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CGPSC Mains 2018: previous year questions

Every question as the commission asked it, paper by paper. Where a question matches a syllabus topic, it links there, with notes for the topic.

Paper-3

  1. Mention the importance of Indus Valley Site ‘Lothal’.Write your answer →
  2. Write two similarities and two dissimilarities each between Jainism and Buddhism.Write your answer →
  3. Mention the importance of Vedic Deity Varun.Write your answer →
  4. Throw light in brief on “Turkan-i-Chahalghani”.Write your answer →
  5. Mention any four causes for the failure of the French in India.Write your answer →
  6. Mention four important principles of ‘Din-i-Ilahi’.Write your answer →
  7. Give names of four Chishti saints.Write your answer →
  8. Mention four causes of the rise of the Marathas.Write your answer →
  9. Explain the methods of Constitutional Amendment.Write your answer →
  10. Describe the meaning of Good Governance.Write your answer →
  11. Explain the meaning of Sovereign Democratic Secular Socialist Republic.Write your answer →
  12. Explain the features of Parliamentary type of Government.Write your answer →
  13. Explain the characteristics of Development Administration.Write your answer →
  14. Explain the meaning of Motivation.Write your answer →
  15. Give an account of the subject-matter of the cave paintings of Singhanpur.Write your answer →
  16. Mention the available evidence relating to the power of Satavahanas in Chhattisgarh.Write your answer →
  17. Point out the foundation of the Sharabhpuriya dynasty in Chhattisgarh.Write your answer →
  18. Describe the administrative system of the Kalchuri Dynasty of Chhattisgarh.Write your answer →
  19. Write a short note on the Nagvanshi Dynasty.Write your answer →
  20. Discuss the causes of the Koi Revolt.Write your answer →
  21. Describe the prominent features of the 1922 Forest Satyagraha in Chhattisgarh.Write your answer →
  22. Describe the condition of women in the Vijayanagar Empire.Write your answer →
  23. What do you understand by the commercialization of agriculture? Write its ill effects.Write your answer →
  24. Write four causes due to which the Indian National Congress accepted the partition of India.Syllabus: Establishment of Indian National CongressWrite your answer →
  25. Describe the ‘Ring Fence’ policy adopted by the East India Company towards Indian states.Syllabus: Relation of East India Company with StatesWrite your answer →
  26. Throw light in brief on the Mahalwari system.Write your answer →
  27. Discuss the Right to Constitutional Remedies.Syllabus: Right to Constitutional Remedies,( writs)Write your answer →
  28. Explain the law-making process in India.Write your answer →
  29. Discuss the role of the Collector in District Administration.Write your answer →
  30. What has been said about contemporary Chhattisgarh in the ‘Prayag Prashasti’?Write your answer →
  31. Describe the victories achieved by Someshwar Dev-I, the ruler of the Chhindak-Naga dynasty.Write your answer →
  32. Give an introduction to the ‘Barahon’ unit of Kalchuri administration in Chhattisgarh.Write your answer →
  33. What were the reasons for the Peasant Movement launched in the Daundi Lohara Zamindari of Chhattisgarh in 1937?Write your answer →
  34. Give an account of the revolutionary events that occurred in Durg during the Quit India Movement.Write your answer →
  35. Mention the names and duties of the officers of the Ashtapradhan Mandal of Shivaji.Write your answer →
  36. Throw light on Saint Kabir’s ideas on idol worship and ritualism.Write your answer →
  37. Evaluate the role of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar in the upliftment of depressed classes.Write your answer →
  38. Discuss the actual position of the President of India.Write your answer →
  39. Describe the organization and powers of the Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly.Write your answer →
  40. Throw light on the achievements of the rulers of the Soma dynasty of Chhattisgarh.Write your answer →
  41. Review the nature of the Forest Satyagraha that occurred in the Nagari-Sihawa region of Chhattisgarh in 1922.Write your answer →
  42. Underline the role of Pt. Sundarlal Sharma in the development of national consciousness in Chhattisgarh.Write your answer →
  43. Describe the salient features of the Chhattisgarh Panchayati Raj Act, 1993.Write your answer →
  44. Describe the primary and appellate jurisdiction of the Chhattisgarh High Court.Write your answer →
  45. Describe the Aligarh Movement in detail and elucidate its impact.Write your answer →
  46. Discuss in detail the conquests of Samudragupta.Write your answer →
  47. Give a critical account of the administrative system of Chhattisgarh under the ‘Subah System’.Write your answer →
  48. Analyze the role of youth in the Quit India Movement in Chhattisgarh.Write your answer →

Paper-4

  1. What is thermoplastic? Write the structure and uses of polythene polymers.Write your answer →
  2. Define alloy and amalgam and give two examples of both.Write your answer →
  3. Explain the differences among cast iron, wrought iron, and steel.Write your answer →
  4. Write the laws of reflection of light.Write your answer →
  5. What are the basic properties of light? (Any Four)Write your answer →
  6. What is grafting? How is it done in plants?Write your answer →
  7. Describe briefly the structure of a neuron or nerve cell.Write your answer →
  8. What is polyembryony? Explain it with examples.Write your answer →
  9. Find the median of the following data: 34, 49, 50, 34, 21, 27, 50, 34, 12, 43.Write your answer →
  10. Find the LCM of 5, 7, 13.Write your answer →
  11. Two cards are drawn at random from a well-shuffled pack of 52 cards. Find the probability that both are red or queens.Write your answer →
  12. Bhavesh bought a watch for ₹1,150 and sold it at a gain of 5%. At what price did he sell the watch?Write your answer →
  13. Write any four features of a computer.Write your answer →
  14. What is software? Write the names of software types.Write your answer →
  15. Write any four uses of solar energy.Write your answer →
  16. Write the principle of a photovoltaic cell.Write your answer →
  17. Write the threats to biodiversity.Write your answer →
  18. What is non-renewable energy? Write any two sources.Write your answer →
  19. Write the names of toxic elements responsible for water pollution. (Any Four)Write your answer →
  20. Write the advantages of e-technology in the agriculture field.Write your answer →
  21. Illustrate with examples roasting and calcination.Write your answer →
  22. Write the laws of combination of resistances and obtain formulae for equivalent resistance.Write your answer →
  23. Define the intensity of the electric field. What is its unit?Write your answer →
  24. If the distance between two plates is 4 cm and the potential difference between them is 12 volts, calculate the intensity of the electric field between the plates.Syllabus: Electricity and its effects -electric intensity, potential, potential differenceWrite your answer →
  25. Differentiate between C3 and C4 cycles of carbon fixation.Write your answer →
  26. Describe Mendel’s laws of inheritance.Write your answer →
  27. The number of students studying in colleges M and N are in the ratio 4:3. If 100 more students join college M and there is no change in the number of students in college N, then the ratio becomes 7:5. What is the number of students in college N?Write your answer →
  28. A student scored 540 marks in an examination. A pie chart shows marks obtained in different subjects. Find the subject in which the student scored 108 marks.Write your answer →
  29. Solve: 321×452, 321×452 using Urdhva Triyagbhyam and check the answer using Bijank.Write your answer →
  30. What do you mean by e-Chaupal? Explain.Write your answer →
  31. Write the names of four input and four output devices of a computer.Write your answer →
  32. What do you mean by fossil fuel? Write its two examples.Write your answer →
  33. What is LPG? How is it obtained?Write your answer →
  34. Explain the hot-spots of biodiversity in India.Write your answer →
  35. Describe the reaction occurring in a blast furnace during the extraction of iron.Write your answer →
  36. What is a semiconductor? Explain the construction and working of a p-n diode.Write your answer →
  37. Describe the human respiratory organs with the help of a diagram.Write your answer →
  38. A sequence consists of 7 terms arranged in descending order. The mean value of the sequence is 80. If 20 is added to each term and each term is divided by 2 to get a new mean M, then find the difference between M and the original mean.Write your answer →
  39. On a river, Q is the midpoint between two points P and R on the same bank. A boat takes 16 hours 40 minutes to go from P to R. It takes 12 hours to go from P to Q and return. How long will it take to go from R to P?Write your answer →
  40. Mention the effect of solid waste. Explain the control measures of its management.Syllabus: Solid waste managment - Urban and Industrial solid waste managementWrite your answer →
  41. What is nuclear pollution? Describe its reasons, effects, and control measures.Write your answer →
  42. Describe the conflict between man and wildlife.Write your answer →
  43. Study the given table showing core infrastructure investments in two districts and answer the following:Write your answer →
  44. (i) By approximately what percent was the total investment in the two districts A and B more in 1996 compared to 1995?Write your answer →
  45. (ii) What is the ratio of differences in investment in 1996 in electrical and thermal areas?Write your answer →
  46. (iii) How many times was the total investment in District B in 1995 and 1996 compared to District A?Write your answer →
  47. (iv) If the total investment in District B continues to increase at the same rate in 1997, what will be its approximate investment?Write your answer →
  48. Write the contribution of Aryabhatta in Mathematics.Write your answer →
  49. What is the photoelectric effect? Write the laws of the photoelectric effect and explain Einstein’s equation, threshold frequency, and work function. Write the uses of the photoelectric effect.Write your answer →
  50. With the help of a labeled diagram, describe the structure and working of the human heart.Syllabus: Structure and working of heart, structure and function of blood…Write your answer →
  51. What do you mean by Information Technology? Describe its role in rural India.Syllabus: Role of Information Technology in Rural India, basic knowledge of…Write your answer →
  52. India is a mega-diversity nation. Explain.Write your answer →

Paper-5

  1. What do you understand by liberalization?Write your answer →
  2. What do you understand by the cheap money policy?Write your answer →
  3. Write a short note on “NITI Aayog”.Write your answer →
  4. As per Census 2011, give the names of 10 districts of Chhattisgarh having the maximum percentage of the Scheduled Tribe population in decreasing order.Write your answer →
  5. Compared to the past, what is the amount of the MLA Fund after the hike by the current government of Chhattisgarh?Write your answer →
  6. Up to what unit of the electricity bill is to be halved on the total domestic consumption of electricity from 1st March 2019 in Chhattisgarh?Write your answer →
  7. Give the information on per capita income of the state as per the Economic Survey of Chhattisgarh 2018-19.Write your answer →
  8. Which are the main rivers of Peninsular India that flow in the opposite direction of the general slope, and why?Write your answer →
  9. What are Karewa deposits?Write your answer →
  10. In which decade was the population growth negative?Write your answer →
  11. Define the Blue Revolution.Write your answer →
  12. Mention the distribution of mangroves in India.Write your answer →
  13. Which are the natural rubber-producing areas of India?Write your answer →
  14. Describe the relief of Kusmi Pat.Write your answer →
  15. Where is the Dharwar rock system found in Chhattisgarh?Write your answer →
  16. Where does the Gopad river flow in Chhattisgarh?Write your answer →
  17. In which areas of Chhattisgarh is black soil found?Write your answer →
  18. Write the main characteristics and production area of Corundum.Write your answer →
  19. Focus on the significance of Turturiya.Write your answer →
  20. What are the causes of an increase in the marginal working population in Chhattisgarh?Write your answer →
  21. Write the characteristics of the Badal-Khol Sanctuary.Write your answer →
  22. Differentiate between Repo Rate and Reverse Repo Rate.Write your answer →
  23. How is the unemployment rate calculated? What is the present unemployment rate in India?Write your answer →
  24. What type of agricultural loan of how many farmers is waived by the Chhattisgarh Government?Write your answer →
  25. Throw light on the Sakhi Scheme implemented by the Government of Chhattisgarh.Write your answer →
  26. Give the names of major Scheduled Tribes living in Chhattisgarh.Write your answer →
  27. The elevation of Ooty and Shimla is nearly the same. Why does Shimla remain colder than Ooty in winter and warmer in summer?Write your answer →
  28. Which are the regions of high infant mortality rates in India?Write your answer →
  29. Mention the western offshore petroleum regions of India.Write your answer →
  30. Write the characteristics of Abujhmad.Write your answer →
  31. Describe the major millet-producing areas of Chhattisgarh.Write your answer →
  32. Explain the pattern of the sex ratio in Chhattisgarh State.Write your answer →
  33. Describe the areas and production of limestone in Chhattisgarh.Write your answer →
  34. Describe the cement industry of Balodabazar district.Write your answer →
  35. What are the non-tax resources of the central government?Write your answer →
  36. Discuss the main reasons for the growth in public expenditure.Write your answer →
  37. Give a short note on the Primary Agricultural Cooperative Society in Chhattisgarh.Write your answer →
  38. What are the favorable geographical conditions for canal irrigation in the northern plain of India?Write your answer →
  39. Differentiate between ‘Sheet Erosion’, ‘Rill Erosion’, and ‘Gully Erosion’. How can these be controlled by contour bunding?Write your answer →
  40. Present a brief account of the tributaries of the northern Mahanadi basin.Write your answer →
  41. Explain the trend of the birth rate during the 1981–2011 Census in Chhattisgarh.Write your answer →
  42. Explain the development of the sugar industry in Chhattisgarh.Write your answer →
  43. Explain the relationship between forest types and climate in India.Write your answer →
  44. Discuss the regional variation and responsible factors of literacy in India.Write your answer →
  45. Evaluate the Poverty Alleviation Programs of the Government of India.Write your answer →
  46. What are the Institutional Sources of Rural Credit in Chhattisgarh? Explain.Syllabus: Public Debt compositionWrite your answer →
  47. Explain the Narwa, Garuwa, Ghurwa, and Bari Yojana for the development of farmers in Chhattisgarh.Write your answer →
  48. Discuss the forest-based industries in Chhattisgarh.Syllabus: and Mineral based Industries in ChhattisgarhWrite your answer →

Paper-6

  1. ection 1: PhilosophyWrite your answer →
  2. What do you mean by Rta?Write your answer →
  3. What is the meaning of ‘Sthitapragnya’ according to the Gita?Write your answer →
  4. What do you mean by ‘Pratityasamutpad’?Write your answer →
  5. What is Prama in Nyaya Philosophy?Write your answer →
  6. State the meaning and object of ‘Yoga’.Write your answer →
  7. Define ‘Substance’ according to Spinoza.Write your answer →
  8. State the meaning of ‘Dharma’ in the Indian context.Write your answer →
  9. Who is a Whistleblower?Write your answer →
  10. Explain the main characteristics of a Community.Write your answer →
  11. Explain the concept of Purushartha.Write your answer →
  12. Explain the concept of Social Inequality.Write your answer →
  13. What is Class? Explain.Write your answer →
  14. Explain the concept of Social Disorganisation.Write your answer →
  15. Define “Tribe”.Write your answer →
  16. Which are the main tribal language families found in Chhattisgarh?Write your answer →
  17. Write the functions of ‘Ghotul’.Write your answer →
  18. What is ‘Jaitkham’?Write your answer →
  19. Write the names of any two National Parks and Sanctuaries of Chhattisgarh.Write your answer →
  20. Define ‘Proverb’ and write two examples.Write your answer →
  21. What is the significance of the ‘Hartalika’ festival?Write your answer →
  22. Write a brief note on ‘Sarhul’.Write your answer →
  23. What is the nature of ‘Jiva’ according to Jain Philosophy?Write your answer →
  24. Define Anuman (Inference) according to Nyaya philosophy. What are its kinds?Write your answer →
  25. What are the different theories of causation according to Aristotle?Write your answer →
  26. What are the eleven Vratas according to Mahatma Gandhi?Write your answer →
  27. What are the different causes of Corruption?Write your answer →
  28. Discuss the relationship between Sociology and Social Anthropology.Write your answer →
  29. Explain the concept of Social Interaction.Write your answer →
  30. Discuss the main features of the Caste System.Write your answer →
  31. Why is ‘Kotumsar Cave’ famous?Write your answer →
  32. Differentiate between ‘Scheduled Caste’ and ‘Scheduled Tribe’.Write your answer →
  33. Write a note on the Tribal Movement of Chhattisgarh.Write your answer →
  34. Describe Chhattisgarh folk theatre ‘Gammat’.Write your answer →
  35. What is the significance of ‘Sirpur’?Write your answer →
  36. Explain Sankhya’s theory of Causation.Write your answer →
  37. Discuss Spinoza’s concept of Pantheism.Write your answer →
  38. Elucidate Dr. B.R. Ambedkar’s view of Equality.Write your answer →
  39. Explain the main stages of Socialisation.Write your answer →
  40. Explain the importance of the scientific method in social research.Syllabus: Social Research and Techniques -Objective of Social Research, Use of…Write your answer →
  41. Which tribe of Chhattisgarh is famous for its basketry work? Describe it.Write your answer →
  42. What is the significance of artistic memorial pillars of the Gond tribe of Bastar?Write your answer →
  43. Throw light on the cultural heritage—traditional folklore and traditional dances of the Dewars.Write your answer →
  44. Explain the relationship between Culture and Personality.Write your answer →
  45. Differentiate between social and cultural change.Write your answer →
  46. Discuss the nature of Brahman according to Acharya Shankara.Write your answer →
  47. How does G.E. Moore refute Idealism? Explain.Write your answer →
  48. Describe different marriage types which prevail among the tribes of Chhattisgarh.Syllabus: Tribes of Chhattisgarh–Tribal social organizationWrite your answer →
  49. Describe constitutional provisions and government schemes for education for Tribal Development.Write your answer →

Paper-7

  1. Discuss the provision of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, which provides for the postponement of the capital sentence of a pregnant woman.Write your answer →
  2. Whether the element of ‘Dishonesty’ or ‘Fraudulent’ is/are necessary to constitute computer-related offences?Write your answer →
  3. What is Mukhyamantri Kanyadan Yojana?Write your answer →
  4. What is the SABALA scheme?Write your answer →
  5. What do you know about 108 Sanjeevani Express?Write your answer →
  6. Discuss the skill development scheme in Chhattisgarh.Write your answer →
  7. What is the importance of Antyodaya Ann Yojana in Chhattisgarh?Write your answer →
  8. What is the contribution of self-help groups for women's development in Chhattisgarh?Write your answer →
  9. Write the full form of SAARC and the names of its member nations.Write your answer →
  10. How is the Security Council of the United Nations organized? Explain.Write your answer →
  11. Explain the structure and organization of the International Court of Justice.Write your answer →
  12. Clarify the term ‘Maiden Over’ in the game of cricket.Write your answer →
  13. Describe the nature of Amnesty International.Write your answer →
  14. What is meant by Skilled Human Resource?Write your answer →
  15. Explain the concept of “Open University.”Write your answer →
  16. What is the concept of Polytechnique?Write your answer →
  17. Explain the vision and mission of the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT).Write your answer →
  18. Why was the All India Technical Education Council (AICTE) established?Write your answer →
  19. What is the objective of establishing Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs)?Write your answer →
  20. What are the main functions of the University Grants Commission (UGC)?Write your answer →
  21. Explain the impact of the Mid-Day Meal scheme on education.Write your answer →
  22. Explain the different kinds of abuse under the definition of ‘Domestic Violence.’Write your answer →
  23. Discuss the functions of the National Human Rights Commission.Write your answer →
  24. What is the significance of the Social Security Pension Scheme? Discuss.Write your answer →
  25. Describe the Rajya Swachh Bharat Mission (Gramin) in Chhattisgarh.Write your answer →
  26. Throw light on the ‘Role of Astha Gurukul Vidyalayas.’Write your answer →
  27. Explain the “Unity for Peace Resolution.”Write your answer →
  28. Explain the nature of UNCTAD (United Nations Conference on Trade and Development).Write your answer →
  29. Explain the objectives of the United Nations Organization (UNO).Write your answer →
  30. Explain the linkage between skill development and workforce productivity.Write your answer →
  31. Why was the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) established in India? What are its sub-disciplines?Write your answer →
  32. What do you know about “National Institutes of Technology” (NITs)?Write your answer →
  33. What facilities does the UGC provide to disabled candidates regarding the National Eligibility Test (NET)?Write your answer →
  34. What do you understand by “Padhe Bharat – Badhe Bharat”?Write your answer →
  35. What information is exempted from disclosure under the Right to Information Act, 2005?Write your answer →
  36. How is the “Sakhi One Stop Centre” helpful to women victims of violence? Describe with reference to Chhattisgarh.Write your answer →
  37. Write a note on Kisan Karj Mafi Yojana in Chhattisgarh.Write your answer →
  38. Explain the role and functions of the Asian Development Bank.Write your answer →
  39. Clarify the concept of "Yellow Card” and “Red Card" in football.Write your answer →
  40. What do you mean by the Industrial Training Institute (ITI)? Explain the role of apprenticeship training in skill development and entrepreneurship.Write your answer →
  41. Explain the present status of Universal Elementary Education in Chhattisgarh.Write your answer →
  42. Explain the role of Rashtriya Ucchatar Shiksha Abhiyan (RUSA).Write your answer →
  43. Comment on the role of the United Nations Organization in establishing peace and security.Write your answer →
  44. Write a note on the role of the International Monetary Fund (IMF).Write your answer →
  45. What are the rights of victims under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989?Syllabus: Special provisions relating to Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Backward ClassesWrite your answer →
  46. Describe the efforts of the Government of Chhattisgarh to eradicate malnutrition among children.Write your answer →
  47. Explain the issues related to girls' education in Chhattisgarh state.Write your answer →
  48. What do you mean by the Unemployment Rate? Explain critically the policy for unemployment elimination applied by the Indian Government after 2014.Write your answer →