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General Studies – 1

Q1. How did colonial land revenue arrangements alter the relationship between peasants and the rural economy in India? Evaluate their contribution to agrarian unrest during the nineteenth century. (10 M)

Q2. What is temperature inversion and how does it influence the dispersion of atmospheric pollutants? Explain why its effects can be particularly severe in valleys and basin-like urban areas. (15 M)

General Studies – 2

Q3.  “The credibility of Public Service Commissions rests as much on procedural fairness as on constitutional independence.” Examine the statement. Highlight the measures required to strengthen their institutional integrity. (15 M)

Q4. “The Saudi Arabia–Türkiye–Pakistan defence pact represents strategic diversification rather than the emergence of a conventional military alliance.” Assess its significance for India’s strategic interests. (10 M)

Q5. “Strategic autonomy is increasingly about expanding choices rather than maintaining equidistance among competing powers.” Analyse the changing meaning of strategic autonomy in India’s foreign policy. (10 M)

General Studies – 3

Q6. What explains the uneven spatial diffusion of electric vehicles in India? Analyse the specific constraints to EV adoption in rural, remote and hilly regions. Suggest an appropriate policy approach for reducing this regional disparity. (15 M)

Q7. What is upcycling and how does it differ from conventional recycling? Explain its significance for India’s transition towards a circular economy. (10 M)

Q8. What makes lone-actor and small-cell terrorism particularly difficult for intelligence agencies to detect? Evaluate the role of intelligence fusion in addressing this challenge. (10 M)

General Studies – 4

Q9. “Administrative discretion is necessary for effective governance, but unchecked discretion can undermine fairness.” How can discretion be exercised ethically? (10 M)

Q10. What ethical dilemmas arise when allegations of serious misconduct are made against a holder of high public office? Explain how the principles of fairness and public interest can be reconciled. (10 M)

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