IAS Mains 2013 General Studies Paper 1 (GS1) analysis is based on the UPSC Mains 2013 GS1 question paper, which is already shared in this website. GS1 Question paper shows that UPSC has given maximum weightage for Indian History (32%) and Geography (28%). Questions from culture carried a total marks of 20 (8%).
IAS Mains 2013 General Studies Paper 1 (GS1) Analysis and Break-Up of Marks
IAS Mains 2013 General Studies Paper 1 (GS1) Question Areas and Types
| Qn. No | Subject | Question | Marks | Question Type |
| 1 | Culture | Sangam literature | 10 | Static Analytical |
| 2 | Culture | Tandava dance | 5 | Static Conceptual |
| Culture | Chola Architecture | 5 | Static Analytical | |
| 3 | Indian History/Freedom Struggle | Indian Women in Freedom Struggle | 10 | Static Analytical |
| 4 | Indian History/Freedom Struggle | Foreigners in Freedom Struggle | 10 | Static Analytical |
| 5 | Indian History/1750-1885 | Lord Dalhousie | 10 | Static Analytical |
| 6 | Indian History/Post Independence | Acharya Vinoba Bhave | 10 | Static Analytical |
| 7 | Indian History/Post Independence | Jai Jawana Jai Kisan | 10 | Static Analytical |
| 8 | Indian History/Post Independence | Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad | 10 | Static Conceptual |
| 9 | Indian History/Post Independence | Tashkent Agreement | 10 | Static Analytical |
| 10 | Indian History/Post Independence | Emergence of Bangladesh | 10 | Static Analytical |
| 11 | World History | Industrial revolution in Japan | 10 | Static Analytical |
| 12 | World History | African History | 10 | Static Analytical |
| 13 | World History | American Revolution | 10 | Static Analytical |
| 14 | World History | Great economic depression | 10 | Static Conceptual |
| 15 | Indian Society | Urbanization in India | 10 | Current Analytical |
| 16 | Indian Society | Men and women’s organization | 10 | Current Analytical |
| 17 | Indian Society | Globalization on the aged population | 10 | Current Analytical |
| 18 | Indian Society | Regionalism and state demand | 10 | Current Analytical |
| 19 | Geography/Physical Geography | Continental Drift Theory | 5 | Static Conceptual |
| Geography/Physical Geography | Naming of tropical cyclones | 5 | Current Conceptual | |
| 20 | Geography/Physical Geography | Heat Islands in urban habitats | 5 | Current Conceptual |
| Geography/Physical Geography | Temperature Inversion | 5 | Static Conceptual | |
| 21 | Geography/World Geography | Hot Deserts Location | 10 | Static Conceptual |
| 22 | Geography/Indian Geography | Landslides in the Himalayas | 5 | Current Conceptual |
| Geography/Indian Geography | No deltas by Western Ghat rivers | 5 | Static Conceptual | |
| 23 | Geography/Indian Geography | New sugar mills in the South India | 5 | Current Analytical |
| Geography/Indian Geography | Decentralized cotton textile industry | 5 | Static Analytical | |
| 24 | Geography/Indian Geography | Atomic energy in India and world | 10 | Current Conceptual |
| 25 | Geography/Indian Geography | Reserves of shale oil and gas | 10 | Current Analytical |
IAS Mains 2013 General Studies Paper 1 (GS1) Analysis and Inference
- Since GS1 paper is based on traditional subjects like History, Culture, Geography etc. most of the questions were from the conventional IAS text books or NCERT [Static Areas].
- Most of the question were analytical in nature. Questions from geography and Indian society were linked to current affairs.
- All together, the questions can be said to be of medium difficulty level, but being the first exam in the new patten of 25 compulsory essays, this paper raised huge time management challenge for many candidates.
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