UPSC Mains 2017 Essay Question Paper

UPSC Mains 2017 Essay Question Paper

Instructions: Write two essays, choosing one from each of the following Section A & B, in about 1000-1200 words. Total Marks: 250.

   Section – A

1. Farming has lost the ability to be a source of subsistence for majority of farmers in India.
2. Impact of the new economic measures on fiscal ties between the union and states in India.
3. Destiny of a nation is shaped in its classrooms.
4. Has the Non- Alignment Movement(NAM) lost its relevance in a multipolar world.

   Section – B

1. Joy is the simplest form of gratitude.
2. Fulfillment of ‘new woman’ in India is a myth.
3. We may brave human laws but cannot resist natural laws.
4. Social media is inherently a selfish medium.

UPSC Mains 2014 Essay Question Paper

UPSC Mains 2014 Essay Question Paper 

Instructions: Write two essays, choosing one from each of the following Section A & B, in about 1000-1200 words. Total Marks: 250.

Section ‘A’

      a)      With greater power comes greater responsibility.

      b)      Is the growing level of competition good for the youth?

      c)       Are the standardized tests good measure of academic ability or progress?

      d)      Words are sharper than the two-edged sword.

Section B

1.       Was it the policy paralysis or the paralysis of implementation which slowed the growth of our country?

2.       Is sting operation an invasion on privacy?

3.       Fifty Golds in Olympics: Can this be a reality for India?

4.       Tourism: Can this be the next big thing for India?

UPSC Mains 2015 Essay Question Paper

Instructions: Write two essays, choosing one from each of the following Section A & B, in about 1000-1200 words. Total Marks: 250.

Section ‘A’

1. Lending hands to someone is better than giving a dole.
2. Quick but steady wins the race.
3. Character of an institution is reflected in its leader.
4. Education without values, as useful as it is, seems rather to make a man more clever devil.

Section B

1. Technology cannot replace manpower.
2. Crisis faced in India – moral or economic.
3.  Dreams which should not let India sleep.
4. Can capitalism bring inclusive growth?

 

UPSC 2016 Mains Essay Question Paper

Instructions: Write two essays, choosing one from each of the following Section A and B, in about 1000-1200 words.

Section A

1. If development is not engendered, it is endangered
2. Need brings greed, if greed increases it spoils breed
3. Water disputes between states in federal India
4. Innovation is the key determinant of economic growth and social welfare

Section B

1. Cooperative federalism: Myth or reality
2. Cyberspace and internet: Blessing or curse to the human civilization in the long run
3. Near jobless growth in India: An anomaly or an outcome of economic reforms
4. Digital economy: A leveller or a source of economic inequality