(Download) UPSC IAS Mains Essay Exam Question Paper - 2024
(Download) UPSC Mains 2024 Question Paper: Essay Compulsory
- Marks : 250 (125 marks x 2)
- Duration: 3 hours
- Exam Date: 20-09-2024
- Year : 2024
Write Two Essays, choosing One Topic from each of the Sections A and B, in about 1000-1200 words each.
Section-A (125 marks) - Choose any one Essay
Section-A
1. Forests precede civilizations and deserts follow them.
2. The empires of the future will be the empires of the mind.
3. There is no path to happiness; Happiness is the path.
4. The doubter is a true man of science.
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Section-B
5. Social media is Triggering 'Fear of Missing Out' amongst the youth, precipitating depression and loneliness.
6. Nearly all men can stand adversity, but to test the character, give him power.
7. All ideas having large consequences are always simple.
8. The cost of being wrong is less than the cost of doing nothing.