PAPER- 3
Essay for UPSC
- Candidates may be required to write essays on multiple topics.
- They will be expected to keep closely to the subject of the essay to arrange their ideas in orderly fashion, and to write concisely.
How is the essay question paper?
- The essay question paper is mainly divided into two parts.
- A total of two essays, choosing one option each from the 4 options given in each part.
- This question paper is of total 250 marks, each essay is of 125 marks.
- The prescribed word limit of each essay is approximately 1000-1200.
Nature of topics asked in the UPSC essay:
The table given below can give you information about the nature of the areas and subjects asked in this UPSC examination.
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(Subject)
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(Essay)
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Quote-based abstract topics
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- mathematics is the music of logic (2023)
- Not all who wander are lost (2023)
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Education
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- Is increasing level of competition good for youth? (2014)
- His destiny of a nation is shaped in its classrooms. ( 2017)
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Economy
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- Innovation is a key determinant of economic growth and social well-being. (2016)
- Nearly unemployed growth in India: An anomaly or a consequence of economic reforms. (2016)
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Science and Technology
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- Alternative technologies for a climate change resilient India. (2018)
- Technology cannot replace manpower. (2015)
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Federalism, decentralization
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- Water disputes between states in federal India. (2016)
- Creation of small states and its resulting administrative, economic and developmental implications. (2011)
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Woman
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- The fulfillment of the 'new woman' in India is a myth (2017)
- The reins of the world are in the hands that rock the cradle (2021)
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Media and society
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- Is a sting operation an invasion of privacy? (2014)
- Does Indian cinema shape our popular culture or merely reflect it? (2011)
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