UPSC MAINS 2018 GS PAPER I ANALYSIS
| # | QUESTIONS | MARKS | SUBJECT | SUB-TOPIC | NATURE OF QUESTION |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Safeguarding the Indian art heritage is the need of the moment. Discuss (150 words). | 10 | Indian Heritage & Culture | Indian Heritage and Culture | Fundamental |
| 2. | Assess the importance of the accounts of the Chinese and Arab travellers in the reconstruction of the history of India. (150 words). | 10 | Indian Heritage and Culture | Art and Culture (Literature) | Fundamental |
| 3. | Throw light on the significance of the thoughts of Mahatma Gandhi in the present times. (150 words) | 10 | History | The Freedom Struggle | Fundamental + Current Affairs (150th Birth Anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi) |
| 4. | Why is Indian Regional Navigational Satellite System (IRNSS) needed? How does it help in navigation? (150 words) | 10 | Geography | Indian Geography | Current Affairs (Launch of IRNSS – 1I) |
| 5. | Why is India taking keen interest in resources of Arctic Region? (150 words) | 10 | Geography | Salient features of world‟s physical geography | Fundamental |
| 6. | Define mantle plume and explain its role in plate tectonics. (150 words) | 10 | Geography | Important Geophysical phenomena | Fundamental |
| 7. | What are the consequences of spreading of „Dead Zones‟ on marine ecosystem? (150 words) | 10 | Geography | Change in Geographical features | Current Affairs (Reports) |
| 8. | “Caste system is assuming new identities and associational forms. Hence, caste system cannot be eradicated in India.” | 10 | Indian Society | Features of Indian society | Fundamental |
| 9. | "Despite implementation of various programmes for eradication of poverty by the government in India, poverty is still existing.‟ Explain by giving reasons. (150 words) | 10 | Indian Society | Poverty and Development Issues | Fundamental |
| 10. | How the Indian concept of secularism is different from the western model of secularism? Discuss. (150 words) | 10 | Indian Society | Communalism | Fundamental |
| 11. | The Bhakti movement received a remarkable reorientation with the advent of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu. Discuss. (250 words) | 15 | Indian Heritage and Culture | Art and Culture | Fundamental |
| 12. | Discuss whether formation of new states in recent times is beneficial or not for the economy of India. (250 words) | 15 | History | Post Independence Consolidation | Current Affairs (Statehood Demands) |
| 13. | Why indentured labour was taken by the British from India to other colonies? Have they been able to preserve their cultural identity over there? ( 250 words) | 15 | History | Modern India | Fundamental |
| 14. | The idea solution for depleting ground water resources in India is water harvesting system. How can it be made effective in urban areas? (250 words) | 15 | Geography | Distribution of Key Natural Resources | Current Affairs |
| 15. | Defining blue revolution, explain the problems and strategies for pisciculture development in India. (250 words) | 15 | Geography | Factors responsible for the location of primary, secondary, and tertiary sector industries | Fundamental |
| 16. | What is the significance of Industrial Corridors in India? Identifying industrial corridors, explain their main characteristics. (250 words) | 15 | Geography | Factors responsible for the location of primary, secondary, and tertiary sector industries in various parts of the world (including India). | Fundamental |
| 17. | How do ocean currents and water masses differ in their impacts on marine life and coastal environment? Give suitable examples. (250 words) | 15 | Geography | Important Geophysical phenomena such as earthquakes, Tsunami, Volcanic activity, cyclone etc., | Fundamental + Current Affiars |
| 18. | Do we have cultural pockets of small India all over the nation? Elaborate with examples. (250 words) | 15 | Indian Society | Salient features of Indian Society | Current Affairs |
| 19 | What are the continued challenges for women in India against time and space? (250 words) | 15 | Indian Society | Role of women and women’s organization, population and associated issues, poverty and developmental issues, urbanization, their problems and their remedies. | Fundamental |
| 20. | Are we losing our local identity for the global identity? Discuss(250 words) | 15 | Indian Society | Effects of globalization on Indian society | Fundamental |
