{"id":32369,"date":"2025-08-23T15:07:09","date_gmt":"2025-08-23T09:37:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/?p=32369"},"modified":"2025-08-25T09:49:30","modified_gmt":"2025-08-25T04:19:30","slug":"download-general-studies-paper-1-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/download-general-studies-paper-1-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Download General Studies Paper 1 2025 | Triumph IAS"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 class=\"entry-title\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"GENERAL_STUDIES_PAPER_%E2%80%93_1_UPSC_MAINS_CIVIL_SERVICES_IAS_EXAM_2025_QUESTION_PAPER\"><\/span><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">[GENERAL STUDIES PAPER \u2013 1]<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">UPSC MAINS CIVIL SERVICES IAS EXAM 2025 QUESTION PAPER<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<h2 align=\"center\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CGeneral_Studies_1_Paper_2025%E2%80%9D\"><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1DSI08kge38HTK1Us14giidCCevyfl5dp\/view?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #ff0000;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">\u201cGeneral Studies 1 Paper 2025\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_68 ez-toc-wrap-center counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-light-blue ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title \" >What's Inside this Blog!<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/download-general-studies-paper-1-2025\/#GENERAL_STUDIES_PAPER_%E2%80%93_1_UPSC_MAINS_CIVIL_SERVICES_IAS_EXAM_2025_QUESTION_PAPER\" title=\"[GENERAL STUDIES PAPER \u2013 1] \nUPSC MAINS CIVIL SERVICES IAS EXAM 2025 QUESTION PAPER\">[GENERAL STUDIES PAPER \u2013 1] \nUPSC MAINS CIVIL SERVICES IAS EXAM 2025 QUESTION PAPER<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-2' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/download-general-studies-paper-1-2025\/#%E2%80%9CGeneral_Studies_1_Paper_2025%E2%80%9D\" title=\"\u201cGeneral Studies 1 Paper 2025\u201d\">\u201cGeneral Studies 1 Paper 2025\u201d<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/download-general-studies-paper-1-2025\/#Download_the_GS_Paper_1_2025_UPSC\" title=\"Download the GS Paper 1 2025 UPSC\">Download the GS Paper 1 2025 UPSC<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><b>Marks :\u00a0<\/b>250<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><b>Duration:\u00a0<\/b>3 hours<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><b>Exam Date:\u00a0<\/b>23-08-2025<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><b>Subject: General Studies Paper 1 2025<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 100%;\">\n<ol>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">Discuss the salient features of the Harappan architecture.<strong> (150 words) 10<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">Examine the main aspects of Akbar&#8217;s religious syncretism. <strong>(150 words) 10\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">\u201cThe sculptors filled the Chandella artform with resilient vigor and breadth of life.\u201d Elucidate. <strong>(150 words) 10\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">How are climate change and sea level rise affecting the very existence of many island nations? Discuss with examples. <strong>(150 words) 10<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">What are non-farm primary activities? How are these activities related to physiographic features in India? Discuss with suitable examples. <strong>(150 words) 10<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">Explain briefly the ecological and economic benefits of solar energy generation in India with suitable examples. <strong>(150 words) 10<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">What are Tsunamis? How and where are they formed? What are their consequences? Explain with examples. <strong>(150 words) 10<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">How does Smart City in India address the issues of urban poverty and distributive justice? <strong>(150 words) 10<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">The ethos of civil service in India stand for the combination of professionalism with nationalistic consciousness. Elucidate. <strong>(150 words) 10<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">Do you think that globalization results in only an aggressive consumer culture? Justify your answer. <strong>(150 words) 10<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">Mahatma Jotirao Phule&#8217;s writings and efforts of social reforms touched issues of almost all subaltern classes. Discuss.<strong> (250 words) 15<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">Trace India&#8217;s consolidation process during the early phase of independence in terms of polity, economy, education, and international relations. <strong>(250 words) 15<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">The French Revolution has enduring relevance to the contemporary world. Explain. <strong>(250 words) 15<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">Give a geographical explanation of the distribution of off-shore oil reserves of the world. How are they different from the on-shore occurrences of oil reserves? <strong>(250 words) 15<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">How can Artificial Intelligence (AI) and drones be effectively used along with GIS and Remote Sensing techniques in locational and areal planning?<strong> (250 words) 15<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">Discuss how the changes in shape and sizes of continents and ocean basins of the planet take place due to tectonic movements of the crustal masses. <strong>(250 words) 15<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">Achieving sustainable growth with emphasis on environmental protection could come into conflict with poor people&#8217;s needs in a country like India. Comment. <strong>(250 words) 15<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">Discuss the distribution and density of population in the Ganga River Basin with special reference to land, soil, and water resources. <strong>(250 words) 15<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">How do you account for the growing fast food industries given that there are increased health concerns in modern society? Illustrate your answer with the Indian experience. <strong>(250 words) 15<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">Does tribal development in India centre around two axes, those of displacement and rehabilitation? 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