(Download) UPSC IAS Mains Essay Exam Question Paper - 2018
(Download) UPSC Mains 2018 Question Paper: Essay Compulsory
Marks : 250 (125x2)
Duration: 3 hours
Write Two Essays, choosing One from each of the Sections A and B, in about 1000-1200 words each.
Section-A (125 marks) - Choose any one Essay
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Alternative technologies for a climate change resilient India.
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A good life is one inspired by love and guided by knowledge.
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Poverty anywhere is a threat to prosperity everywhere.
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Management of Indian border disputes - a complex task.
Section-B (125 marks)- Choose any one Essay
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Customary morality cannot be a guide to modern life.
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“The past’ is a permanent dimension of human consciousness and values.
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A people that values its privileges above its principles loses both.
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Reality does not conform to the ideal, but confirms it.