{"id":206164,"date":"2022-09-16T12:16:07","date_gmt":"2022-09-16T06:46:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=206164"},"modified":"2023-09-04T23:34:38","modified_gmt":"2023-09-04T18:04:38","slug":"download-pdf-upsc-ias-mains-2022-essay-question-paper","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/download-pdf-upsc-ias-mains-2022-essay-question-paper\/","title":{"rendered":"[Download pdf] UPSC IAS Mains 2022 &#8211; Essay Question Paper"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>UPSC IAS Mains 2022 Examinations have started with the essay paper. After the completion of the examination in the first session, UPSC IAS Mains 2022 Essay Question Paper is out. If you are preparing for the 2023 examination, you can go through the question paper and check the type of topics that are being asked.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/UPSC-MAINS-2022-ESSAY-QP.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Download pdf of UPSC IAS Mains 2022 &#8211; Essay Question Paper<\/a> or View the Images of UPSC IAS Mains 2022 &#8211; Essay Question Paper below:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Section A<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Forests are the best case studies of economic excellence<\/li>\n<li>Poets are the unacknowledged legislators of the world<\/li>\n<li>History is a series of victories won by the scientific man over the romantic men<\/li>\n<li>A ship in harbour is safe, but that is not what a ship is meant for<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Section B<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>The time to repair the roof is when sun is shining<\/li>\n<li>You cannot step twice in the same river<\/li>\n<li>A smile is the chosen vehicle for all ambiguities<\/li>\n<li>Just because you have a choice, it does not mean that any of them has to be right<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-206210 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/UPSC-mains-Essay-question-paper-2022.png?resize=717%2C952&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"717\" height=\"952\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/UPSC-mains-Essay-question-paper-2022.png?resize=226%2C300&amp;ssl=1 226w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/UPSC-mains-Essay-question-paper-2022.png?w=768&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 717px) 100vw, 717px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>To access Previous Year Question Paper<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/upsc-previous-year-question-papers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click Here\u00a0<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"ui-provider fy b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z ab ac ae af ag ah ai aj ak\" dir=\"ltr\"><p><strong>Previous Year UPSC Mains Papers<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse; width: 86.0362%; height: 175px;\">\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr style=\"height: 27px;\">\r\n<td style=\"width: 9.40774%; height: 27px;\"><strong>Year\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 15.4348%; height: 27px;\"><strong>GS Paper I<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 16.0619%; height: 27px;\"><strong>GS Paper II<\/strong>\u00a0<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 15.9538%; height: 27px;\"><strong>GS Paper III<\/strong>\u00a0<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 17.2105%; height: 27px;\"><strong>GS Paper IV<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 13.4383%; height: 27px;\"><strong>Essay<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr style=\"height: 27px;\">\r\n<td style=\"width: 9.40774%; height: 27px;\"><strong>2015<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 15.4348%; height: 27px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/page\/gs-general-studies-paper-1-upsc-mains-2015\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Paper I <\/a>\u00a0<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 16.0619%; height: 27px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/page\/gs-general-studies-paper-2-upsc-mains-2015\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PaperII <\/a><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 15.9538%; height: 27px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/page\/gs-general-studies-paper-3-upsc-mains-2015\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Paper III<\/a>\u00a0<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 17.2105%; height: 27px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/page\/gs-general-studies-paper-4-upsc-mains-2015\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Paper IV<\/a>\u00a0<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 13.4383%; height: 27px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/page\/upsc-mains-2015-essay-paper\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Essay\u00a0\u00a0<\/a><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr style=\"height: 27px;\">\r\n<td style=\"width: 9.40774%; height: 27px;\"><strong>2016<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 15.4348%; height: 27px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/page\/download-upsc-mains-2016-general-studies-paper-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Paper I<\/a>\u00a0<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 16.0619%; height: 27px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/page\/download-upsc-mains-2016-general-studies-paper-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Paper II<\/a>\u00a0<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 15.9538%; height: 27px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/page\/download-upsc-mains-2016-general-studies-paper-3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u00a0Paper III<\/a><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 17.2105%; height: 27px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/page\/download-upsc-mains-2016-general-studies-ethics-paper-4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Paper IV<\/a><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 13.4383%; height: 27px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/page\/download-upsc-mains-2016-essay-question-paper\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u00a0Essay<\/a> \u00a0<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr style=\"height: 27px;\">\r\n<td style=\"width: 9.40774%; height: 27px;\"><strong>2017<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 15.4348%; height: 27px;\">\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/page\/general-studies-paper-1-2017-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Paper I<\/a>\u00a0<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 16.0619%; height: 27px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/page\/general-studies-paper-2-2017-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Paper II<\/a>\u00a0<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 15.9538%; height: 27px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/page\/general-studies-paper-3-2017-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Paper III<\/a>\u00a0<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 17.2105%; height: 27px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/page\/general-studies-paper-4-2017-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Paper IV<\/a>\u00a0<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 13.4383%; height: 27px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/page\/auto-draft-4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Essay<\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr style=\"height: 13px;\">\r\n<td style=\"width: 9.40774%; height: 13px;\"><strong>2018<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 15.4348%; height: 13px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/page\/general-studies-paper-1-2018-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Paper I<\/a>\u00a0<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 16.0619%; height: 13px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/page\/general-studies-paper-2-2018-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Paper II<\/a>\u00a0<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 15.9538%; height: 13px;\">\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/page\/general-studies-paper-3-2018-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Paper III<\/a>\u00a0<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 17.2105%; height: 13px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/page\/general-studies-paper-4-2018-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Paper IV<\/a>\u00a0<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 13.4383%; height: 13px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/page\/essay-paper-2018-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Essay<\/a>\u00a0<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr style=\"height: 27px;\">\r\n<td style=\"width: 9.40774%; height: 27px;\"><strong>2019<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 15.4348%; height: 27px;\">\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/page\/general-studies-1-paper-upsc-civil-services-mains-examination-2019-3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Paper I<\/a><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 16.0619%; height: 27px;\">\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/page\/general-studies-2-paper-upsc-civil-services-mains-examination-2019-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Paper II<\/a> \u00a0<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 15.9538%; height: 27px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/page\/general-studies-3-paper-upsc-civil-services-mains-examination-2019-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Paper III<\/a><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 17.2105%; height: 27px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/page\/general-studies-4-paper-upsc-civil-services-mains-examination-2019-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Paper IV<\/a><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 13.4383%; height: 27px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/article\/essay-paper-upsc-civil-services-mains-examination-2019\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Essay<\/a> \u00a0<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr style=\"height: 27px;\">\r\n<td style=\"width: 9.40774%; height: 27px;\"><strong>2020<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 15.4348%; height: 27px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/mains-2020-gs-1-question-paper-upsc-civil-service-ias-mains-examination-2020\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Paper I<\/a>\u00a0<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 16.0619%; height: 27px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/downloadgeneral-studies-paper-2-upsc-mains-civil-services-exam-2020-question-paper\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Paper II<\/a>\u00a0<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 15.9538%; height: 27px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/upsc-mains-2020-general-studies-gs-3-question-paper-civil-services-ias-mains-examination\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Paper III<\/a>\u00a0<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 17.2105%; height: 27px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/upsc-mains-2020-gs-4-general-studies-question-paper-upsc-civil-services-ias-mains-examination\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Paper IV<\/a>\u00a0<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 13.4383%; height: 27px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/download-upsc-essay-question-paper-2020-civil-services-mains-examination\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Essay<\/a> \u00a0<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"width: 12.3849%;\"><strong>2021<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 16.9429%;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/download-upsc-ias-mains-2021-gs-1-question-paper\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Paper I<\/a><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 18.4624%;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/download-upsc-ias-mains-2021-gs-2-question-paper\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Paper II<\/a><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 19.7053%;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/upsc-ias-mains-2021-gs-3-question-paper\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Paper III<\/a><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 19.4402%;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/upsc-ias-mains-2021-gs-4-question-paper\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Paper IV<\/a><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 12.7519%;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/upsc-ias-mains-2021-essay-question-paper\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Essay<\/a><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"width: 12.3849%;\"><strong>2022<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 16.9429%;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/upsc-ias-mains-2021-essay-question-paper\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Paper I<\/a><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 18.4624%;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/download-pdf-upsc-ias-mains-2022-gs-2-question-paper\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Paper II<\/a><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 19.7053%;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/upsc-ias-civil-services-mains-2022-gs-general-studies-paper-3-question-paper\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Paper III<\/a><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 19.4402%;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/upsc-ias-mains-2022-gs-paper-4-question-paper\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Paper IV<\/a><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 12.7519%;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/download-pdf-upsc-ias-mains-2022-essay-question-paper\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Essay<\/a><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"width: 12.3849%;\"><strong>2023<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 16.9429%;\">Paper I<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 18.4624%;\">Paper II<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 19.7053%;\">Paper III<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 19.4402%;\">Paper IV<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 12.7519%;\">Essay<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UPSC IAS Mains 2022 Examinations have started with the essay paper. 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