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39 questions

2025

  1. 2025 · GS1 · 10 marksExplain briefly the ecological and economic benefits of solar energy generation in India with suitable examples.
  2. 2025 · GS1 · 15 marksGive a geographical explanation of the distribution of off-shore oil reserves of the world. How are they different from the on-shore occurrences of oil reserves?
  3. 2025 · GS1 · 10 marksWhat are non-farm primary activities? How are these activities related to physiographic features in India? Discuss with suitable examples.

2024

  1. 2024 · GS1 · 15 marksThe groundwater potential of the Gangetic valley is on a serious decline. How may it affect the food security of India?

2023

  1. 2023 · GS1 · 15 marksFrom being net food importer in 1960s, India has emerged as a net food exporter to the world. Provide reasons.
  2. 2023 · GS1 · 15 marksWhy did human development fail to keep pace with economic development in India?
  3. 2023 · GS1 · 15 marksComment on the resource potentials of the long coastline of India and highlight the status of natural hazard preparedness in these areas.
  4. 2023 · GS1 · 10 marksWhy is the world today confronted with a crisis of availability of and access to freshwater resources?

2022

  1. 2022 · GS1 · 15 marksDescribing the distribution of rubber producing countries, indicate the major environmental issues faced by them.
  2. 2022 · GS1 · 10 marksExamine the potential of wind energy in India and explain the reasons for their limited spatial spread.

2021

  1. 2021 · GS1 · 10 marksWhy is India considered as a subcontinent? Elaborate your answer.

2020

  1. 2020 · GS1 · 10 marksAccount for the present location of iron and steel industries away from the source of raw material, by giving examples.
  2. 2020 · GS1 · 10 marksDiscuss the geophysical characteristics of Circum-Pacific Zone.Video
  3. 2020 · GS1 · 15 marksIndia has immense potential for solar energy though there are regional variations in its developments. Elaborate.

2019

  1. 2019 · GS1 · 15 marksHow is efficient and affordable urban mass transport key to the rapid economic development in India?
  2. 2019 · GS1 · 10 marksDiscuss the factors for localisation of agro-based food processing industries of North-West India.
  3. 2019 · GS1 · 10 marksCan the strategy of regional resource-based manufacturing help in promoting employment in India?
  4. 2019 · GS1 · 15 marksWhat is water stress? How and why does it differ regionally in India?

2018

  1. 2018 · GS1 · 15 marksDefining the blue revolution, explain the problems and strategies for pisciculture development in India.
  2. 2018 · GS1 · 15 marksThe ideal solution for depleting groundwater resources in India is a water harvesting system. How can it be made effective in urban areas?
  3. 2018 · GS1 · 10 marksWhy is the Indian Regional Navigational Satellite System (IRNSS) needed? How does it help in navigation?
  4. 2018 · GS1 · 15 marksWhat is the significance of Industrial Corridors in India? Identifying industrial corridors, and explaining their main characteristics.

2017

  1. 2017 · GS1 · 15 marksPetroleum refineries are not necessarily located nearer to crude oil producing areas, particularly in many of the developing countries. Explain its implications.
  2. 2017 · GS1 · 10 marks“In spite of adverse environmental impact, coal mining is still inevitable for development”. Discuss

2016

  1. 2016 · GS1 · 12.5 marksThe effective management of land and water resources will drastically reduce the human miseries. Explain.
  2. 2016 · GS1 · 12.5 marksEnumerate the problems and prospects of inland water transport in India
  3. 2016 · GS1 · 12.5 marksMajor cities of India are becoming vulnerable to flood conditions. Discuss.
  4. 2016 · GS1 · 12.5 marksIn what way micro-watershed development projects help in water conservation in drought-prone and semi-arid regions of India?

2015

  1. 2015 · GS1 · 12.5 marksIndia is well endowed with fresh water resources. Critically examine why it still suffers from water scarcity.
  2. 2015 · GS1 · 12.5 marksMumbai, Delhi and Kolkata are the three Megacities of the country but the air pollution is a much more serious problem in Delhi as compared to the other two. Why is this so?
  3. 2015 · GS1 · 12.5 marksThe states of Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand are reaching the limits of ecological carrying capacity due to tourism. Critically evaluate.

2014

  1. 2014 · GS1 · 10 marksAccount for the change in the spatial pattern of the Iron and Steel industry in the world.
  2. 2014 · GS1 · 10 marksWhy did the Green Revolution in India virtually bypass the eastern region despite fertile soil and good availability of water?
  3. 2014 · GS1 · 10 marksHow does India see its place in the economic space of rising natural resource-rich Africa?
  4. 2014 · GS1 · 10 marksWhereas the British planters had developed tea gardens all along the Shivaliks and Lesser Himalayas from Assam to Himachal Pradesh, in effect they did not succeed beyond the Darjeeling area. Explain.

2013

  1. 2013 · GS1 · 5 marksDo you agree that there is a growing trend of opening new sugar mills in the Southern states of India? Discuss with justification.
  2. 2013 · GS1 · 5 marksAnalyze the factors for the highly decentralized cotton textile industry in India.
  3. 2013 · GS1 · 10 marksWith the growing scarcity of fossil fuels, atomic energy is gaining more and more significance in India. Discuss the availability of raw materials required for the generation of atomic energy in India and the world.
  4. 2013 · GS1 · 10 marksIt is said that India has substantial reserves of shale oil and gas, which can feed the needs of the country for a quarter century. However, tapping the resources doesn’t appear to be high on the agenda. Discuss critically the availability and issues involved.