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ClearIAS » Civil Services Mains » IAS Mains 2013 General Studies Paper 2 (GS2) Analysis

IAS Mains 2013 General Studies Paper 2 (GS2) Analysis

Last updated on December 25, 2014 by Alex Andrews George

IAS Mains 2013 General Studies Paper 2 (GS2) analysis is based on the UPSC Mains 2013 GS2 question paper, which is already shared in this website. GS2 Question paper shows that UPSC has given maximum weightage for Foreign relations and Social Justice. Questions from polity and constitution combined together corresponded to 80 marks out of 250. There were questions from governance and international affairs (IMF/WB question). UPSC has touched almost all topics mentioned in the syllabus and all together this was a paper for a well read candidate and not for any constitutional experts.

IAS Mains 2013 General Studies Paper 2 (GS2) Analysis and Break-Up of Marks

IAS Mains 2013 General Studies Paper 2 (GS2) Analysis by Clear IAS

IAS Mains 2013 General Studies Paper 2 (GS2) Question Areas and Types

Qn. No
Subject
Question
Marks
Question Type
1
Polity
Anti-defection law
10
Static Analytical
2
Polity + Constitution
66A of IT Act
10
Current Analytical
       3
Polity + Constitution
Article 371A + Nagas
10
Current Analytical
4
Constitution
Amending the Constitution
10
Static Analytical
5
Governance
Smaller States
10
Current Analytical
6
Constitution
 inter-state water disputes
10
Current Analytical
7
Polity + Constitution
13th Finance Commission
10
Current Analytical
8
Governance
SEBI and IRDA
10
Current Analytical
9
Social Justice
Mid-Day Meal (MDM)
10
Current Analytical
10
Social Justice
Pressure groups
10
Current Analytical
11
Social Justice
Self Help Groups (SHGs)
10
Current Analytical
12
Governance + Social Justice
Centrally sponsored schemes
10
Current Analytical
13
Governance
Electronic cash transfer system
10
 Current Analytical
14
Governance + Social Justice
PURA
10
Current Analytical
15
Social Justice
Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)
10
Current Analytical
16
Governance
Citizen’s charters
10
Current Analytical
17
Governance
Lokpal
10
Current Analytical
18
Foreign Relations
International Security Assistance Force (ISAF)
10
Current Analytical
19
Foreign Relations
The String of Pearls
10
Current Analytical
20
Foreign Relations
India and Japan
10
Current Analytical
21
Foreign Relations
Protests in Shahbag Square
10
Current Analytical
22
Foreign Relations
Maldives
10
Current Analytical
23
Foreign Relations
India — Sri Lanka
10
Current Analytical
24
Foreign Relations
Gujral doctrine
10
Current Analytical
25
International Relations
World Bank and the IMF
10
Static Conceptual

IAS Mains 2013 General Studies Paper 2 (GS2) Analysis and Inference

  • IAS text books like Laxmikanth or NCERT helped candidates to get a few questions from polity and consitution section, but most of the questions of GS2 came from news papers and online materials provided from the government’s side. (PIB, Government reports, online studymaterials etc. for CSS, PURA etc.)
  • 90% of questions were related to current affairs. Good news paper reading habit (exploring the right areas) might have helped students in this paper much more than any bulky text book.
  • Most of the question were analytical in nature.
  • Foreign affairs totaled 70 marks, and to answer this section, good knowledge about the current foreign relations of India was necessary.

ClearIAS.com welcome feedback from candidates regarding the experience and difficulty level of the mains exam in the comment space below.

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