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UPSC Mains 2023 Essay Paper has been conducted on the first day of the Civil Services mains Examination. The question paper of the same is out. You can download the question paper from the link given below:
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UPSC Mains 2023 Essay Paper
Write two essays, choosing one topic from each of the following Sections A and B, in about 1000-1200 words each:
Section A
1. Thinking is like a game, it does not begin unless there is an opposite team.
चिंतन एक तरह का खेल है, यह तब तक प्रारम्भ नहीं होता, जब तक एक विरोधी पक्ष न हो ।
2. Visionary decision-making happens at the intersection of intuition and logic.
दूरदर्शी निर्णय तभी लिए जाते हैं जब अंतर्ज्ञान और तर्क का परस्पर मेल होता है।
3. Not all who wander are lost.
सभी भटकने वाले गुम नहीं होते हैं ।
4. Inspiration for creativity springs from the effort to look for the magical in the mundane.
रचनात्मकता की प्रेरणा लौकिकता में चमत्कार ढूँढने के प्रयास से उपजती हैं।
Section – B
5. Girls are weighed down by restrictions, boys with demands two equally harmful disciplines.
लड़कियाँ बंदिशों के तथा लड़के अपेक्षा के बोझ तले दबे हुए होते हैं दोनों ही समान रूप से हानिकारक व्यवस्थाएँ हैं।
6. Mathematics is the music of reason.
गणित ज्ञान का संगीत है ।
7. A society that has more justice is a society that needs less charity.
जिस समाज में अधिक न्याय होता है, उस समाज को दान की कम आवश्यकता होती है।
8. Education is what remains after one has forgotten what one has learned in school.
शिक्षा वह है जो विद्यालय में सीखी गई बातों को भूल जाने के बाद भी शेष रह जाती है।
The Essay Paper is a crucial part of the UPSC Mains Examination. It carries 250 marks and is divided into two sections: Section A and Section B. Each section has four essay topics, and you must pick one topic from each section to write on. The time allotted is 3 hours.
UPSC CSE Main exam 2023 schedule
| Date | Forenoon session | Afternoon session |
| September 15 | Paper I Essay | No paper |
| September 16 | Paper -II General Studies-I | Paper-III General Studies-II |
| September 17 | Paper -IV General Studies-III | Paper -V General Studies-IV |
| September 23 | Paper- A Indian Language | Paper B English |
| September 24 | Paper-VI Optional Subject paper-1 | Paper-VII Optional Subject Paper -2 |
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