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ESSAY PAPER: UPSC Civil Services Mains Examination – 2018
SECTION – A
Q.1) alternative technologies for a climate change resilient India
Q.2) A good life is one inspired by love and guided by knowledge
Q.3) Poverty anywhere is a threat to prosperity everywhere
Q.4) Management of Indian border disputes – a complex task
SECTION – B
Q.1) Customary morality cannot be a guide to modern life
Q.2) “The past’ is a permanent dimension of human consciousness and values
Q.3) A people that values its privileges above its principles loses both
Q.4) Reality does not conform to the ideal, but confirms it
