👑🌎 UPSC Mains 2026 GS 1 Paper Topicwise History, Geography & Society
### History (75)
1. Analyze the importance of Ashokan inscriptions for reconstructing Mauryan history. (10)
2. Discuss the impact of Macaulay's Minute on colonial administration and education in India. (10)
3. The significance of the Gandhian movements lay in the masses they mobilized. Elucidate. (10)
4. Vijayanagara architecture exemplifies the amalgamation of past traditions with contemporary practices. Elucidate with examples. (15)
5. Linguistic reorganization of Indian States was driven by popular pressure from below. Comment. (15)
6. The model of planned economy was adopted in India to address the regional imbalances left behind by colonial rule. Comment. (15)
### History (75)
1. Analyze the importance of Ashokan inscriptions for reconstructing Mauryan history. (10)
2. Discuss the impact of Macaulay's Minute on colonial administration and education in India. (10)
3. The significance of the Gandhian movements lay in the masses they mobilized. Elucidate. (10)
4. Vijayanagara architecture exemplifies the amalgamation of past traditions with contemporary practices. Elucidate with examples. (15)
5. Linguistic reorganization of Indian States was driven by popular pressure from below. Comment. (15)
6. The model of planned economy was adopted in India to address the regional imbalances left behind by colonial rule. Comment. (15)