GPSC Mains 2022: previous year questions

General Studies

1. Assess the cultural and artistic achievements of the Vijayanagar empire.Write your answer →
2. The Chola rulers were mighty conquerors, efficient administrators, and builders of fine temples – Comment.Write your answer →
3. The Battle of Plassey marked the beginning of the political supremacy of the English East India Company in India – Discuss.Write your answer →
4. Discuss the role of women in the freedom struggle, especially during the Gandhian era.Write your answer →
5. Assess the main administrative issues and socio-cultural problems in the integration process of Indian Princely States.Write your answer →
6. Explain some of the clay and pottery work styles performed in India.Write your answer →
7. Explain the characteristics of any two UNESCO World Heritage Sites in India.Write your answer →
8. The literature of the Gujarati language is very rich – Explain with examples.Write your answer →
9. Explain any two important festivals of North-East India.Write your answer →
10. Discuss the significance of the lion and bull figures in Indian mythology, art, and architecture.Write your answer →
11. ‘Geographical/demographic information is very important for strategic planning of India’ – Evaluate the sentence.Write your answer →
12. Interlinking of rivers may serve as a major source of assured irrigation and all-weather inland navigation in India – Evaluate.Write your answer →
13. What do you understand by western disturbances? Discuss their role in influencing climate in India.Write your answer →
14. Discuss the outcome of COP28 and the role played by India in it.Write your answer →
15. “Hot waves are expected to become longer and more intensive in India” – Explain in detail.Write your answer →
16. Which one has supremacy – Constitutional Supremacy or Parliamentary Sovereignty? Justify your answer.Write your answer →
17. Constitutional Democracy is based on the principle of separation of power – Elucidate.Write your answer →
18. What is Public Interest Litigation? Which types of appeals do not fall within the framework of Public Interest Litigation? Give examples.Syllabus: Public Interest LitigationWrite your answer →
19. Critically examine the impact and consequences of the Supreme Court’s landmark judgment in Keshavananda Bharati’s case.Write your answer →
20. The British administration adapted and legitimized the administrative features of the Mauryan Empire and Mughal Rule in administering Pre-Independent India – Discuss.Write your answer →
21. Has social audit paved the way for a responsive, accountable, and ethical governance process? – Discuss.Write your answer →
22. Moral psychology and human behavior are interdependent – Discuss with examples.Write your answer →
23. Discuss the scope of Public Administration in the era of Globalization.Syllabus: Meaning, Nature and Scope of Public AdministrationWrite your answer →
24. Do the privileges available to Parliament and State Legislature undermine the concept of sovereignty? Critically examine.Write your answer →
25. Do you think that Emotional Intelligence helps in Good Governance? Explain with examples.Syllabus: Emotional intelligenceWrite your answer →
26. Define Ethics with illustrations and explain how it is different from beliefs.Write your answer →
27. What morals and values can educational institutions impart to individuals in a competitive market economy?Syllabus: role of family, society and educational institutions in imparting values to citizensWrite your answer →
28. Explain how ‘development of administration’ is different from ‘administration for development’.Write your answer →
29. In the development process, besides the government, civil society organizations and NGOs have also become stakeholders – Elucidate.Syllabus: Development processes - the role of civil society, NGOs and other stakeholdersWrite your answer →
30. Examine the main objectives of creating the office of the Lokpal and Lokayukta. Do you think that their purpose has been achieved? Discuss with examples.Write your answer →
31. Globalization refers to the growing interdependence between different people, regions, and countries in the world – Explain.Write your answer →
32. The Direct Benefit Transfer Scheme is a good step towards reforming the government delivery system – Discuss.Write your answer →
33. Millets production comes with a lot of health, agricultural, and nutritional benefits – Discuss.Write your answer →
34. Explain Global Innovation Index, Global Competitiveness Index, Global Creativity Index, and the Global Gender Gap Report in detail (Any Two).Write your answer →
35. Shyama Prasad Mukherji Rurban Mission is a cluster approach of covering rural development efforts of different government departments – Discuss.Write your answer →
36. Use of nanotechnology in agriculture can change the future of the agriculture industry – Discuss.Write your answer →
37. Discuss how Artificial Intelligence can be used to meet India’s socio-economic needs.Write your answer →
38. ISRO’s role has been impeccable in making India a global space power. Still, there are many challenges and opportunities for ISRO in the new space age – Discuss.Write your answer →
39. What is the 30*30 (30 by 30) initiative, and what are its implications for biodiversity conservation and climate change mitigation? Discuss the challenges and opportunities for India in achieving this target.Write your answer →
40. Examine the reasons for rising incidents of human-wildlife conflict. Suggest some possible measures to tackle this problem.Write your answer →
41. Modern Indian Women: Change makers of new India, solvers of new challenges, and takers of new innovative measures – Explain.Write your answer →
42. PM Vishwakarma, a new Central Sector Scheme, “Today’s Artisans, Tomorrow’s Entrepreneurs,” is a new hope – Evaluate the scheme.Write your answer →
43. Making India Garbage-free, the “Swachhata Hi Seva” Campaign is a must for a better society – Discuss.Write your answer →
44. Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit – A roadmap for new economic development – Explain with examples.Write your answer →
45. Viksit Bharat Sankalp Yatra is a new concept for inclusive growth for all – Discuss.Write your answer →