UPSC Civil Services Mains 2021 Exam Question Paper

Answers to Question number 1 to 10 should be in 150 word, whereas answers to Questions no. 11 to 20 should be in 250 words.

Question No.1: Evaluate the nature of the Bhakti Literature and its contribution to Indian culture. (Answer in 150 words)

Question No.2: Trace the rise and growth of socio-religious reform movements with special reference to Young Bengal and Brahmo Samaj. (Answer in 150 words)

Question No.3: Assess the main administrative issues and socio-cultural problems in the integration process of Indian Princely States. (Answer in 150 words)

Question No.4: Differentiate the causes of landslides in the Himalayan region and Western Ghats. (Answer in 150 words)

Question No.5: Despite India being one of the countries of the Gondwanaland, its mining industry contributes much less to its Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in percentage. Discuss. (Answer in 150 words)

Question No.6: What are the environmental implications of the reclamation of the water bodies into urban land use? Explain with examples. (Answer in 150 words)

Question No.7: Mention the global occurrence of volcanic eruptions in 2021 and their impact on regional environment. (Answer in 150 words)

Question No.8: Why is India considered as a sub-continent? Elaborate your answer. (Answer in 150 words)

Question No.9: Examine the uniqueness of tribal knowledge system when compared with mainstream knowledge and cultural systems. (Answer in 150 words)

Question No.10: Examine the role of ‘Gig Economy’ in the process of empowerment of women in India. (Answer in 150 words)

Question No.11: To what extent did the role of the moderates prepare a base for the wider freedom movement? Comment. (Answer in 250 words)

Question No.12: Bring out the constructive programmes of Mahatma Gandhi during Non-Cooperation Movement and Civil Disobedience Movement. (Answer in 250 words)

Question No.13: There arose a serious challenge to the Democratic State System between the two World Wars.” Evaluate the statement. (Answer in 250 words)

Question No.14: Briefly mention the alignment of major mountain ranges of the world and explain their impact on local weather conditions, with examples. (Answer in 250 words)

Question No.15: How do the melting of the Arctic ice and glaciers of the Antarctic differently affect the weather patterns and human activities on the Earth? Explain. (Answer in 250 words)

Question No.16: Discuss the multi-dimensional implications of uneven distribution of mineral oil in the world. (Answer in 250 words)

Question No.17: What are the main socio-economic implications arising out of the development of IT industries in major cities of India? (Answer in 250 words)

Question No.18: Discuss the main objectives of Population Education and point out the measures to achieve them in India in detail. (Answer in 250 words)

Question No.19: What is Cryptocurrency? How does it affect global society? Has it been affecting Indian society also? (Answer in 250 words)

Question No.20: How does Indian society maintain continuity in traditional social values? Enumerate the changes taking place in it. (Answer in 250 words)

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