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ClearIAS » Civil Services Mains » UPSC Mains 2015 Essay Question Paper

UPSC Mains 2015 Essay Question Paper

Last updated on February 9, 2016 by Alex Andrews George

Instructions: Write two essays, choosing one from each of the following Section A & B, in about 1000-1200 words. Total Marks: 250.

Section ‘A’

  1. Lending hands to someone is better than giving a dole.
  2. Quick but steady wins the race.
  3. Character of an institution is reflected in its leader.
  4. Education without values, as useful as it is, seems rather to make a man more clever devil.

Section B

  1. Technology cannot replace manpower.
  2. Crisis faced in India – moral or economic.
  3.  Dreams which should not let India sleep.
  4. Can capitalism bring inclusive growth?
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      January 21, 2017 at 8:18 pm

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