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UPSC Mains 2022

Essay (Essay)

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 · 5Economy, development and work · 2Environment and sustainabilityArt, literature and mediaSociety and cultureHistory and civilisationScience, technology and the futureLeadership and characterEthics and values
  1. Topic A1Forests are the best case studies for economic excellence125 marks · 1200 words
  2. Topic A2Poets are the unacknowledged legislators of the world125 marks · 1200 words
  3. Topic A3History is a series of victories won by the scientific man over the romantic man125 marks · 1200 words
  4. Topic A4A ship in harbour is safe, but that is not what ship is for125 marks · 1200 words
  5. Topic B5The time to repair the roof is when the sun is shining125 marks · 1200 words
  6. Topic B6You cannot step twice in the same river125 marks · 1200 words
  7. Topic B7A smile is the chosen vehicle for all ambiguities125 marks · 1200 words
  8. Topic B8Just because you have a choice, it does not mean that any of them has to be right125 marks · 1200 words

Source: UPSC, Civil Services (Main) Examination 2022, Essay. The paper on upsc.gov.in.