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These are 65 questions and important themes that I gave on DecodeCivils Telegram group for Mains
2019 GS Answer Writing preparation.

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Date of Compilation: 20/09/2019

1. Indian society is still schizophrenic towards women. Discuss giving innovative measures to
change societal mindset with regard to women. (200 words, 12.5 marks)
2. Vikram Sarabhai is father of Indian space program and helped India become a major science and
technology power. How far has India come since start of nuclear programme? (250 words, 15
marks)
3. Recent slowdown in Indian economy is result of both local and global factors. Do you agree? List
the steps taken by government and other agencies to counter the same. Do you think these
steps are adhoc? (250 words, 15 marks)
4. What are cardinal virtues? Explain, with examples, their importance in ancient and
contemporary India. (150 words, 10 marks)
5. Abolition of article 370 and making UTs can trigger domino effect and challenge unity and
integrity of India. Critically analyze giving the steps that administration can take to avoid such
demands. (250 words, 15 marks)
6. Annual cycle of droughts and floods has been a challenge not only in India but also elsewhere.
Elaborate on urban floods. List measures for rehabilitation in flood affected rural areas. (250-
300 words, 15 marks).
7. What were the main terms of treaty of Versailles as established in Paris Peace conference? Why
did it fail in creating lasting peaceful order? (200 words, 12.5 marks)
8. APMCs are counterproductive and responsible for poor marketing practices, leading to multiple
issues for farmers. Discuss giving steps taken by governments to rationalize APMCs. (250 words,
15 marks)
9. Protection of cultural heritage is a vast exercise in itself. How does climate present challenge(s)
in same? Elaborate role of INTACH in art and culture. (200 words, 12.5 marks)
10. Professional ethics are on a decline in government organizations. Do you agree? Justify your
view(s) with example(s). How can Goleman model on Emotional Intelligence be used to boost
professional ethics in organizations? (150 words, 10 marks)
11. India‘s relations with South America continent have not been fully realized. Discuss highlighting
country specific engagements realized and potential areas. What multilateral, regional and
bilateral steps can be taken to boost the relations? (250 words, 15 marks).
12. India-Afghan border has potential to be a hotbed of terrorist and other infiltrations. In this
context, elaborate on border security mechanisms employed by India on its western
international borders, including both land and maritime borders. (200 words, 12.5 marks)
13. Though India has reduced poverty as per multidimensional poverty index,1/6th of population still
suffers from hunger. What is the link between hunger and poverty? How far can education
tackle both? Discuss in light of SDGs. (250 words, 15 marks)
14. Demand of farm loan waiver has resurfaced in backdrop of floods. Discuss the economic impacts
of loan waiver keeping in mind government‘s vision to double farmer income by 2022. What
 according to you are sustainable solutions to manage the trio of loans-agriculture-economy?
(250 words, 15 marks)
15. Gandhi saw opportunity of uniting Hindus and Muslims during non cooperation movement and
Khilafat, but this could not be realized in long term due to ‘extreme communalism’. Elaborate in
context of partition of India. (150 words, 10 marks)
16. “Even the most rational approach to ethics is defenseless if there isn‘t the will to do what is
right”. What does this mean for a public servant? Explain with examples. (150 words, 10 marks)
17. India is land of diversity. What are various aspects of unity in diversity? How Islands of India add
to linguistic diversity? (200 words, 12.5 marks)
18. What role does governor of a state assume leading up to and during state emergency? Explain
constitutional provisions that empower governor and centre to bring ordinances during state
emergency. (200 words, 12.5 marks)
19. The questions regarding CBI‘s autonomy are raised time and again. Critically comment. What
structural and institutional changes are required in CBI, if any? (250 words, 15 marks)
20. Artificial intelligence has its application is various spheres. Not only implications on jobs but
security implications too loom large because of AI. Discuss. (200 words, 12.5 marks)
21. Give an account of Europe as under Napoleon. Why is he considered a child of revolution? (150
words, 10 marks)
22. What do you understand by following terms:
• Collegiality
• Sarvodaya
• Work ethics
• Emotional administration vs intelligent administration (150 words, 10 marks)
23. Recently, Judiciary has taken much active role in religious matters like Triple Talaq and Santhara.
Do you think that this is judicial overreach? Should govt rather bring Uniform civil code?
Critically analyze. (250 words, 15 marks)
24. Infrastructure sector is highly investment driven. What are reasons of slowdown in Indian
automobile sector? What steps have govt taken to tackle the same? (200 words, 12.5 marks)
25. What do you understand by concert of Europe? How was Europe of 1847-48 different from
Europe of 1871? (200 words, 12.5 marks)
26. India’s look west policy has reaped huge rewards in last few years. What are its major effects on
indo-pak relations? (200 words, 12.5 marks)
27. Due to globalization, US-China trade wars have global impact, especially on India. Critically
discuss. (250 words, 15 marks)
28. Science vs Humanity debate forms a major ethical dilemma. In this context analyze ethical
implications of Data privacy. (150 words, 10 marks)
29. Success of chandrayaan 2 mission will open new possibilities for Indian Space Program. Discuss.
How is Chandrayaan 2 mission different from Mars mission? (200 words, 12.5 marks)
30. India cannot be a safe and secure country and cannot grow into a developed nation unless its
internal security system is strong. Comment. (200 words, 12.5 marks)
31. Even though there are universal values and society is aware of them, why social evils like rape,
child marriages etc. are common? In this context, give some innovative solutions. (150 words, 10
marks)
32. List natural and unnatural reasons of forest fires. What can government do to intervene and
prevent unnatural forest fires? (200 words, 12.5 marks)
33. It is often in news that senior citizens face multiple issues. What are those issues. How can you
find solutions to those issues in learnings from ancient India? (100 words, 10 marks)
34. How are citizen charters linked with transparency and governance? Do you think that citizen
charter movement reached its desired ends in India? Why or why not? Justify. (200 words, 12.5
marks)
35. What were the main features of Montagu Chelmsford reforms of 1919. How did they shape
India’s struggle to freedom? (200 words, 12.5 marks)
36. Transparency, accountability and governance go hand in hand to ensure good governance.
Elaborate. How can good governance be ensured in Health sector? (250 words, 15 marks)
37. How did Gandhi envisaged Indian society to be? Discuss his contributions to that end. What
more needs to be done to realize his dreams? (250 words, 15 marks)

Other Important areas:

o vs Bose.
o vs Nehru.
o vs Bhagat Singh
o Gandhi of NCM vs Gandhi of quit India.
o Gandhi in SA vs Gandhi in India.
38. What are the so called Gandhian DPSPs? How are these being implemented in Indian
democratic setup? (200 words, 12.5 marks)

Other important areas:

o Swachh Bharat.
o Caste and Reservation
39. Gandhi’s focus on sarvodaya can be a guiding light for inclusive growth in India. How will
doubling of farmers income by 2022 realize sarvodaya’s principles? (250 words, 15 marks)

Other important areas:

o Be the change…
o World has enough for…
o 7 sins
o Politics vs Ethics
o His views on religion
o Trusteeship
o His vows
40. What is a cloudburst and how-where does it occur? What steps can be taken in line with
disaster risk reduction with respect to cloudbursts in India? (200 words, 12.5 marks)
41. “Regionalism shall not be looked as entirely a negative concept. It has its own place in a
democratic setup”. What according to you are steps that can counter negatives of regionalism in
India? (150 words, 10 marks)
42. Niti Aayog was supposed to function with the government as its main think tank. However, this
relationship has suffered few setbacks off late. Discuss the mandate of niti aayog. How is its
mandate different from that of erstwhile planning commission? (200 words, 12.5 marks)
43. Naxal insurgency is at its all time low and its regional presence is squeezing as well. What has led
to same? How can it be reduced further? (200 words, 12.5 marks)
44. Harmony operating system was recently launched by Huawei. Explain the need for same. Why is
Indian telecom industry not indigenizing software platforms despite security implications of
using foreign platforms? (250 words, 15 marks)
45. Probity in administration is of utmost importance to counter corruption. Laws, rules and
regulations are mere structures, probity is the soul of fight against corruption. Discuss in light of
recent affairs. (150 words, 10 marks)
46. What is Amartya Sen’s idea of justice and how far is it in sync or contradiction with basic ethics
and principles of Indian society? (150 words, 10 marks)
47. What turn did politics in India take in 1969? What were the historical measures in socio-
economic sector that followed the move? (200 words, 4+8.5 marks)
48. Indian banking sector policy has come a full circle in 50 years of nationalisation with current
focus on mergers, privatisation, reducing NPAs, increasing efficiency etc. What is your view?
Justify. (250 words, 15 marks)
49. ISRO has come a long way from being a importer to exporter of technology. What are various
features of ISRO that set it apart from other Indian scientific organizations, making it more
successful than the most. (200 words, 12.5 marks)
50. What impact did tughlaq rule had on various administrative aspects? Explain giving current
relevance of few of the impacts. (200 words, 12.5 marks)
51. How cold war and Vietnam war are linked yet different from each other? What impact of cold
war can still be witnessed in south east Asia. Explain in context of cold war 2.0 (200 words, 12.5
marks)
52. What is volcanism? Discuss various exogenic and endogenic volcanic landforms. Also,
differentiate, with examples, between active, dormant and extinct volcano. (250 words, 15
marks)
53. What are major shale gas producing regions of the world? How is india faring in shale gas given
its focus on reducing coal usage to meet INDC targets and also the oil import bill? (250 words, 15
marks)
54. What is the difference between G-4, G-7 and G-20 in terms of composition, objectives,
discussion process and major results obtained by the groups.
55. What is relevance of G-7 without india as a permanent member of group? What results did GOI
obtain in recently concluded G-7 meet? (200 words, 12.5 marks)
56. What is history of robotics in India? According to you, how far has India fallen behind in the
robotics and artificial intelligence race? What steps is the govt taking to address the same? (250
words, 15marks)
57. Discuss the impact of climate change on forests, ice sheets, wildlife and overall ecosystem
health. How are these environmental aspects linked with economic impacts of climate change?
(250 words, 15 marks)
58. Indian urbanization is dysfunctional in terms or poor settlement planning, transportation and
public utilities. Critically analyze. (250 words, 15 marks)
 59. What is cruise tourism and its current status in India. What steps is govt taking for increasing
cruise tourism in line with multi modal transit system? (200 words, 12.5 marks)
60. GOI’s healthcare spending is not only low but also not increasing rapidly enough. What are the
reasons for low and stagnant spending? Compare the situation with developed nations. (250
words, 15 marks)
61. India has huge renewable energy potential from diverse sources but much of it remains
underutilized. What is holding the sector back? What are the solutions? (200 words, 12.5 marks)
62. What is money laundering and how is it linked with organized crimes? What are main steps
taken globally to counter same? (200 words, 12.5 marks)
63. Cybercrime is on the rise globally and in India. There are global steps to counter same but more
needs to be done in light of new technology and new forms of cyber crimes. Discuss (200 words,
12.5 marks)
64. Critically comment on the impact that regional groups and agreements have on WTO. Can UK
solely depend on WTO for ensuring fare trade post BREXIT? (200 Words, 12.5 marks)
65. Has WTO failed in its responsibility to ensure fare trade when it comes to handholding by
powerful members like USA and China? What can it do to ensure its objectives are met? (200
words, 12.5 marks)

You can expect a question on space missions, particularly moon. This is in backdrop of 50 years of first
human landing on moon and India's highly successful Chandrayaan-2 mission.

Dated: 20/09/2019