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UPSC CSE Mains 2017 — Indian Society Questions with Answers

All 5 Indian Society previous-year questions from UPSC CSE Mains 2017, each with the correct answer and a full explanation. Practise them as a free, timed mock test with instant scoring.

1. Q1.Social Change

   Mention the advantages of the cultivation of pulses because of which the year 2016 was declared as the International Year of Pulses by the United Nations.

2. Q2.Diversity & Integration

   What are the two major legal initiatives by the State since Independence, addressing discrimination against Scheduled Tribes (STs)?

3. Q3.Social Change

   In what way can floods be converted into a sustainable source of irrigation and all-weather inland navigation in India?

4. Q4.Diversity & Integration

   Distinguish between religiousness/religiosity and communalism, giving one example of how the former has got transformed into the latter in independent India.

5. Q5.Urbanization

   "The growth of cities as IT hubs has opened up new avenues of employment, but has also created new problems." Substantiate this statement with examples.