UPSC Mains 2019 · GS IV · Q6(b) · 10 marks · 150 words

What do each of the following quotations mean to you ? “A man is but a product of his thoughts. What he thinks he becomes.” — M. K. Gandhi

हिन्दी में

निम्नलिखित में से प्रत्येक उद्धरण के आपके लिए क्या मायने हैं ? ‘‘व्यक्ति और कुछ नहीं केवल अपने विचारों का उत्पाद होता है । वह जो सोचता है वही बन जाता है ।’’ — एम. के. गाँधी

How a topper answered it

Madhavi RAIR 446 · CSE 2024 · 102 wordsTheir whole copy

Opening

Here Gandhiji saying about the importance of thoughts in shaping oneself.

Body · continuous prose

This quote mean to me:-

'Belief' is necessary ingredient for any action to become successful. Because the same thoughts create conducive environment for one to realize those.

As man is the product of his thoughts, it can give positive or negative results. For example thoughts of APJ kalam made him scientist and the thoughts of Osama made him terrorist.

Close · a way forward

Hence it becomes important what we think. It is necessary to imbibe positive thoughts in children in order to mold them in a positive manner to create the positive society of equality.

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Source: UPSC, Civil Services (Main) Examination 2019, General Studies Paper IV, Q6(b). The paper on upsc.gov.in. Themes and links to toppers’ answers are by UPSC Grade, not by UPSC.