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Analysis
Instructions
Culture(40m)
IndianHistory(30m)
WorldHistory(30m)
Socialissues(50m)
Geography(100m)
1. IndustrialLocation(30m)
2. PhysicalGeography(20m)
3. Climatology(30m)
4. Resourcedistribution(20m)
8. Mains2014GS1QuestionPaper:Linearformat
9. BogusMarketingPropaganda

AnalysisofMains2014GS1Paper

1. Wordlimitreducedbutcomplexity&vaguenessincreased.

?(Who
prepareseverythinginthismuchdetail?)
2. ItseemsMainsexamhasbecomeacompetition,nottoselectbestamonggoodanswersbutratherless
badamongtheworstanswers.Becauseitsimpossibletowrite25/25inhonestmannerevenwithsincere
preparation.
3. EasytogivearmchaircommentarieslikeUPSCistestingcandidatesemotionalaptitude,andforxyz
questionHindu,oldNCERTorsomerandomoptionalsubjectbookhasgiven12points,socandidate
oughttohavewebresearchedbackwardsandpreparedadecent200wordsnotesoneverythingunderthe
Sun.Plainwasteofdemographicdividend,electricityandbandwidthitis.
4. Butpositiveside:Paperdoesntputthosewithoutcoaching,atdisadvantage.EvenforMains2015exam,if
coachingwallatrytorevamptheirmaterialfromscratch,perhapsUPSCwillcomeupwithyetanother
BackBreakingMoveTM.
5. MorecanbesaidafteranalyzingthepaperandpreparingitsAnswerkeyinpeace.
2013

2014
Nofivemarkerquestionsthistime.10mark=150words.Wordlimit

10marks=200words

reduced.SeemsUPSCexaminerrealizeditsdifficulttoassemble200
wordsforeverytopicundertheSun.

Culturedifficult.
ModernIndianHistory:Lord
Dalhousieasked.(1850s)

Moredifficult,andweightagedoubledfrom20todirect40marks.
Rewindthetapeevenfurther(1760s).Panipatasked.
1. Worldhistory:slightlyeasierthan2013.Straightforwardquestions
likeSuezcrisis,factorsmotivatinganticolonialstruggleinIndia.
2. ButnothingaboutfallofBerlinwall,despite25thAnniversary.

Freedomstrugglecomplicatedlike
roleofforeignerswhomadeIndia
theirhomeland.Womenfreedom
fighters.

FreedomstrugglerelativelyeasierBritishPolicies,navalmutiny,
becausetheyreavailableinBipanandSpectrum.
ButnoquestiononGhadhar,KomagataMaruincident,Gandhiin
SouthAfrica,ShurawadySaratBose,SardarPatel,Nehru
(exceptindirectaboutLenin)etc.topicswhichwereinHinduand
Frontline.
QuestionwithinterlinkingbetweentwosyllabustopicsExample

Lessquestionsofthisformat.

Globalizationtopicasked

Geography70marks.

sociologyvague(increasemale
membershipinwomenorganization)

1. InfluenceofLeninsPolicy(1921)onIndianpoliciesafter
independence.(WorldHistoryscommunism+PostIndependent
India)
2. HarappaandPresentdayurbanization(Culture+Urbanization)
3. GreenrevolutionbypassedEasternregion(Agrolocation+Post
Independence)
4. IndiasplaceinAfricanresources(Geography+Diplomacy)
Notasked.
Bothmarksanddifficultylevelincreasedfurther.e.g.Britishtea
planters,thousandislandsinIndonesiaetc.
Butatthesametime,somestraightforwardquestionslikeEl
Nino,Oceanresourcesetc.
Slightlylessvaguebecausethereisampleopportunitiestoinvent
answersinjointfamilyeconomicfactors,patriarchyandworking
women.

Anyways,letscheckthepaper:

InstructionsforGeneralStudiesPaper1
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4.

ThereareTWENTYFIVE(25)questionsprintedbothinHINDIandENGLISH.
Allthequestionsarecompulsory.
Thenumberofmarkscarriedbyaquestion/partisindicatedagainstit.
AnswersmustbewritteninthemediumauthorizedintheAdmissionCertificatewhichmustbestated
clearlyonthecoverofthisQuestioncumAnswer(QCA)Bookletinthespaceprovided.Nomarkswillbe
givenforanswerswritteninamediumotherthantheauthorizedone.
5. Wordlimitinquestions,whereverspecified,shouldbeadheredto.
6. Anypageorportionofthepageleftblankintheanswerbookmustbeclearlystruckoff.
7. AnswerthequestionsinNOTMORETHAN150wordseach.Contentsoftheanswerismoreimportant
thanitslength.Allquestionscarryequalmarks.

Culture(40m)
SyllabusTopic:IndianculturewillcoverthesalientaspectsofArtForms,LiteratureandArchitecturefrom
ancienttomoderntimes.
1. TowhatextenthastheurbanplanningandcultureoftheIndusValleyCivilizationprovidedinputstothe
presentdayurbanization?Discuss.
2. GandharasculptureowedasmuchtotheRomansastotheGreeks.Explain.
3. Taxilauniversitywasoneoftheoldestuniversitiesoftheworldwithwhichwereassociatedanumberof
renownedlearnedpersonalitiesofdifferentdisciplines.Itsstrategiclocationcauseditsfametoflourish,but
unlikeNalanda,itisnotconsideredasauniversityinthemodernsense.Discuss.
4. Sufisandmedievalmysticsaintsfailedtomodifyeitherthereligiousideasandpracticesortheoutward
structureofHindu/Muslimsocietiestoanyappreciableextent.Comment.

IndianHistory(30m)
1. ThethirdbattleofPanipatwasfoughtin1761.Whyweresomanyempireshakingbattlesfoughtat

Panipat?
2. ExaminecriticallythevariousfacetsofeconomicpoliciesoftheBritishinIndiafrommideighteenthcentury
tillindependence.
3. InwhatwaysdidthenavalmutinyprovetobethelastnailinthecoffinofBritishcolonialaspirationsin
India?

WorldHistory(30m)
SyllabusTopic:Historyoftheworldwillincludeeventsfrom18thcenturysuchasindustrialrevolution,world
wars,redrawalofnationalboundaries,colonization,decolonization,politicalphilosophieslikecommunism,
capitalism,socialismetc.theirformsandeffectonthesociety.
1. Whatwerethemajorpolitical,economicandsocialdevelopmentsintheworldwhichmotivatedtheanti
colonialstruggleinIndia?
2. WhatweretheeventsthatledtotheSuezCrisisin1956?HowdiditdealafinalblowtoBritainsselfimage
asaworldpower?
3. TheNewEconomicPolicy1921ofLeninhadinfluencedthepoliciesadoptedbyIndiasoonafter
independence.Evaluate.

Socialissues(50m)
RoleOfWomen

1. Howdoespatriarchyimpactthepositionofamiddleclassworkingwomanin
India?

PopulationIssues

2. WhydosomeofthemostprosperousregionsofIndiahaveanadversesex
ratioforwomen?Giveyourarguments.

PopulationIssues

3. Thelifecycleofajointfamilydependsoneconomicfactorsratherthansocial
values.Discuss.

RoleOfWomen/
PovertyDevelopment

4. Discussthevariouseconomicandsocioculturalforcesthataredriving
increasingfeminizationofagricultureinIndia.

Secularism

5. HowdotheIndiandebatesonsecularismdifferfromthedebatesintheWest?

Geography(100m)

IndustrialLocation(30m)
1. WhereastheBritishplantershaddevelopedteagardensallalongtheShivaliksandLesserHimalayasfrom
AssamtoHimachalPradesh,ineffecttheydidnotsucceedbeyondtheDarjeelingarea.Explain.
2. AccountforthechangeinthespatialpatternoftheIronandSteelindustryintheworld.
3. WhydidtheGreenRevolutioninIndiavirtuallybypasstheeasternregiondespitefertilesoilandgood
availabilityofwater?

PhysicalGeography(20m)
1. ExplaintheformationofthousandsofislandsinIndonesianandPhilippinesarchipelagos.
2. Whyaretheworldsfoldmountainsystemslocatedalongthemarginsofcontinents?Bringoutthe
associationbetweentheglobaldistributionofFoldMountainsandtheearthquakesandvolcanoes.

Climatology(30m)
1. TropicalcyclonesarelargelyconfinedtoSouthChinaSea,BayofBengalandGulfofMexico.Why?
2. MostoftheunusualclimatichappeningsareexplainedasanoutcomeoftheElNinoeffect.Doyouagree?
3. BringouttherelationshipbetweentheshrinkingHimalayanglaciersandthesymptomsofclimatechangein
theIndiansubcontinent.

Resourcedistribution(20m)
1. Criticallyevaluatethevariousresourcesoftheoceanswhichcanbeharnessedtomeettheresourcecrisis
intheworld.
2. HowdoesIndiaseeitsplaceintheeconomicspaceofrisingnaturalresourcerichAfrica?

QuestionPaper:Linearformat.Clicktoexpand
1. TowhatextenthastheurbanplanningandcultureoftheIndusValleyCivilizationprovidedinputstothe
presentdayurbanization?Discuss.
2. GandharasculptureowedasmuchtotheRomansastotheGreeks.Explain.
3. Taxilauniversitywasoneoftheoldestuniversitiesoftheworldwithwhichwereassociatedanumberof
renownedlearnedpersonalitiesofdifferentdisciplines.Itsstrategiclocationcauseditsfametoflourish,but
unlikeNalanda,itisnotconsideredasauniversityinthemodernsense.Discuss.
4. ThethirdbattleofPanipatwasfoughtin1761.Whyweresomanyempireshakingbattlesfoughtat
Panipat?
5. Sufisandmedievalmysticsaintsfailedtomodifyeitherthereligiousideasandpracticesortheoutward
structureofHindu/Muslimsocietiestoanyappreciableextent.Comment.
6. ExaminecriticallythevariousfacetsofeconomicpoliciesoftheBritishinIndiafrommideighteenthcentury
tillindependence.
7. InwhatwaysdidthenavalmutinyprovetobethelastnailinthecoffinofBritishcolonialaspirationsin
India?
8. Whatwerethemajorpolitical,economicandsocialdevelopmentsintheworldwhichmotivatedtheanti
colonialstruggleinIndia?
9. WhatweretheeventsthatledtotheSuezCrisisin1956?HowdiditdealafinalblowtoBritainsselfimage
asaworldpower?
10. TheNewEconomicPolicy1921ofLeninhadinfluencedthepoliciesadoptedbyIndiasoonafter
independence.Evaluate.
11. HowdoespatriarchyimpactthepositionofamiddleclassworkingwomaninIndia?
12. WhydosomeofthemostprosperousregionsofIndiahaveanadversesexratioforwomen?Giveyour
arguments.
13. WhereastheBritishplantershaddevelopedteagardensallalongtheShivaliksandLesserHimalayasfrom
AssamtoHimachalPradesh,ineffecttheydidnotsucceedbeyondtheDarjeelingarea.Explain.
14. WhydidtheGreenRevolutioninIndiavirtuallybypasstheeasternregiondespitefertilesoilandgood
availabilityofwater?
15. Thelifecycleofajointfamilydependsoneconomicfactorsratherthansocialvalues.Discuss.
16. Discussthevariouseconomicandsocioculturalforcesthataredrivingincreasingfeminizationof
agricultureinIndia.
17. HowdotheIndiandebatesonsecularismdifferfromthedebatesintheWest?
18. MostoftheunusualclimatichappeningsareexplainedasanoutcomeoftheElNinoeffect.Doyouagree?
19. Whyaretheworldsfoldmountainsystemslocatedalongthemarginsofcontinents?Bringoutthe
associationbetweentheglobaldistributionoffoldmountainsandtheearthquakesandvolcanoes.
20. ExplaintheformationofthousandsofislandsinIndonesianandPhilippinesarchipelagos.
21. TropicalcyclonesarelargelyconfinedtoSouthChinaSea,BayofBengalandGulfofMexico.Why?
22. BringouttherelationshipbetweentheshrinkingHimalayanglaciersandthesymptomsofclimatechangein
theIndiansubcontinent.
23. AccountforthechangeinthespatialpatternoftheIronandSteelindustryintheworld.
24. Criticallyevaluatethevariousresourcesoftheoceanswhichcanbeharnessedtomeettheresourcecrisis
intheworld.
25. HowdoesIndiaseeitsplaceintheeconomicspaceofrisingnaturalresourcerichAfrica?

BogusMarketingPropaganda
Thereisnotmuchtopropagandize,becausejusttwoquestionswhereMrunal.orghadsufficientcontent:
Question

utilityoutof10marks

1. ElNino(link)

10/10

2. IronSteelindustry(link1:Iron
industry link2:SteelIndustry )

10/10

Worldhistoryquestionsgood
amountofpointsinoldNCERTs
uploadedatMrunal.org/history
DarjeelingTea.
TotalAukaat

0becauseIdidnotwriteoldNCERT.
5/10.BecausethesaidarticleonlytalksaboutwhyDarjeelingwas
suitable.ButdoesnttalkaboutwhyBritisherscouldntmovebeyond
that.Thosepointshadtobeinvented.
25/250

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