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BROCHURE GS 500+ 2021 final

UPSC GS PAPER-I

INDIAN HERITAGE & CULTURE

1. HERITAGE & CULTURE.

2. Temple Architecture of Gupta age

3. Indo-Islamic architecture

4. Vesara or Chalukya styles of temple architecture

5. Thanjavur School of paintings

6. Mughal painting

7. Basholi style of painting

8. Various facets of Kathakali

9. THE BIHU DANCE

10. Kathak dance

11. Major theme of 4 Vedas

12. Sangam text different from Vedic text

13. Contribution of Jainism to Indian literature

14. Bhakti and Tantricism

15. Early Vedic people differ from those of later Vedic

16.The Central Asian contact of India contributed in field of literature and learning

17. Ajanta caves are different from those of Ellora

18. Note On Seals And Terracotta

19. Munshi Premchand’s writing

20. Amrita Shergill and Raja Ravi Verma shape the modern school of Painting

21. Indian Art and Architecture

22. Does Yoga represent in Indian philosophical tradition

23. Caves initially served the purpose of mere shelter

24. Indian Art and Architecture

GEOGRAPHY OF INDIA

1. What is cloud seeding

2. Defining Blue Revolution explain the Problems and Strategies for Pisciculture Development in India

2. Defining blue revolution, explain the problems and strategies for pisciculture development in India, PDF.

2. El Nino and La Nina are determinant factor for Monsoon to a large extent. Explain PDF.

3. Why Indentured Labour was taken by British from India to their Colonies. Have they been able to preserve their cultural Identity over there.

3. Why indentured labour was taken by the British from India to their colonies

3A. Disaster of earthquakes in India

4. Phenomenon of demographic dividend in the context of India

5. Why is India keen on opening Arctic?

6. Formation of new states is beneficial or not for India

7. GEOLOGY AND MINERALS OF INDIA

8. HIMALAYAN LAKES

TYPE OF BEACHES

9. Industrial Corridors in India

10. The Ideal Solution of Depleting Ground Water Resource in India is Water Harvesting System

11. Where and how have the advanced landing grounds evolved

12. Can India utilise its demographic dividend

13. What is the biggest hurdle India is likely to face in its demographic dividend.

14. Is diversity really the strength of India

15. Rejuvenating the Ganga River

ABSENCE OF VOLCANOES IN HIMALAYAS

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF TSUNAMI

INTERLINKING OF RIVERS

16. rural urban migration has accentuated city problems in India

17. Demographic dividend-India

18. Distinguish between the West and East coasts of India

19. Distribution of Water Divide in India

20. Characteristics of western disturbances

21. Explain the characteristics of the southwest monsoons as related to India’s problems and prospects

22. Briefly explain the Characteristics of Rainfall distribution in India.

23. Discuss the mechanism of El Nino and its relation with Indian monsoon.

24. Role of tibet plateau in rainfall

25. Analyse how El Nino affects Indian Monsoons and the economy

26. Discuss the extent and management of saline and alkaline soils in India.

27. Smart Grid

28. Green energy corridor india

29. Impact of sand mining.

30. Shola forest is peculiar to southern India and a distinctive type of tropical rain forest. Explain

31. Discuss the Rainfall and Vegetation Relationship in India

32. Discuss mangrove vegetation as an ecological entity in India

INDIAN ISLANDS

33. Grasslands vegetation of India-Character & Classification

DECLINE OF CITY CENTRE

34. Floods converted into a sustainable source of irrigation

35. Consider that floods have been caused only by heavy rains in India.

36. How is that a heavy rainfall warnings constitute an important factor in flood forecasting

AGRICULTURAL GROWTH AND ENVIRONMENT

TOP DOWN AND BOTTOMS UP APPROACH IN INDIAN AGRICULTURE

GREEN BELT AND THEIR LIMITATIONS

URBAN SPRAWL

NATURE OF MEGALOPOLIS

ROLE OF TIBET IN MONSOONS

FLOODS - TYPES AND CONTROL

GLOF - GLACIAL LAKE OUTBURST FLOOD

PUMPED STORAGE AND GAS TURBINE

URBAN FLOODS

WHY DOES IT RAIN SO MUCH IN CHERAPUNJI

WORLD GEOGRAPHY

RUSSIAN PHYSIOGRAPHY AND SIGNIFICANCE

BAIKAL AMUR MAINLINE

EAST AFRICAN RIFT VALLEY

COSGROVE VOLCANIC CHAIN

ROLE OF ANTARCTIC

GEOMAGNETIC SHIFTS

BLIZZARDS

WORLD AGRICULTURAL TYPES

DUBAI AS AVIATION HUB

POLAR REGION DIVERSITY

RARE EARTH ELEMENTS (REE)

ANTARCTICA ISSUES

LONG HAUL AIRCRAFTS

TIBETAN DRAINAGE

INDUSTRIAL RELOCATION

ETHICS, INTEGRITY AND APTITUDE

UPSC GS PAPER-IV 2020 Q & A

ETHICS AND INTEGRITY_GS Mains 2020 UPSC GS Paper-4 Question_1_ Shri Vivek Atray, IAS Retd

ETHICS AND INTEGRITY_GS Mains 2020 UPSC GS Paper-4 Question_2_ Shri Vivek Atray, IAS Retd

ETHICS AND INTEGRITY_GS Mains 2020 UPSC GS Paper-4 Question_3_ Shri Vivek Atray, IAS Retd

ETHICS AND INTEGRITY_GS Mains 2020 UPSC GS Paper-4 Question_4_ Shri Vivek Atray, IAS Retd

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QUESTIONS & ANSWERS

Q1. Why having good leadership qualities is important for public servants? In your opinion, what are the qualities of a good leader? Discuss.

Q2.“A nation should not be Judged by how it treats its highest citizens but its lowest ones”-NELSON MADELA. What do you understand by this statement in the present-day scenario? Explain.

Q3. What do you understand by compassion? How is it different from empathy? Do you think compassion makes people too emotional? Critically comment

Q4. Value education empowers a person to confront the myriad challenges of contemporary Indian society. Discuss._Shri Vivek Atray

Q5. What does public service means to you? Describe the various ways in which one can serve the public. Does one necessarily serve the public better by entering the civil services? Justify your stand.

Q6. Corruption is a cancer

Q7. A person who values its privileges above its principles soon loses both. What does this quotation mean to you? Explain with an example.

Q8. What are the different ways to inculcate various civil service values in a civil servant. Elaborate. Shri Vivek Atray

Q9. Is poverty worst form of violence. Do you agree? Explain. Shri Vivek Atray

Q10. How important is emotional intelligence for ensuring good governance? Explain by giving examples. Shri Vivek Atray

Q11. Differentiate laws, ethics and morals from each other. Shri Vivek Atray

Q_12. Are Emotions hurdles or facilitators in helping one to become a very beautiful person. Discuss. Shri Vivek Atray

Q13. Right to life and Right to live with dignity. Shri Vivek Atray

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CASE STUDIES

UPSC GS PAPER-IV 2020

GS Main_2020_UPSC GS4 Paper Case Studies_1

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GS Main_2020_UPSC GS4 Paper Case Studies_6

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GS MAINS- PAPER II: INDIAN POLITY & GOVERNANCE

Q_1_Indian Polity and Governance_Mr. Naveen Pruthi_2

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Q_3_Indian Polity and Governance_Mr. Naveen PruthI

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GS MAINS- PAPER II: INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

1. What does foreign policy mean and entail? What are the priorities of India's foreign policy?

2. Some experts believe that India's neighbourhood policy has not succeeded and that we have difficult relations with most neighbours. Why so?_Ambassador Vishnu Prakesh

3. We believe in dialogue to resolve differences yet we refuse to talk to Pakistan. Isn't there a contradiction here?_Ambassador Vishnu Prakesh

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