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UPSC GS 1 Paper 2022 PDF: The UPSC Mains 2022 is scheduled to be conducted on the 16th, 17th, 18th, 24th, and 25th of September 2022. The GS 1 (General Studies 1) paper was conducted on 17th September 2022 in the forenoon session (9 AM to 12 PM).
General Studies Question Paper 1 covers topics like Indian Heritage and Culture, History of the World and Society, and Geography. This question paper consists of a total of 20 questions and the paper is allotted a total of 250 marks and a duration of 3 hours. The thing to keep in mind in this question paper is that all the questions are compulsory.
UPSC Mains 2022 GS 1 Question Paper
- How will you explain that medieval Indian temple sculptures represent the social life of those days
- Why did the armies of the British East India Company – mostly comprising of Indian soldiers win consistently against the more numerous and better equipped armies of the then Indian rulers ? Give reasons
- Why was there a sudden spurt in famines in colonial India since the mid-eighteenth century
- Describe the characteristics and types of primary rocks
- Discuss the meaning of colour-coded weather warnings for cyclone prone areas given by India Meteorological Department
- Discuss the natural resource potentials on Deccan Trap
- Examine the potential of wind energy in India and explain the reasons for their limited spatial spread
- Explore and evaluate the impact of Work From Home’ on family relationships
- How is the growth of Tier 2 cities related to the rise of a new middle class w an emphasis on the culture of consumption
- Given the diversities among tribal communities in India, in which specific contex should they be considered as a single category
- The political and administrative reorganization of states and territories has bee commucus ongoing process since the mid-nineteenth century. Discuss examples
- Discuss the main contributions of Gupta period and Chola period to Indian heritage and culture
- Discuss the significance of the lion and bull figures in Indian mythology, art and 15 architecture
- What are the forces that influence ocean currents? Describe their role in fishing industry of the world
- Describing the distribution of rubber producing countries, indicate the major environmental issues faced by them
- Mention the significance of straits and isthmus in international trade
- Troposphere is a very significant atmospheric layer that determines weather processes. How
- Analyse the salience of ‘sect’ in Indian society vis-a-vis caste, region and religion
- Are tolerance, assimilation and pluralism the key elements in the making of an 19. Indian form of secularism ? Justify your answer
- Are tolerance, assimilation and pluralism the key elements in the making of an 19. Indian form of secularism ? Justify your answer