1. How do you justify the view that the level of excellence of the Gupta numismatic art is not at all noticeable in later times? (150 words, 10 marks)

• Sources-Extensively covered in Indian Art forms, Literature and Architecture-Part-I Compilations
• Notes on Gupta Art covered in Ancient History Compilation/NIOS Compilations

1. Clarify how mid-eighteenth century India was beset with the spectre of a fragmented polity.  (150 words, 10 marks)

• Sources-Covered in Modern Indian History Compilations-Short Notes (Some points from Old Bipan Chandra and Spectrum Compilations were covered)

1. Why did the ‘Moderates’ fail to carry conviction with the nation about their proclaimed ideology and political goals by the end of the nineteenth century?  (150 words, 10 marks)

• Source-Covered in Modern History Compilations (Bipan Chandra/Spectrum Compilations)

1. How does the Juno Mission of NASA help to understand the origin and evolution of the Earth?  (150 words, 10 marks)

• https://www.iasabhiyan.com/nasas-juno-mission-all-you-need-to-know/
• https://www.iasabhiyan.com/solar-flares/
• https://www.iasabhiyan.com/cassini-nasas-eye-saturn/
• https://www.iasabhiyan.com/nasa-extends-dawn-mission-dwarf-planet-ceres/

1. “In spite of adverse environmental impact, coal mining is still inevitable for development”. Discuss  (150 words, 10 marks)

• Source-Economic Survey Volume-2 Compilations (Energy Section/Some points can directly be used in the answer)

1. Mention the advantages of the cultivation of pulses because of which the year 2016 was declared as the International Year of Pulses by United Nations.

• https://www.iasabhiyan.com/agricultural-export-promotion-policy-focus/
• https://www.iasabhiyan.com/focus-on-reviving-agriculture-needed-gs-3/

1. In the context of the diversity of India, can it be said that the regions form cultural units rather than the States? Give reasons with examples for your viewpoint.  (150 words, 10 marks)

• Source-Can be answered from Indian Society by Ram Ahuja Compilations

1. The spirit of tolerance and love is not only an interesting feature of Indian society from very early times, but it is also playing an important part at the present. Elaborate.  (250 words, 15 marks)

• Source-Can be answered from Indian Society by Ram Ahuja Compilations

1. Examine how the decline of traditional artisanal industry in colonial India crippled the rural economy.  (250 words, 15 marks)

• Source-Covered in Modern History Compilations (Bipan Chandra Compilations)

1. Account for variations in oceanic salinity and discuss its multi-dimensional effects. (250 words, 15 marks)

• Source-India Physical Geography Compilations-Class-11

1. In what way can floods be converted into a sustainable source of irrigation and all-weather inland navigation in India? (250 words, 15 marks)

• https://www.iasabhiyan.com/urban-flooding-management/
• https://www.iasabhiyan.com/floods-management/
• https://www.iasabhiyan.com/tag/urban-flood/
• https://www.iasabhiyan.com/need-know-assam-floods/

1. What characteristics can be assigned to monsoon climate that succeeds in feeding more than 50 percent of the world population residing in Monsoon Asia?  (250 words, 15 marks)

• Source-Compiled on G.C.Leong Book Chapter-16

1. The women’s questions arose in modern India as a part of the 19th-century social reform movement. What are the major issues and debates concerning women in that period? (250 words, 15 marks)

• Source-Extensively covered in Modern History Compilations by Bipan Chandra/Spectrum Compilations

1. Distinguish between religiousness/religiosity and communalism giving one example of how the former has got transformed into the latter in independent India.  (250 words, 15 marks)

• Source-Can be covered from Communalism chapter of Indian Society by Ram Ahuja Compilation

GS Mains Paper-2 Analysis will be posted at an early.