UPSC IAS Mains 2020: Important Questions for GS I World History

UPSC IAS Mains 2020: Important Questions for GS I Indian Heritage & Culture: Union Public Service Commission will conduct the UPSC Civil Services (Mains) examination 2020 from January 8, 2021. The GS I will be conducted on January 9, 2021. The GS Paper 1 of the UPSC Mains Exam includes History (India and World), Geography, Art and Culture, and Indian Society. The time period between the Prelims results and Mains exams is often utilized by aspirants for answer writing practice. Candidates are supposed to attempt 20 questions in three hours which requires speed and content for answer writing. To help aspirants understand the type of questions asked in Mains exams from each subject, we have compiled a list of important questions that were previously asked in the UPSC IAS Mains papers. Candidates can solve these questions to practice answer writing. 


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Important Questions for UPSC Mains GS I World History


Ques 1: Explain how the foundations of the modern world were laid by the American and French revolutions.

Ques 2: What problems were germane to the decolonization process in the Malay Peninsula?

Ques 3: The anti-colonial struggles in West Africa were led by the new elite of Western-educated Africans. Examine.

Ques 4: Why did the industrial revolution first occur in England? Discuss the quality of life of the people there during the industrialization. How does it compare with that in India at present?

Ques 5:To what extent can Germany be held responsible for causing the two World Wars? Discuss critically

Ques 6: What were the major political, economic and social developments in the world which motivated the anti-colonial struggle in India?

Ques 7: What were the events that led to the Suez Crisis in 1956? How did it deal a final blow to Britain’s self-image as a world power?

Ques 8: The New Economic Policy – 1921 of Lenin had influenced the policies adopted by India soon after independence. Evaluate.

Ques 9:Africa was chopped into states artificially created by the accident of European competition. Analyze.

Ques 10: American Revolution was an economic revolt against mercantilism. Substantiate.

Ques 11: What policy instruments were deployed to contain the great economic depression?

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