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All subjects 275 Agriculture 1 Art and Culture 33Disaster Management 0Economics 1Environment 0Ethics 0Geography 97Governance 0Indian Society 81Internal Security 0International Relations 0Modern History 33Polity 0Post Independence 11 Science and Technology 1Social Justice 0World History 17

All GS papers 974 GS1 275 GS2 265 GS3 268 GS4 166

Syllabus topics in GS1

GS1-02.Modern Indian History- Mid-18th century – Present (significant events, personalities, issues); 20 GS1-03.Freedom Struggle-various stages, important contributors/contributions from different parts of the country 13 GS1-04.Post-Independence- Consolidation and reorganisation within country 11 GS1-08.Urbanisation:problems and remedies 14 GS1-09.Globalisation and its effects on Indian society 10 GS1-10.Social empowerment, communalism, regionalism & secularism. 19 GS1-11.Salient Features of World Physical Geography 25 GS1-12.Distribution of key Natural Resources (world, South Asia and Indian subcontinent) 13 GS1-13.Factors responsible for the location of primary, secondary, and tertiary sector industries in various parts of the world (including India). 23 GS1-14.Important Geophysical phenomena such as earthquakes, Tsunami, Volcanic activity, cyclone etc., 12 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. 25

All years 275 2025 20 2024 20 2023 20 2022 20 2021 20 2020 20 2019 20 2018 20 2017 20 2016 20 2015 20 2014 25 2013 30

Indian Society › Miscellaneous

Indian Society › Miscellaneous

2020

Customs and traditions suppress reason leading to obscurantism. Do you agree?
Indian Society › Population and associated issues

Indian Society › Population and associated issues

2024

What is the concept of a ‘demographic winter’? Is the world moving towards such a situation? Elaborate.
Indian Society › Population and associated issues

2023

Why did human development fail to keep pace with economic development in India?
Indian Society › Population and associated issues

2021

Discuss the main objectives of Population Education and point out the measures to achieve them in India in detail. (250 words)
Indian Society › Population and associated issues

2015

Discuss the changes in the trends of labour migration within and outside India in the last four decades.
Indian Society › Population and associated issues

2015

Critically examine whether growing population is the cause of poverty OR poverty is the main cause of population increase in India.
Indian Society › PovertyXUrbanXMigration

Indian Society › PovertyXUrbanXMigration

2025

How does smart city in India, address the issues of urban poverty and distributive justice?
Indian Society › PovertyXUrbanXMigration

2024

Why do large cities tend to attract more migrants than smaller towns? Discuss in the light of conditions in developing countries.
Indian Society › PovertyXUrbanXMigration

2023

Does urbanization lead to more segregation and/or marginalization of the poor in Indian metropolises?
Indian Society › Regionalism

Indian Society › Regionalism

2020

Do you agree that regionalism in India appears to be a consequence of rising cultural assertiveness? Argue.

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