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UPSC Mains 2021

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8 questions, 250 marks, 3 hours. Open a question for its Hindi text, a topper’s answer to it, and to write it and get it marked.

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Topics in this paper

Philosophy and the human condition · 5Science, technology and the future · 2Environment and sustainabilityWomen and genderEducation and youthHistory and civilisationPolity, democracy and governance
  1. Topic A1The process of self-discovery has now been technologically outsourced.125 marks · 1200 words
  2. Topic A2Your perception of me is a reflection of you; my reaction to you is an awareness of me.125 marks · 1200 words
  3. Topic A3Philosophy of wantlessness is Utopian, while materialism is a chimera.125 marks · 1200 words
  4. Topic A4The real is rational and the rational is real.125 marks · 1200 words
  5. Topic B5Hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.125 marks · 1200 words
  6. Topic B6What is research, but a blind date with knowledge !125 marks · 1200 words
  7. Topic B7History repeats itself, first as a tragedy, second as a farce.125 marks · 1200 words
  8. Topic B8There are better practices to “best practices”.125 marks · 1200 words

Source: UPSC, Civil Services (Main) Examination 2021, Essay. The paper on upsc.gov.in.