	Year	UPSC Syllabus	Marks	GS Paper	Subject
2025
1	‘Achieving sustainable growth with emphasis on environmental protection could come into conflict with poor people’s needs in a country like India – Comment.	Development and related issues	2025	GS1-07. Role of women and women’s organization, population and associated issues, poverty and developmental issues.	15.0	GS1	Indian Society
2024
2	Distinguish between gender equality, gender equity and women's empowerment. Why is it important to take gender concerns into account in programme design and implementation?	Women	2024	GS1-07. Role of women and women’s organization, population and associated issues, poverty and developmental issues.	10.0	GS1	Indian Society
3	What is the concept of a 'demographic winter'? Is the world moving towards such a situation? Elaborate.	Population and associated issues	2024	GS1-07. Role of women and women’s organization, population and associated issues, poverty and developmental issues.	10.0	GS1	Indian Society
4	In dealing with socio-economic issues of development, what kind of collaboration between government, NGO's and private sector would be most productive?	Development and related issues	2024	GS1-07. Role of women and women’s organization, population and associated issues, poverty and developmental issues.	10.0	GS1	Indian Society
2023
5	Explain why suicide among young women is increasing in Indian Society.	Women	2023	GS1-07. Role of women and women’s organization, population and associated issues, poverty and developmental issues.	10.0	GS1	Indian Society
6	Why did human development fail to keep pace with economic development in India?	Population and associated issues	2023	GS1-07. Role of women and women’s organization, population and associated issues, poverty and developmental issues.	15.0	GS1	Indian Society
2021
7	What is Cryptocurrency? How does it affect global society? Has it been affecting Indian society also? (250 words)	Development and related issues	2021	GS1-07. Role of women and women’s organization, population and associated issues, poverty and developmental issues.	15.0	GS1	Indian Society
8	Examine the role of ‘Gig Economy’ in the process of empowerment of women in India. (150 words)	Women	2021	GS1-07. Role of women and women’s organization, population and associated issues, poverty and developmental issues.	10.0	GS1	Indian Society
9	Discuss the main objectives of Population Education and point out the measures to achieve them in India in detail. (250 words)	Population and associated issues	2021	GS1-07. Role of women and women’s organization, population and associated issues, poverty and developmental issues.	15.0	GS1	Indian Society
2020
10	How have digital initiatives in India contributed to the functioning of the educational system in the country? Elaborate your answer.	Development and related issues	2020	GS1-07. Role of women and women’s organization, population and associated issues, poverty and developmental issues.	15.0	GS1	Indian Society
11	COVID-19 pandemic accelerated class inequalities and poverty in India. Comment.		2020	GS1-07. Role of women and women’s organization, population and associated issues, poverty and developmental issues.	10.0	GS1	Indian Society
2019
12	What are the continued challenges for women in India against time and space? (15m,250 words)	Women	2019	GS1-07. Role of women and women’s organization, population and associated issues, poverty and developmental issues.	15.0	GS1	Indian Society
13	“Empowering women is the key to control population growth”. Discuss (10m,150 words)	Women	2019	GS1-07. Role of women and women’s organization, population and associated issues, poverty and developmental issues.	10.0	GS1	Indian Society
2018
14	Women's movement in India has not addressed the issues of women of lower social strata. Substantiate your view.	Women	2018	GS1-07. Role of women and women’s organization, population and associated issues, poverty and developmental issues.	15.0	GS1	Indian Society
15	Despite implementation of various programmes for eradication of poverty by the government in India, poverty is still existing.' Explain by giving reasons.		2018	GS1-07. Role of women and women’s organization, population and associated issues, poverty and developmental issues.	10.0	GS1	Indian Society
2016
16	An essential condition to eradicate poverty is to liberate the poor from deprivation. Substantiate this statement with suitable examples		2016	GS1-07. Role of women and women’s organization, population and associated issues, poverty and developmental issues.	12.5	GS1	Indian Society
2015
17	Critically examine whether growing population is the cause of poverty OR poverty is the main cause of population increase in India.	Population and associated issues	2015	GS1-07. Role of women and women’s organization, population and associated issues, poverty and developmental issues.	12.5	GS1	Indian Society
18	Discuss the changes in the trends of labour migration within and outside India in the last four decades.	Population and associated issues	2015	GS1-07. Role of women and women’s organization, population and associated issues, poverty and developmental issues.	12.5	GS1	Indian Society
2014
19	Discuss the various economic and socio-cultural forces that are driving increasing feminization of agriculture in India.	Women	2014	GS1-07. Role of women and women’s organization, population and associated issues, poverty and developmental issues.	10.0	GS1	Indian Society
20	How does patriarchy impact the position of a middle class working woman in India?	Women	2014	GS1-07. Role of women and women’s organization, population and associated issues, poverty and developmental issues.	10.0	GS1	Indian Society
21	Why do some of the most prosperous regions of India have an adverse sex ratio for women? Give your arguments.	Women	2014	GS1-07. Role of women and women’s organization, population and associated issues, poverty and developmental issues.	10.0	GS1	Indian Society
2013
22	Male membership needs to be encouraged in order to make women's organization free from gender bias. Comment.	Women	2013	GS1-07. Role of women and women’s organization, population and associated issues, poverty and developmental issues.	10.0	GS1	Indian Society