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BROCHURE GS 500+ 2021 final
UPSC MAINS QUESTION PAPER-2024
GS-I
GS-II
GS-III
GS-IV
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
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
ETHICS-AND-INTEGRITY_GS-Mains-2020-UPSC-GS-Paper-4-Question_5_-Shri-Vivek-Atray,-IAS-Retd
ETHICS-AND-INTEGRITY_GS-Mains-2020-UPSC-GS-Paper-4-Question_6_-Shri-Vivek-Atray,-IAS-Retd
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
Q_14_ETHICS AND INTEGRITY_Shri Vivek Atray
Q_15_ETHICS AND INTEGRITY_Shri Vivek Atray
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Q_24_ETHICS AND INTEGRITY_Shri Vivek Atray
Q_25_ETHICS AND INTEGRITY_Shri Vivek Atray
CASE STUDIES
UPSC GS PAPER-IV 2020
GS Main_2020_UPSC GS4 Paper Case Studies_1
GS Main_2020_UPSC GS4 Paper Case Studies_2
GS Main_2020_UPSC GS4 Paper Case Studies_3
GS Main_2020_UPSC GS4 Paper Case Studies_4
GS Main_2020_UPSC GS4 Paper Case Studies_5
GS Main_2020_UPSC GS4 Paper Case Studies_6
Q_00_Ethics Case Studies_Vikaram Sir
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GS MAINS- PAPER II: INDIAN POLITY & GOVERNANCE
Q_1_Indian Polity and Governance_Mr. Naveen Pruthi_2
Q_2_Indian Polity and Governance_Mr. Naveen Pruthi_3
Q_3_Indian Polity and Governance_Mr. Naveen PruthI
Q_4_Indian Polity and Governance_Mr. Naveen Pruthi_1
Q_5_Indian Polity and Governance_Mr. Naveen Pruthi
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