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4392 Previous Year Questions • 2016–2026 • Prelims, Mains, Essay, Optionals
Essay - Essay
8 shown2025•Essay•Essay•Q.1
Truth knows no color.
Essay
2025•Essay•Essay•Q.2
The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting.
Essay
2025•Essay•Essay•Q.3
Thought finds a world and creates one also.
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2025•Essay•Essay•Q.4
Best lessons are learnt through bitter experiences.
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2025•Essay•Essay•Q.5
Muddy water is best cleared by leaving it alone.
Essay
2025•Essay•Essay•Q.6
The years teach much which the days never know.
Essay
2025•Essay•Essay•Q.7
It is best to see life as a journey, not as a destination.
Essay
2025•Essay•Essay•Q.8
Contentment is natural wealth; luxury is artificial poverty.
Essay
Mains - GS-I
12 shown2025•Mains•GS-I•Q.1
Discuss the salient features of the Harappan architecture.
GS-I
2025•Mains•GS-I•Q.2
Examine the main aspects of Akbar's religious syncretism.
GS-I
2025•Mains•GS-I•Q.3
The sculptors filled the Chandella artform with resilient vigor and breadth of life. Elucidate.
GS-I
2025•Mains•GS-I•Q.4
How are climate change and the sea level rise affecting the very existence of many island nations? Discuss with examples.
GS-I
2025•Mains•GS-I•Q.5
What are non-farm primary activities? How are these activities related to physiographic features in India? Discuss with suitable examples.
Geography
2025•Mains•GS-I•Q.6
Explain briefly the ecological and economic benefits of solar energy generation in India with suitable examples.
Geography
2025•Mains•GS-I•Q.7
What are Tsunamis? How and where are they formed? What are their consequences? Explain with examples.
Geography
2025•Mains•GS-I•Q.8
How does smart city in India, address the issues of urban poverty and distributive justice?
Society
2025•Mains•GS-I•Q.9
The ethos of civil service in India stand for the combination of professionalism with nationalistic consciousness - Elucidate.
GS-I
2025•Mains•GS-I•Q.10
Do you think that globalization results in only an aggressive consumer culture? Justify your answer.
GS-I
2025•Mains•GS-I•Q.11
Mahatma Jotirao Phule's writings and efforts of social reforms touched issues of almost all subaltern classes. Discuss.
GS-I
2025•Mains•GS-I•Q.12
Trace India's consolidation process during early phase of independence in terms of polity, economy, education and international relations.
GS-I