UPSC IFOS 2025 GK Paper

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UPSC IFOS 2025 general knowledge question paper covering diverse areas including Vedic philosophy and sustainable forest management, historical and political developments of the 6th century, Gandhara art, India’s freedom struggle, center-state-local financial relations, banking reforms for a digital economy, agriculture insurance impacts, commercial forestry, governance under President’s rule, constitutional law topics including assent and Article 21, reservation policy evolution, and environment-agriculture linkages such as urban heat islands, river systems, revolutions in agriculture, flash floods, agriculture technology trends, forests as national wealth, energy-biotechnology, climate change causes, and science/technology themes such as quantum technologies, energy storage, nanotechnology, and rational treatment versus superstition.

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UPSC IFOS 2025 GK PAPER QUESTION 1 (a) Discuss the contribution of Vedic philosophy in promotion of sustainable forest management. (Answer in 200 words) - 15 marks (b) Bring out the political signiﬁcance of the ﬁrst three decades of 6th century. (Answer in 200 words) - 15 marks (c) What were the basic features of the Gandhara school of art? (Answer in 125 words) - 10 marks (d) Assess the role played by revolutionary nationalists in India's struggle for freedom. (Answer in 125 words) - 10 marks QUESTION 2 (a) Critically examine the Centre-State-Local ﬁnancial relations as prescribed in the Indian Constitution. Given the experience of the last 75 years, what changes are necessary to improve the situation? Also suggest some measures for consideration of the 16th Finance Commission. (Answer in 200 words) - 15 marks [acads.com](acads.com) [t.me/IndianForestServices](t.me/IndianForestServices) [t.me/acadsCSE](t.me/acadsCSE) (b) What are the important changes brought out in the Indian banking system in the recent years? How will it cater to the needs of a digitalized monetary system? (Answer in 200 words) - 15 marks (c) "The impact of agriculture insurance schemes on saving the farmers from the vagaries of nature is marginal. "Comment on the statement and suggest how the income of the farmers can be stabilized. (Answer in 125 words) - 10 marks (d) What is commercial forestry? Examine the possibility of this without compromising the sustainable requirement of forest management. (Answer in 125 words) - 10 marks QUESTION 3 (a) How is President's rule imposed in a State in India? How have different Governors dealt with dissolving Legislative Assemblies after President's rule has been invoked?(Answer in 200 words) - 15 marks (b) What is the process of granting assent to the Bills by a Governor of State? Can the Governor exercise a 'pocket veto'? What are the potential implications of the 'pocket veto'? Answer in the light of recent judgement of the Supreme Court of India. (Answer in 200 words) - 15 marks (c) Discuss the scope of Article 21 of the Indian Constitution. Has 'due process of law' been incorporated under Article 21 of the Indian Constitution? (Answer in 125 words) - 10 marks [acads.com](acads.com) [t.me/IndianForestServices](t.me/IndianForestServices) [t.me/acadsCSE](t.me/acadsCSE) (d) "The philosophy behind the system of reservation in India is evolving." Analyze. (Answer in 125 words) - 10 marks QUESTION 4 (a) The phenomenon of urban heat island results in increased energy consumption. The development of green infrastructure is a sustainable mitigation measure. Do you agree? Provide justiﬁcation. (Answer in 200 words) - 15 marks (b) Describe brieﬂy the key differences between the Himalayan and Peninsular river systems in India. What could be the key consequences of interlinking of rivers in India? (Answer in 200 words) - 15 marks (c) What do you understand by the terms 'Blue Revolution'and 'White Revol

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