Mains Answer Writing

Practice structured answer writing with actual UPSC Mains questions

GS-I2019Q.1

Highlight the Central Asian and Greco-Bactrian elements in the Gandhara art.

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GS-I2019Q.2

The 1857 Uprising was the culmination of the recurrent big and small local rebellions that had occurred in the preceding hundred years of British rule. Elucidate.

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GS-I2019Q.3

Examine the linkages between the nineteenth century's 'Indian Renaissance' and the emergence of national identity.

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GS-I2019Q.4

Assess the impact of global warming on the coral life system with examples.

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GS-I2019Q.5

Discuss the causes of depletion of mangroves and explain their importance in maintaining coastal ecology.

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GS-I2019Q.6

Can the strategy of regional resource-based manufacturing help in promoting employment in India?

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GS-I2019Q.7

Discuss the factors for localisation of agro-based food processing industries of North-West India.

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GS-I2019Q.8

What makes the Indian society unique in sustaining its culture? Discuss.

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GS-I2019Q.9

"Empowering women is the key to control population growth." Discuss.

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GS-I2019Q.10

What are the challenges to our cultural practices in the name of secularism?

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GS-I2019Q.11

Many voices had strengthened and enriched the nationalist movement during the Gandhian phase. Elaborate.

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GS-I2019Q.12

Assess the role of British imperial power in complicating the process of transfer of power during the 1940s.

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GS-I2019Q.13

Explain how the foundations of the modern world were laid by the American and French Revolutions.

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GS-I2019Q.14

What is water stress? How and why does it differ regionally in India?

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GS-I2019Q.15

How can the mountain ecosystem be restored from the negative impact of development initiatives and tourism?

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GS-I2019Q.16

How is efficient and affordable urban mass transport key to the rapid economic development of India?

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GS-I2019Q.17

How do ocean currents and water masses differ in their impacts on marine life and coastal environment? Give suitable examples.

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GS-I2019Q.18

Do we have cultural pockets of small India all over the nation? Elaborate with examples.

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GS-I2019Q.19

What are the continued challenges for women in India against time and space?

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GS-I2019Q.20

Are we losing our local identity for the global identity? Discuss.

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