UPSC Mains 2015 GS-1 Question Paper

All 20 questions from this paper, with real topper answers where available.

• Q2. Discuss the changes in the trends of labour migration within and outside India in the last four decades.12.5 marks · Labour Migration Trends
• Q2. Smart cities in India cannot sustain without smart villages. Discuss this Rural-Urban statement in the backdrop of rural urban integration.12.5 marks · Integration
• Q3. Debate the issue of whether and how contemporary movements for Dalit Identity assertion of Dalit identity work towards annihilation of caste.12.5 marks · & Caste
• Q3. Critically examine whether growing population is the cause of poverty OR Population vs poverty is the main cause of population increase in India.12.5 marks · Poverty
• Q3. Mumbai, Delhi and Kolkata are the three mega cities of the country but the air pollution is much more serious problem in Delhi as compared to the other two. Why is this so?12.5 marks · Air Pollution in Mega Cities
• Q3. Discuss the positive and negative effects of globalization on women in Globalization India.12.5 marks · & Women
• Q4. Describe any four cultural elements of diversity in India and rate their Diversity & relative significance in building a national identity.12.5 marks · Cultural National Identity
• Q5. Mahatma Gandhi and Dr. B.R. Ambedkar, despite having divergent Gandhi vs approaches and strategies, had a common goal of amelioration of the Ambedkar downtrodden. Elucidate.12.5 marks · (Caste)
• Q5. How do you explain the statistics that show that the sex ratio in Tribes in India is more favourable to women than the sex ratio among Scheduled Castes?12.5 marks · Tribal Sex Ratio vs SCs
• Q5. The states of Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand reaching the limits of their ecological carrying capacity due to tourism. Critically evaluate.12.5 marks · Tourism Carrying Capacity (Himalayas)
• Q6. India is well endowed with fresh water resources. Critically examine why Fresh Water it still suffers from water scarcity.12.5 marks · Scarcity
• Q6. Explain the factors responsible for the origin of ocean currents. How do they influence regional climates, fishing and navigation?12.5 marks · Ocean Currents &
• Q7. historic task of drafting the Constitution for Independent India in just three years but for the experience gained with the Government of India Act, 1935. Discuss.12.5 marks · GoI Act 1935
• Q7. How far do you agree that the behavior of the Indian monsoon has been Monsoon & changing due to humanizing landscapes? Discuss.12.5 marks · Indian Human Impact
• Q7. What are the economic significances of discovery of oil in Arctic Sea and Arctic Sea Oil its possible environmental consequences?12.5 marks · Resources
• Q8. Mesolithic rock cut architecture of India not only reflects the cultural life Mesolithic of the times but also a fine aesthetic sense comparable to modern painting. Critically evaluate this comment.12.5 marks · rock cut architecture
• Q8. How different would have been the achievement of Indian independence without Mahatma Gandhi? Discuss.12.5 marks · Role of Mahatma Gandhi
• Q8. To what extent can Germany be held responsible for causing the two World War World Wars? Discuss critically12.5 marks · Causes
• Q9. The ancient civilization in Indian sub-continent differed from those of Continuity of Egypt, Mesopotamia and Greece in that its culture and traditions have been preserved without a breakdown to the present day. Comment.12.5 marks · ancient civilization
• Q9. Why did the industrial revolution first occur in England? Discuss the Industrial quality of life of the people there during the industrialization. How does it Revolution compare with that in India at present?12.5 marks · (England)