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Exam Name: UPSC IAS Mains General Studies (Paper-1)
Year: 2025
Exam Date: 23-08-2025

Q1. Discuss the salient features of the Harappan architecture. (Answer in 150 words) 10 Marks

Q2. Examine the main aspects of Akbar’s religious syncretism. (Answer in 150 words) 10 Marks

Q3.‘The sculptors filled the Chandella artform with resilient vigor and breadth of life.’ Elucidate. (Answer in 150 words) 10 Marks

Q4.How are climate change and the sea level rise affecting the very existence of many island nations? Discuss with examples. (Answer in 150 words) 10 Marks

Q5. What are non-farm primary activities? How are these activities related to physiographic features in India? Discuss with suitable examples. (Answer in 150 words) 10 Marks

Q6.Explain briefly the ecological and economic benefits of solar energy generation in India with suitable examples. (Answer in 150 words) 10 Marks

Q7. What are Tsunamis ? How and where are they formed ? What are their consequences ? Explain with examples. (Answer in 150 words) 10 Marks

Q8. How does smart city in India, address the issues of urban poverty and distributive justice ? (Answer in 150 words) 10 Marks

Q9. The ethos of civil service in India stand for the combination of professionalism with nationalistic consciousness – Elucidate. (Answer in 150 words) 10 Marks

Q10. Do you think that globalization results in only an aggressive consumer culture ? Justify your answer. (Answer in 150 words) 10 Marks

Q11. Mahatma Joti Rao Phule’s writings and efforts of social reforms touched issues of almost all subaltern classes. Discuss. (Answer in 250 words) 15 Marks

Q12. Trace India’s consolidation process during early phase of independence in terms of polity, economy, education and international relations. (Answer in 250 words) 15 Marks

Q.13 The French Revolution has enduring relevance to the contemporary world. Explain. (Answer in 250 words) 15 Marks

Q14. Give a geographical explanation of the distribution of off-shore oil reserves of the world. How are they different from the on-shore occurrences of oil reserves? (Answer in 250 words) 15 Marks

Q15. How can Artificial Intelligence (AI) and drones be effectively used along with GIS and RS techniques in locational and areal planning? (Answer in 250 words) 15 Marks

Q16. Discuss how the changes in shape and sizes of continents and ocean basins of the planet take place due to tectonic movements of the crustal masses. (Answer in 250 words) 15 Marks

Q17. Discuss the distribution and density of population in the Ganga River Basin with special reference to land, soil and water resources. (Answer in 250 words) 15 Marks

Q18. How do you account for the growing fast food industries given that there are increased health concerns in modern society? Illustrate your answer with the Indian experience. (Answer in 250 words) 15 Marks

Q19. Achieving sustainable growth with emphasis on environmental protection could come into conflict with poor people’s needs in a country like India – Comment. (Answer in 250 words) 15 Marks

Q20. Does tribal development in India centre around two axes, those of displacement and of rehabilitation? Give your opinion. (Answer in 250 words) 15 Marks