UPSC IAS General Studies Paper II: 2013 There are 25 questions. All questions are compulsory. Word limit in questions wherever specified, should be adhered to. Content of the answer is more important than its length. The role of individual MPs (Members of Parliament) has diminished over the years and as a result healthy constructive debates …
UPSC IAS General Studies Paper III: 2019 There are TWENTY questions. Answers to questions no. 1 to 10 should be in 150 words, whereas answers to questions no. 11 to 20 should be in 250 words. Q1. Enumerate the indirect taxes which have been subsumed in the Goods and Services Tax (GST) in India. Also, …
UPSC IAS General Studies Paper III: 2018 “Access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy is the sine qua non to achieve Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)”.Comment on the progress made in India in this regard. (150 Words, 10 Marks) Comment on the important changes introduced in respect of the Long term Capital Gains Tax (LCGT) and …
UPSC IAS General Studies Paper III: 2017 Among several factors for India’s potential growth, the savings rate is the most effective one. Do you agree? What are the other factors available for growth potential? (150 words, 10 marks) Account for the failure of the manufacturing sector in achieving the goal of labour-intensive exports rather …
UPSC IAS General Studies Paper III: 2014 Answer all the questions in NOT MORE than 200 words each. Content of the answer is more important than its length. All questions carry equal marks: 12.5×20=250 1. Normally countries shift from agriculture to industry and then later to services, but India shifted directly from agriculture to services. What …
UPSC IAS General Studies Paper II: 2016 Answer all the questions in NOT MORE THAN 200 words each. Content is more important than its length. All questions carry 12.5 marks. Discuss the essentials of the 69th Constitutional Amendment Act and anomalies, if any, that have led to recent reported conflicts between the elected representatives …
UPSC IAS General Studies Paper II: 2015 Answer the following questions in not more than 200 words each. Contents of the answers are more important than their length. All questions carry equal marks. Note: Each question carries 12.5 Marks (12.5×20 = 200 Marks ) Discuss the possible factors that inhibit India from enacting for …
UPSC IAS General Studies Paper I: 2018 Safeguarding the Indian art heritage is the need of the moment. Comment (Answer in 150 words) 10 marks Assess the importance of the accounts of the Chinese and Arab travellers in the reconstruction of the history of India. (Answer in 150 words) 10 marks Throw light on the …
UPSC IAS General Studies Paper I: 2020 Q1. The rock-cut architecture represents one of the most important sources of our knowledge of early Indian art and history. Discuss. (Answer in 150 words) 10 marks Q2. Pala period is the most significant phase in the history of Buddhism in India. Enumerate. (Answer in 150 words) …
UPSC IAS General Studies Paper I: 2019 Highlight the Central Asian and Greco Bactrian elements in the Gandhara art. (Answer in 150 words) 10 marks 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. (Answer in 150 words) …
