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All subjects 20Agriculture 0Art and Culture 1Disaster Management 0Economics 0Environment 0Ethics 0Geography 7Governance 0Indian Society 5Internal Security 0International Relations 0Modern History 5Polity 0Post Independence 0Science and Technology 1Social Justice 0World History 1

All GS papers 73 GS1 20 GS2 20 GS3 20 GS4 13

Syllabus topics in GS1

GS1-02.Modern Indian History- Mid-18th century – Present (significant events, personalities, issues); 3 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 0 GS1-08.Urbanisation:problems and remedies 1 GS1-09.Globalisation and its effects on Indian society 0 GS1-10.Social empowerment, communalism, regionalism & secularism. 2 GS1-11.Salient Features of World Physical Geography 2 GS1-12.Distribution of key Natural Resources (world, South Asia and Indian subcontinent) 0 GS1-13.Factors responsible for the location of primary, secondary, and tertiary sector industries in various parts of the world (including India). 3 GS1-14.Important Geophysical phenomena such as earthquakes, Tsunami, Volcanic activity, cyclone etc., 0 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. 3

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Indian Society › Emerging Urbanisation Trends

Indian Society › Emerging Urbanisation Trends

2017

The growth of cities as I.T. hubs has opened up new avenues employment but has also created new problems. Substantiate this statement with examples.
Indian Society › Social empowerment

Indian Society › Social empowerment

2017

What are the two major legal initiatives by the State since Independence, addressing discrimination against Scheduled Tribes (STs)?
Modern History › 1857 Revolt,other wars

Modern History › 1857 Revolt,other wars

2017

Clarify how mid-eighteenth century India was beset with the spectre of a fragmented polity.
Modern History › British PoliciesXEconomic

Modern History › British PoliciesXEconomic

2017

Examine how the decline of traditional artisanal industry in colonial India crippled the rural economy.
Modern History › ContributionXModerates

Modern History › ContributionXModerates

2017

Why did the ‘Moderates’ fail to carry conviction with the nation about their proclaimed ideology and political goals by the end of the nineteenth century?
Modern History › Freedom Struggle Stages

Modern History › Freedom Struggle Stages

2017

Highlight the importance of the new objectives that got added to the vision of Indian independence since twenties of the last century.
Modern History › MovementXSocial Reform

Modern History › MovementXSocial Reform

2017

The women’s questions arose in modern India as a part of the 19th century social reform movement. What were the major issues and debates concerning women in that period?
Science and Technology › Space ProgramsXIntl

Science and Technology › Space ProgramsXIntl

2017

How does the Juno Mission of NASA help to understand the origin and evolution of the Earth?
World History › Decolonisation

World History › Decolonisation

2017

What problems were germane to the decolonization process of Malay Peninsula.
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Indian Society

2017

The spirit tolerance and love is not only an interesting feature of Indian society from very early times, but it is also playing an important part at the present. Elaborate.

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