UPSC Mains · Essay · Topic

Women and gender

5 UPSC Mains Essay questions on Women and gender, 2016 to 2023, newest first, as UPSC set them.

  1. 2023 Topic B5Girls are weighed down by restrictions, boys with demands — two equally harmful disciplines.125 marks · 1200 words
  2. 2021 Topic B5Hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.125 marks · 1200 words
  3. 2020 Topic B7Patriarchy is the least noticed yet the most significant structure of social inequality125 marks · 1200 words
  4. 2017 Topic B2Fulfilment of ‘new woman’ in India is a myth.125 marks · 1200 words
  5. 2016 Topic A1If development is not engendered, it is endangered125 marks · 1200 words

Other Essay topics

Art, literature and mediaEconomy, development and workEducation and youthEnvironment and sustainabilityEthics and valuesHealth and wellbeingHistory and civilisationIndia and the worldLeadership and characterPhilosophy and the human conditionPolity, democracy and governanceScience, technology and the futureSociety and culture

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