Mains PYQ Analysis

Assess the role of Indian women in the freedom struggle, especially from the 1920s onwards.

What are the main characteristics of the Indian diaspora? Discuss its role in strengthening ties between India and its neighbours.

Examine the causes of increasing frequency of urban floods in India. How can urban areas be made flood-resilient?

Why did the Cold War not result in a Third World War? Discuss.

Trace the rise and growth of socio-religious reform movements with special reference to Young Bengal and Brahmo Samaj.

How has digital technology transformed governance in India? Discuss with special reference to Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT).

India-US relations have transformed significantly in the post-Cold War period. Examine the factors driving this transformation.

What can France learn from India's cultural diversity preserved through constitutional and democratic means?

To what extent have the welfare schemes for India's poor been effective in delivering outcomes? Critically examine.

What are the reasons for poor results of the agrarian reforms in India? How can the situation be improved?

Discuss India's progress in achieving the Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) under the Paris Agreement.

Discuss the threats to cyber security and measures taken by India to address the challenges.

Discuss how emerging technologies are transforming military capabilities and strategy globally.

What do you understand by 'conflict of interest'? How should a civil servant handle situations involving conflict of interest?

A district collector faces a dilemma: environmental clearance is given to a mining project that benefits the economy but displaces tribal communities. What should the officer do?

Discuss the importance of emotional intelligence in handling complex administrative situations.

Forests are the best case studies for economic excellence.

Child is the father of man.

Poets are the unacknowledged legislators of the world.