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UPSC Mains PYQs 2013–2026

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Every UPSC Mains General Studies previous-year question since 2013 — GS1 to GS4 — with a free, plain-register answer for each and a 100-second explainer where the video is out. Browse by paper, by year, or by syllabus topic; open any question to read the answer, then drill it in Laya.

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2025

  1. 2025 · GS1 · 15 marksThe French Revolution has enduring relevance to the contemporary world. Explain.Video
  2. 2025 · GS1 · 10 marksWhat are tsunamis? How and where are they formed? What are their consequences? Explain with examples.Video

2024

  1. 2024 · GS1 · 15 marksHow far was the Industrial Revolution in England responsible for the decline of handicrafts and cottage industries in India?Video
  2. 2024 · GS1 · 10 marksWhat is sea surface temperature rise? How does it affect the formation of tropical cyclones?Video
  3. 2024 · GS1 · 15 marksWhat is a twister? Why are the majority of twisters observed in areas around the Gulf of Mexico?Video

2023

  1. 2023 · GS1 · 10 marksBring out the socio-economic effects of the introduction of railways in different countries of the world.Video

2022

  1. 2022 · GS1 · 10 marksDiscuss the meaning of colour-coded weather warnings for cyclone-prone areas given by the India Meteorological Department.Video

2020

  1. 2020 · GS1 · 10 marksDiscuss the geophysical characteristics of the Circum-Pacific Zone.Video

2018

  1. 2018 · GS1 · 10 marksDefine mantle plume and explain its role in plate tectonics.Video

2015

  1. 2015 · GS1 · 12.5 marksWhy 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 times?Video

2014

  1. 2014 · GS1 · 10 marksExplain the formation of thousands of islands in Indonesian and Philippines archipelagos.Video
  2. 2014 · GS1 · 10 marksTropical cyclones are largely confined to South China Sea, Bay of Bengal and Gulf of Mexico. Why?Video

2013

  1. 2013 · GS1 · 5 marksWhat do you understand by the theory of continental drift? Discuss the prominent evidences in its support.Video
  2. 2013 · GS1 · 5 marksHow are the tropical cyclones named across the world? Elaborate.Video
  1. Wind shear in tornadoes and cyclonesVideo
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