GS1 · Indian Heritage & Culture, History, Geography & Society
Post-independence consolidation and reorganization within the country.
Syllabus line GS1-L4. These 6 themes have PYQs under it; several also draw on other papers.
- T19Integration & reorganisation of states: princely states, linguistic states, new & smaller states
- T20Post-independence consolidation: polity, economy, Jai Jawan Jai Kisan
- T21Early foreign policy & wars: Tashkent, Bangladesh 1971, Gujral doctrine
- T108Civil services in a democracy: ethos, neutrality, reforms
- T127Planning: Nehruvian planning, Soviet influence, NITI Aayog
- T144Land reforms, tenancy & land acquisition: from Bhoodan to the 2013 Act