{"id":6497,"date":"2017-08-15T16:33:23","date_gmt":"2017-08-15T11:03:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=6497"},"modified":"2017-08-15T16:36:06","modified_gmt":"2017-08-15T11:06:06","slug":"forumias-upsc-mains-general-studies-test-series-for-upsc-csm-2017-essay-test-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/forumias-upsc-mains-general-studies-test-series-for-upsc-csm-2017-essay-test-1\/","title":{"rendered":"ForumIAS UPSC Mains General Studies Test Series for UPSC CSM-2017 : Essay Test-1"},"content":{"rendered":"<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">UPSC Mains General Studies Test Series<\/span> \u00a0(Target UPSC CSM-2017)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Test-3<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Topic :\u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Essay Test<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Welcome to the Essay Test,\u00a0Mains General Studies Test Series.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Topic for Today<\/strong>: <b>Essay Test\u00a0<\/b>(15th August, 2017)<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Instructions<\/strong>: Write an essay on the following topics in about 1000-1200 words.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Time<\/strong>\u00a0: 90 minutes<\/p>\n<p><strong>Marks<\/strong>\u00a0: 125<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Note<\/span><\/strong>: <span style=\"color: #000000;\">Click on the links to write the Essay<\/span>.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>1.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/ask-not-what-your-country-can-do-for-you-ask-what-you-can-do-for-your-country\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ask not what your country can do for you. Ask what you can do for your country.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>2. <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/no-sanction-can-stand-against-ignited-minds\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8220;No sanction can stand against ignited minds.&#8221;<\/a> (APJ Abdul Kalam)<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/U86GdZ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Download Mains Marathon Free GS Mock Tests Plan Here<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/h2>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>(24 Sectional Tests, 12 Essay Tests and 4 Full-length Tests)<\/strong><\/h6>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Next Test<\/strong>:\u00a0(17th August, 2017)<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Indian Society\u00a0<\/strong><\/span>(Role of women and women\u2019s organization, Population, Urbanisation, Globalisation and related issues, Social empowerment, communalism, regionalism &amp; secularism)<br \/>\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Geography &#8211; All Topics\u00a0<\/strong><\/span>(Important Geophysical Phenomena, factors responsible for the location , salient Features of physical geography)<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>We request all the aspirants to participate actively in this Initiative.<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>The tests are designed in such a way that students would be able to complete the GS Mains syllabus on time and have ample answer writing practice before CSM-2017.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Note from our side<\/span>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Try to cover the syllabus as we move ahead as per the plan. Topic listing of the tests is there in the plan.<\/li>\n<li>You have to supplement the Mains Marathon Free GS Test Series with\u00a0Daily\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/mains-marathon\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Mains Marathon Answer Writing Practice<\/strong><\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h6><strong>More about the Mains Marathon\u00a0Test Series:<\/strong><\/h6>\n<ul>\n<li>We will be posting the Mains Marathon Tests around<strong>\u00a05 PM.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>There would be\u00a0<strong>24 Sectional Tests, 12 Essay Tests and 4 Full-length Tests<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Each Sectional Test will have 7 Questions.<\/li>\n<li>You are expected to spend not more than 10 minutes on each question.<\/li>\n<li>In essence, the exercise, even when done at a slow pace, should help you do a\u00a0<strong>meaningful Answer Writing Practice<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>We will try to keep all questions meaningful and relevant to the examination.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h6><strong>How to get updated when questions are posted?<\/strong><\/h6>\n<p>You must be subscribed to this blog via wordpress.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/subscribe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Click here<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0to subscribe to this blog.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Note<\/span>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>You should\u00a0<strong>review at least 3-5 Answers<\/strong>\u00a0for every question that you write.<\/li>\n<li>Ask others to review your answers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Did you like our new Initiative? <strong>Any suggestions?\u00a0<\/strong>Do let us know.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>To know more about the GS Test Series : <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/gs-tests-mains-marathon-upsc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Click Here<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>To Download the GS Test Series Plan : <a href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/U86GdZ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Click Here<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/U86GdZ\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-6101 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.forumias.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/test-series-mains.png?resize=621%2C564\" alt=\"\" width=\"621\" height=\"564\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/test-series-mains.png?w=621&amp;ssl=1 621w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/test-series-mains.png?resize=150%2C136&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/test-series-mains.png?resize=300%2C272&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 621px) 100vw, 621px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">(<em>All Mains Marathon followers, do participate in the Free Mains Marathon GS Test Series actively and make the Initiative a success. Post answers and review others answers<\/em>).<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>All Mains Marathon GS Tests are updated <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/gs-tests-mains-marathon-upsc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>here<\/strong><\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UPSC Mains General Studies Test Series \u00a0(Target UPSC CSM-2017) Test-3 Topic :\u00a0Essay Test Welcome to the Essay Test,\u00a0Mains General Studies Test Series. Topic for Today: Essay Test\u00a0(15th August, 2017) Instructions: Write an essay on the following topics in about 1000-1200 words. Time\u00a0: 90 minutes Marks\u00a0: 125 Note: Click on the links to write the Essay.&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/forumias-upsc-mains-general-studies-test-series-for-upsc-csm-2017-essay-test-1\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">ForumIAS UPSC Mains General Studies Test Series for UPSC CSM-2017 : Essay Test-1<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":61,"featured_media":1387,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[116,9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6497","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-gs-tests-mains-marathon","category-public","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/answer-writing.jpg?fit=1000%2C435&ssl=1","views":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6497","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/61"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6497"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6497\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1387"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6497"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6497"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6497"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}