UPSC Mains · Essay · Topic

Ethics and values

19 UPSC Mains Essay questions on Ethics and values, 2013 to 2026, newest first, as UPSC set them.

  1. 2026 Topic A2A grateful mind is very beautiful.125 marks · 1200 words
  2. 2026 Topic B7Shelving hard decisions is the least ethical course.125 marks · 1200 words
  3. 2025 Topic A1Truth knows no color.125 marks · 1200 words
  4. 2024 Topic B6Nearly all men can stand adversity, but to test the character, give him power.125 marks · 1200 words
  5. 2023 Topic B7A society that has more justice is a society that needs less charity.125 marks · 1200 words
  6. 2022 Topic B8Just because you have a choice, it does not mean that any of them has to be right125 marks · 1200 words
  7. 2020 Topic A1Life is long journey between human being and being humane125 marks · 1200 words
  8. 2019 Topic A2Values are not what humanity is, but what humanity ought to be125 marks · 1200 words
  9. 2019 Topic A3Best for an individual is not necessarily best for the society125 marks · 1200 words
  10. 2018 Topic A2A good life is one inspired by love and guided by knowledge125 marks · 1200 words
  11. 2018 Topic B5Customary morality cannot be a guide to modern life125 marks · 1200 words
  12. 2018 Topic B7A people that values its privileges above its principles loses both125 marks · 1200 words
  13. 2017 Topic B1Joy is the simplest form of gratitude.125 marks · 1200 words
  14. 2016 Topic A2Need brings greed, if greed increases it spoils breed125 marks · 1200 words
  15. 2015 Topic A1Lending hands to someone is better than giving a dole.125 marks · 1200 words
  16. 2015 Topic A4Education without values, as useful as it is, seems rather to make a man more clever devil.125 marks · 1200 words
  17. 2015 Topic B2Crisis faced in India – moral or economic.125 marks · 1200 words
  18. 2014 Topic B2Is sting operation an invasion on privacy?125 marks · 1200 words
  19. 2013 Q1*Be the change you want to see in others* — Gandhiji.250 marks · 2500 words

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Art, literature and mediaEconomy, development and workEducation and youthEnvironment and sustainabilityHealth and wellbeingHistory and civilisationIndia and the worldLeadership and characterPhilosophy and the human conditionPolity, democracy and governanceScience, technology and the futureSociety and cultureWomen and gender

Source: UPSC, Civil Services (Main) Examination question papers, upsc.gov.in. Topics are by UPSC Grade, not by UPSC.