UPSC Mains answer writing practice
Answer writing practice, with how toppers answered.
8600+ questions toppers answered, by paper, theme and year. Open one to see how toppers opened, built and closed their answers, then write yours and get it marked part by part.
From toppers’ answer copies: questions they answered in test series, not UPSC’s own papers. A question’s year is the year the toppers who answered it cleared CSE.
GS1
908 questionsHeritage, history, geography, society
All GS1 questionsGS2
1,564 questionsPolity, governance, IR, social justice
Policy Design and ImplementationTransparency and AccountabilityJudiciaryConstitution and Basic StructureBilateral RelationsFederalismAll GS2 questionsGS3
1,500 questionsEconomy, environment, S&T, security
Inclusive GrowthMacroeconomic IndicatorsClimate ChangeInfrastructureEnvironmental GovernanceIndustrial Policy and LiberalisationAll GS3 questionsGS4
2,285 questionsEthics, integrity and aptitude
Ethical Dilemmas in GovernmentCivil Service ValuesDimensions of EthicsHuman ValuesAccountability and Ethical GovernanceEmpathy and CompassionAll GS4 questionsEssay
16 questionsEssay topics
All Essay questionsSociology I
1,250 questionsThinkers, methods, stratification, religion, change
Karl MarxClass, Status, Gender and RaceTheories and Agents of Social ChangeMax WeberScience and Scientific MethodEmile DurkheimAll Sociology I questionsSociology II
1,154 questionsCaste, tribes, villages, movements, Indian society
Caste SystemPatriarchy and EntitlementsPoverty and InequalityModernisation of Indian TraditionSocial Classes in IndiaKinship, Family and Marriage in IndiaAll Sociology II questions