UPSC Mains 2016
Model answers for all UPSC Mains 2016 previous year questions — detailed answers, diagrams, flowcharts and structured answer writing for GS 1, 2, 3 and Ethics.
Highlight the differences in the approach of Subhash Chandra Bose and Mahatma Gandhi in the struggle for freedom.
Early Buddhist Stupa-art, while depicting folk motifs and narratives successfully expounds Buddhist ideals. Elucidate.
Has the formation of linguistic States strengthened the cause of Indian Unity?
The anti-colonial struggles in West Africa were led by the new elite of Western-educated Africans. Examine.
Why are the tribals in India referred to as the Scheduled Tribes? Indicate the major provisions enshrined in the Constitution of India for their upliftment.
With a brief background of quality of urban life in India, introduce the objectives and strategy of the 'Smart City Programme'.
The effective management of land and water resources will drastically reduce the human miseries. Explain
Discuss the role of women in the freedom struggle especially during the Gandhian phase.
Major cities of India are becoming more vulnerable to flood conditions. Discuss.
An essential condition to eradicate poverty is to liberate the poor from deprivation. Substantiate this statement with suitable examples
The Himalayas are highly prone to landslides. Discuss the causes and suggest suitable measures of mitigation.
South China Sea has assumed great geopolitical significance in the present context. Comment.
Krishnadeva Raya, the King of Vijayanagar, was not only an accomplished scholar himself but was also a great patron of learning and literature. Discuss.
Explain how the Uprising of 1857 constitutes an important watershed in the evolu-tion of British policies towards colonial India.
Discuss the concept of air mass and explain its role in macro-climatic changes.
To what extent globalization has influenced the core of cultural diversity in India? Explain.
Enumerate the problems and prospects of inland water transport in India.
What is the basis of regionalism? Is it that unequal distribution of benefits of development on regional basis eventually promotes regionalism? Substantiate your answer.
Present an account of the Indus Water Treaty and examine its ecological, economic and political implications in the context of changing bilateral relations.
In what way micro-watershed Development projects help in water conservation in drought prone and semi-arid regions of India.