UPSC Mains PYQs
1053 questions
Every General Studies question since 2013, ready to attempt. Model answers arrive week by week.
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- 2020 · GS1 · 15 marksAccount for the huge flooding of million cities in India including the smart ones like Hyderabad and Pune. Suggest lasting remedial measures.
- 2020 · GS1 · 10 marksDo you agree that regionalism in India appears to be a consequence of rising cultural assertiveness? Argue.
- 2020 · GS1 · 10 marksHas caste lost its relevance in understanding the multi-cultural Indian Society? Elaborate your answer with illustrations.
- 2020 · GS1 · 10 marksCOVID-19 pandemic accelerated class inequalities and poverty in India. Comment.
- 2020 · GS1 · 15 marksCustoms and traditions suppress reason leading to obscurantism. Do you agree?
- 2020 · GS1 · 15 marksHow have digital initiatives in India contributed to the functioning of the education system in the country? Elaborate your answer.
- 2020 · GS1 · 15 marksIs diversity and pluralism in India under threat due to globalisation? Justify your answer.
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