KPSC Mains 2018 question paper: all questions by paper

Paper-1

1. Explain Ashoka's concept of Dhamma. (Not more than 150 words)Write your answer →
2. Discuss about the British Land Revenue System in Bengal. (Not more than 150 words)Write your answer →
3. "Raja Ram Mohan Roy inaugurated the modern age of Indian history". Discuss. (Not more than 150 words)Syllabus: Modern Indian History – from the beginning of 19 Century, Reforms and Reformers,Write your answer →
4. Discuss about the cultural contributions of the Pallavas to the Nation. (Not more than 150 words)Write your answer →
5. The Ancient Indians showed insatiable curiosity to science and technology, and their contribution to Astronomy is immense. Discuss. (Not more than 250 words)Syllabus: Science and TechnologyWrite your answer →
6. The Mughal Art and Architecture under Akbar was a happy synthesis of the Islamic and Hindu art traditions and elements. Discuss. (Not more than 250 words)Write your answer →
7. The part played by Karnataka in the "Quit India Movement" was unique. Comment. (Not more than 250 words)Write your answer →
8. Discuss the determinist theory of social change. (Not more than 150 words)Write your answer →
9. Discuss the different development programmes aimed at reconstruction of rural social life. (Not more than 150 words)Syllabus: Rural Social system and Rural DevelopmentWrite your answer →
10. Explain the concept of Sanskritization. (Not more than 150 words)Write your answer →
11. Discuss the factors that are responsible for changing status of women. (Not more than 150 words)Syllabus: Social Change and ModernisationWrite your answer →
12. Is defective system of Indian education an indicator to youth unrest? Analyze. (Not more than 150 words)Syllabus: Social Change and ModernisationWrite your answer →
13. Social Policy (Legislation) brings social change. Discuss. (Not more than 250 words)Syllabus: Social Change and MovementsWrite your answer →
14. What is modernization? Explain the factors that are responsible for the process of modernization. (Not more than 250 words)Write your answer →
15. How can the Digital India Programme help farmers to improve farm productivity and income? What are the steps taken by the government in this regard? (Not more than 150 words)Syllabus:  Farmers welfare programmes in India, Farm women development…Write your answer →
16. How does 'PURA' help in the rural economic development? Discuss. (Not more than 150 words)Syllabus: Development patterns and disparities among regions and between rural…Write your answer →
17. Explain the defects of Agriculture market in Karnataka. (Not more than 150 words)Write your answer →
18. Explain the importance of Socio-Economic infrastructure in Karnataka. (Not more than 150 words)Syllabus: Rural DevelopmentWrite your answer →
19. The nature of economic growth in India in recent times is often described as jobless growth. Do you agree with the view? Give arguments in favour of your answer. (Not more than 250 words)Syllabus: India and International economic relationsWrite your answer →
20. Describe the importance of small-scale industries in Indian Rural Economy. (Not more than 250 words)Syllabus: Rural DevelopmentWrite your answer →
21. Green Revolution was aimed to achieve self-reliance in food production. Analyze. (Not more than 250 words)Write your answer →

Paper-2

1. 'Human Migration is continuous'. Elucidate the statement with different causes of migrations. (Not more than 150 words)Write your answer →
2. List and explain the different types of tides and theories of origin of tides. (Not more than 150 words)Write your answer →
3. Explain the distribution and production of Bauxite in India. (Not more than 150 words)Syllabus: Physiography of IndiaWrite your answer →
4. Explain about the Land Utilization in Karnataka. (Not more than 150 words)Write your answer →
5. List and explain the industrial regions of India. (Not more than 250 words)Syllabus: Industrial Planning and DevelopmentWrite your answer →
6. Discuss about the importance of transportation system in Karnataka. (Not more than 250 words)Syllabus: Physiographic divisionsWrite your answer →
7. Explain the mechanism of monsoons in India. (Not more than 250 words)Write your answer →
8. Explain the concept of 'Public Interest Litigation' and discuss how it has helped in achieving social justice with the help of decided cases. (Not more than 150 words)Write your answer →
9. Examine the limitations in amending any part of the constitution. (Not more than 150 words)Write your answer →
10. Explain the scope of freedom of trade, commerce, and intercourse under Article 301 of the Constitution of India. (Not more than 150 words)Write your answer →
11. Explain the concept of Right to Privacy as a fundamental right in the light of the judgment of the Supreme Court in K.S. Puttaswamy vs. Union of India. (Not more than 150 words)Syllabus: Decentralisation of powerWrite your answer →
12. "Rights and duties are closely related and cannot be separated from one another". In the light of the above statement, discuss the importance of fundamental duties outlined in Part IV-A of the Indian Constitution. (Not more than 150 words)Write your answer →
13. What is Preamble in the Indian Constitution? Discuss the golden goals that are outlined in the Preamble of the Indian Constitution. (Not more than 250 words)Syllabus: Nature of the Constitution-Constitutional developments, , salient…Write your answer →
14. What is a money bill? Explain the legislative procedure regarding ordinary bills and money bills. (Not more than 250 words)Write your answer →
15. "U.N. General Assembly is like a world Parliament". Examine the powers and functions of the General Assembly of the United Nations Organization. (Not more than 150 words)Syllabus: United Nations and Specialised Agencies, Other International Organisations and AgenciesWrite your answer →
16. Explain the role of India in achieving the aims and objectives of SAARC. (Not more than 250 words)Write your answer →
17. Discuss the core characteristics and features of new public management. (Not more than 250 words)Write your answer →
18. What are the differences between Administration and Management? (Not more than 250 words)Syllabus: Private and Public AdministrationWrite your answer →
19. Mention the role of central agencies in the maintenance of law and order. (Not more than 250 words)Write your answer →
20. "Responsive Administration is a key to Good Governance". Do you agree with this? Elucidate. What are the chief components of Responsive Administration? (Not more than 250 words)Write your answer →

Paper-3

1. Discuss the role of science and technology to help farmers in boosting their productivity and income. (Not more than 150 words)Write your answer →
2. Discuss the impact of big data in businesses. (Not more than 150 words)Write your answer →
3. What is Digital Divide? Discuss the causes and aspects of digital divide. (Not more than 250 words)Write your answer →
4. Write about RailWire Wi-Fi and RailTel. Explain the significance of RailWire Wi-Fi. (Not more than 250 words)Write your answer →
5. Briefly explain the measures and remedies taken by the government to control pollution. (Not more than 150 words)Syllabus: Air Pollution, Water pollution, Soil Pollution, Noise Pollution and remediesWrite your answer →
6. Explain the major drivers for development and deployment of new and renewable energy in India. (Not more than 150 words)Syllabus: Physiography of IndiaWrite your answer →
7. What is disaster? Critically explain the causes and consequences of natural and man-made disasters. (Not more than 250 words)Syllabus:  Climatic ChangeWrite your answer →
8. What are vaccines? Explain the advantages and disadvantages of DNA vaccines. (Not more than 150 words)Write your answer →
9. What is Blue Revolution? Discuss its features and outcome in enhancement of food production. (Not more than 250 words)Write your answer →
10. Critically evaluate the role of Karnataka Milk Federation (KMF) in strengthening the rural economy in Karnataka. (Not more than 250 words)Syllabus: Rural DevelopmentWrite your answer →
11. Briefly explain the importance of agriculture in Indian Economy and mention the scope of agriculture in India. (Not more than 150 words)Syllabus: Indian EconomyWrite your answer →
12. Mention the methods of agricultural price stabilization. Briefly describe the price policies in India to stabilize agricultural prices with their objectives and illustrate the current method of calculation of Minimum Support Price (MSP) by CACP. (Not more than 150 words)Syllabus:  Sailent Features of National and Karnataka state agricultural…Write your answer →
13. Differentiate between Manures and Fertilizers with suitable examples and briefly describe the classification of nitrogenous fertilizers based on the form of nitrogen present in N-fertilizers. (Not more than 250 words)Write your answer →
14. What is watershed? Highlight the importance of watershed in conserving natural resources. (Not more than 150 words)Write your answer →
15. Explain the conventional methods of municipal wastewater treatment. Add a note on the uses of treated wastewater. (Not more than 150 words)Write your answer →
16. Explain waste-based energy. Give an account of recently developed biomass-based energy technology for sustainable development. (Not more than 150 words)Syllabus:  Importance of renewable resources Solar, Wind, Small/ Mini/ Micro…Write your answer →
17. What are the primary and secondary air pollutants? Explain the human health problems caused by air pollution. Add a note on air pollution in New Delhi. (Not more than 250 words)Write your answer →
18. Define Biological Oxygen Demand (BOD) and write its importance. (Not more than 150 words)Write your answer →
19. Define keystone species. Discuss the importance of keystone species in conservation biology. (Not more than 150 words)Write your answer →
20. What are Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs)? Discuss IPRs and their implications on forestry and allied sectors in India with suitable illustrations. (Not more than 150 words)Syllabus: Welfare mechanism in IndiaWrite your answer →
21. Describe the role of NGOs in JFM (Joint Forest Management) with special reference to biodiversity conservation. Justify with suitable examples. (Not more than 250 words)Syllabus: EcologyWrite your answer →

Paper-4

1. "My religion is very simple. My religion is kindness," says His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama. Elaborate the values that can be inculcated from his life and teachings. (Not more than 300 words)Write your answer →
2. Explain the principles of corporate governance and discuss about any three Indian companies in relation to their best corporate practices. (Not more than 300 words)Syllabus:  Aptitude and foundational values for civil service, Content…Write your answer →
3. Some employees in an organization have found that their organization is engaged in illegal activities, which they personally disapprove. Should they blow the whistle? Or should they follow orders from the top officials? Suggest measures to resolve such Ethical Dilemmas. (Not more than 300 words)Write your answer →
4. Explain the role of family, society, and educational institutions in inculcating values. (Not more than 300 words)Syllabus:  Human values, Human values lessons from the lives and teachings of…Write your answer →
5. Critically explain integrity, impartiality, and its significant role with reference to public administration. (Not more than 150 words)Syllabus:  Integrity, impartiality and non partisanship, objectivity…Write your answer →
6. Critically evaluate dedication for economically weaker sections in the context of women upliftment. (Not more than 150 words)Syllabus:  Integrity, impartiality and non partisanship, objectivity…Write your answer →
7. Differentiate between the value of impartiality and non-partisanship in public administration. (Not more than 250 words)Syllabus: Private and Public AdministrationWrite your answer →
8. Explain the values of tolerance, impartiality, and objectivity in a religious context. (Not more than 250 words)Syllabus:  Integrity, impartiality and non partisanship, objectivity…Write your answer →
9. Critically analyze the concept of dedication and objectivity in public administration. (Not more than 250 words)Syllabus:  Integrity, impartiality and non partisanship, objectivity…Write your answer →
10. You are an officer in charge of authenticating the documents of people who lost their life support in a natural disaster. An illiterate senior citizen comes to meet you one day anticipating your support in getting the benefit proclaimed by the government. After verifying the papers produced by him, you understand that they are not the documents as expected to be a beneficiary. You are not ready to reject his request because in reality he has no support for survival other than what he has lost in the disaster. This leads to a conflicting situation of either to support him or not. How do you resolve this situation? Explain. (Not more than 300 words)Write your answer →
11. Explain attitude and its structure. Describe the main component models of attitude. (Not more than 150 words)Write your answer →
12. Explain political attitudes and factors influencing political attitudes. (Not more than 150 words)Write your answer →
13. What is persuasion? How can attitudes be changed using messages? (Not more than 150 words)Write your answer →
14. Explain social influence by demand. (Not more than 250 words)Write your answer →
15. What are the administrative problems faced by the people? How do you overcome these problems by effective administration? (Not more than 300 words)Syllabus: Administrative Reforms, Ethics and Values in Public Service, Public…Write your answer →
16. What is emotional intelligence? Explain the utilities and applications of emotional intelligence in administration and governance. (Not more than 300 words)Syllabus:  Aptitude and foundational values for civil service, Content…Write your answer →