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- Compare and contrast the President’s power to pardon in India and in the USA. Are there any limits to it in both the countries? What are preemptive pardons? (Answer in 150 words)
- INS Udaygiri, Key Features, Capabilities and Strategic Significance
- Comment on the need of administrative tribunals as compared to the court system. Assess the impact of the recent tribunals reforms through rationalisation of tribunals made in 2021.
- Discuss the ‘corrupt practices’ for the purpose of the Representation of the People Act, 1951. Analyze whether the increase in the assets of the legislators and/or their associates, disproportionate to their known sources of income, would constitute ‘undue influence’ and consequently a corrupt practice.
- RAN SAMWAD-2025, Participants, Purpose and Strategic Significance
- Salwa Judum Judgement Case 2011, Background, Court Directions
- One Nation One Subscription (ONOS) Scheme, Objectives and Features
- Tawi River: Origin, Course, Tributary and Importance
- Tourism Sector in India, Challenges, Growth and Significance
- Energy Conservation (Compliance Enforcement) Rules 2025
- Online Gaming Bill 2025, Background, Key Features and Provisions
- Contentment is natural wealth, Luxury is Artificial Poverty
- It is best to see life as a journey not as a destination
- The Years Teach Much Which The Days Never Know UPSC Essay
- Muddy water is best cleared by leaving it alone
- Best Lessons are Learned Through Bitter Experiences
- Thought Finds a World and Creates One Also
- The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting
- Discuss the distribution and density of population in the Ganga River Basin with special reference to land, soil and water resources. (15 marks, 250 Words)
- Does tribal development in India centre around two axes, those of displacement and of rehabilitation? Give your opinion. (15 Marks, 250 Words)
- Achieving sustainable growth with emphasis on environmental protection could come into conflict with poor people’s needs in a country like India. Comment. (15 Marks, 250 Words)
- How do you account for the growing fast food industries given that there are increased health concerns in modern society? Illustrate your answer with the Indian experience. (15 Marks, 250 Words)
- Discuss how the changes in shape and sizes of continents and ocean basins of the planet take place due to tectonic movements of the crustal masses. (15 marks, 250 words)
- How can Artificial Intelligence (AI) and drones be effectively used along with GIS and RS techniques in locational and areal planning?(15 Marks, 250 words)
- Give a geographical explanation of the distribution of off-shore oil reserves of the world. How are they different from the on-shore occurrences of oil reserves? (15 Marks, 250 words)
- The French Revolution has enduring relevance to the contemporary world. Explain. (15 Marks, 250 words)
- Trace India’s consolidation process during the early phase of independence in terms of polity, economy, education and international relations. (15 Marks, 250 words)
- Mahatma Jotirao Phule’s writings and efforts of social reforms touched issues of almost all subaltern classes. Discuss.
- Do you think that globalization results in only an aggressive consumer culture? Justify your answer. (150 Words)
- The ethos of civil service in India stand for the combination of professionalism with nationalistic consciousness – Elucidate. (10 Marks, 150 Words)
- How does smart city in India address the issues of urban poverty and distributive justice? (10 Marks, 150 Words)
- What are Tsunamis? How and where are they formed? What are their consequences? Explain with examples. (10 Marks, 150 Words)
- Explain briefly the ecological and economic benefits of solar energy generation in India with suitable examples. (10 Marks, 150 words)
- What are non-farm primary activities? How are these activities related to physiographic features in India? Discuss with suitable examples.(10 Marks,150 Words)
- How are climate change and the sea level rise affecting the very existence of many island nations? Discuss with examples. (10 Marks, 150 words)
- The sculptors filled the Chandella artform with resilient vigor and breadth of life. Elucidate.
- Examine the main aspects of Akbar’s religious syncretism.
- Discuss the salient features of the Harappan architecture.
- Truth Knows No Color-UPSC Mains Essay 2025
- 130th Constitutional Amendment Bill, Key Provisions and Significance
- National Organ and Tissue Transplant Organization (NOTTO)
- National List of Essential Medicines 2022
- Kerala India’s First Fully Digitally Literate State
- GST Council Meeting, Key Decisions, GST Rate Revisions, and Impact
- Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA)
- International Big Cat Alliance (IBCA), Objectives and Significance
- SMILE Scheme, Features, Eligibility and Benefits
- Mandatory HIV/AIDS Testing Before Marriage: Constitutional and Human Rights Perspective
- Satpura Tiger Reserve: Map, Flora, Fauna and Significance
- Forest Rights Act 2006: Objectives, Need and Key Provisions











