UPSC Civil Services Mains Exam 2017: Essay Question Paper

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Instructions: Write two essays, choosing one from each of the following Section A & B, in about 1000-1200 words.

Total Marks: 250

Section – A

  1. Farming has lost the ability to be a source of subsistence for majority of farmers in India.
  2. Impact of the new economic measures on fiscal ties between the union and states in India.
  3. Destiny of a nation is shaped in its classrooms.
  4. Has the Non- Alignment Movement (NAM) lost its relevance in a multipolar world.

Section – B

  1. Joy is the simplest form of gratitude.
  2. Fulfillment of ‘new woman’ in India is a myth.
  3. We may brave human laws but cannot resist natural laws.
  4. ‘Social media’ is inherently  a selfish medium.

 

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