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Main Test Series (MTS-GS1-02) 3
( I) GENERAL STUDIES (PAPER I)
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QUESTION PAPER SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONS
Please read each of the following instructions carefully before attempting questions:
There are TWENTY questions printed both in HINDI and in ENGLISH.
All questions are compulsory.
The number of marks carried by a question / part is indicated against it.
Answers must be written in the medium authorized in the Admission Certificate which must be
stated clearly on the cover of this Question-cum-Answer (QCA) Booklet in the space provide. No
marks will be given for answers written in a medium other than the authorized one.
Answers to Questions no. 1 to 10 should be in 150 words, whereas answers to questions no, 11 to
20 should be in 250 words.
Keep the word limit indicated in the questions in mind.
Any page or portion of the page left blank in the Question-cum-Answer Booklet must be clearly
struck off.
‍: Time Allowed: Three Hours
: 250 Maximum Marks: 250
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“The temples built during the Pallava era exhibit architectural diversity marked by progression from rock-cut to free-standing style”. Elucidate
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(10 , 150 ) “Travellers to India in ancient and medieval periods acted as a repository of knowledge reflecting light on the socio-economic life of that period”. Explain with relevant examples.
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(10 , 150 ) Assess to what extent the modern education system introduced by the British in India contributed towards the Indian freedom struggle.
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(10 , 150 ) “The early Congress leaders used Hume as a ‘lightning conductor’, as a catalyst to bring together the nationalistic forces even if under the guise of a ‘safety valve”. Comment. (10 Marks, 150 Words)
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(10 , 150 ) “Press was the chief instrument through which nationalist ideology and nationalist public opinion were propagated and consolidated during the Indian freedom struggle”. Substantiate.
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(10 , 150 ) “Ancient Indians made considerable progress in the fields of science and technology that have made an impact on modern science”. Elaborate. (10 Marks, 150 Words)
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(10 , 150 ) “There is a fragmentation of the joint family system with increasing nuclear families in rural areas”. Elaborate.
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(10 , 150 ) “COVID-19 pandemic has challenged our urban planning paradigms to deliver an equitable, sustainable, safe and resilient environment to vulnerable persons”. Elaborate.
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(10 , 150 ) "When control rests elsewhere, autonomy remains perpetually out of reach". Discuss the above statement in the context of the bodily autonomy of Indian women. (10 Marks, 150 Words)
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(15 , 250 ) “Digital technology has emerged as a tool for social empowerment in these uncertain times but it has also reinforced social inequality”. Discuss.
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(15 , 250 ) “Though increasing the marriageable age for girls in India has socio-economic benefits, however, it is not free from complexities and challenges”. Comment.
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(15 , 250 ) “The caste system in India has been detached from the ritual status hierarchy and has assumed the character of the power-group functioning in the competitive democratic politics”. Discuss.
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(15 , 250 ) “The socio-religious reform movements made a significant contribution to the evolution of Modern India, however, these movements were not free from inherent contradictions and limitations”. Discuss.
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(15 , 250 ) “The post-independence consolidation of the North-eastern states has had its complexities, influenced by the regional aspirations and foreign actors”. Discuss.
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“Swadeshi is that spirit in us which restricts us to the use and service of our immediate surroundings to the exclusion of the more remote”. In the light of the above statement, analyse the evolution of various facets of ‘Swadeshi’ during India’s freedom struggle.
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(15 , 250 ) “The political conquest of India by the East India Company has had an economic imprint all over”. Analyse.
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(15 , 250 ) “Paintings throughout the history of India reveal the aspects of social life and artistic expression of people of that era.” Explain with relevant examples.
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(15 , 250 ) “The political and constitutional changes that came in wake of the French Revolution had a significant impact on the political ideas and institutions throughout the World”. Elucidate.
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(15 , 250 ) “Seeds of India’s partition were sown long ago; events post the 1930s just accelerated the process and made it inevitable”. Discuss.

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