APSC Mains PYQs | Previous Year Questions | GS PAPER I | YEAR 2020

GS PAPER I YEAR 2020 Previous Year Questions (PYQs) | APSC Mains Examination   Highlight…

GS PAPER I YEAR 2020 Previous Year Questions (PYQs) | APSC Mains Examination

 

  1. Highlight the  major themes of the  prehistoric paintings of  (Answer in 150 words) 10

 

  1. Write a note on the origins, evolution and salient features of the  Sattriya Dance of Assam. (Answer in 150 words) 10

 

  1. Explain briefly the social, economic and cultural background of the emergence of Indian nationalism in the 19th century. (Answer in 150 words) 10

 

  1. Highlight the underlying geographical factors that influence the distribution of India’s  (Answer in 150 words) 10

 

  1. Assess the role of the  Government of India in biodiversity  (Answer in 150 words) 10

 

  1. Explain the significance of the Charter Act of 1833 in the history of colonial (Answer in 150 words) 10

 

  1. Highlight the ideas of nationalism of Gandhi and Tagore in the context of Indian freedom  (Answer in 150 words) 10

 

  1. Write a note on the feminization of labour in  (Answer in 150 words) 10

 

  1. Examine the impact of globalization on Indian tribal  (Answer in 150 words) 10

 

  1. Discuss the significance of India’s demographic dividend in her economic (Answer in 150 words) 10

 

  1. Illustratewith suitable examples how syncretism became a part of Indian architecture during the medieval  (Answer in 250 words) 15

 

  1. Givea critical account of the economic impact of partition of India on (Answer in 250 words) 15

 

  1. Natural resource rich belts in India are not always the one with the highest levels of economic  Explain. (Answer in 250 words) 15

 

  1. What are extreme precipitation events and what are their effects? Why are such events occurring more frequently in recent times? (Answer in 250 words) 15

 

  1. Do you agree with the view that the interlinking of rivers can address the water issues in India? Give reasons for your  (Answer in 250 words) 15

 

  1. Examine the challenges faced by the bell-metal industry in  What measures do you suggest to make it a vibrant economic sector? (Answer in 250 words) 15

 

  1. Discuss the challenges inthe process of integration of the Princely States with India after Independence and evaluate the roll of Sardar Patel in (Answer in 250 words) 15

 

  1. Highlight the factors that led to the rise of regionalism in Indian polity. Critically examine its role in strengthening Indian  (Answer in 250 words) 15

 

  1. Smart cities in India cannot sustain without smart  Discuss. (Answer in 250 words) 15

 

  1. “TheNeo-Vaishnavite Movement played the most significant role in laying the foundation of a broader society in the Brahmaputra Valley of ” Elucidate this statement. (Answer in 250 words) 15
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