UPSC Civil Services Mains 2015 — Essay
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Section A
- 1.
किसी को अनुदान देने से, उसके काम में हाथ बंटाना बेहतर है।
125Lending hands to someone is better than giving a dole.
(Answer in 1200 words)
- 2.
फुर्तीला किन्तु संतुलित व्यक्ति ही दौड़ में विजयी होता है।
125Quick but steady wins the race.
(Answer in 1200 words)
- 3.
किसी संस्था का चरित्र चित्रण, उसके नेतृत्व में प्रतिबिंबित होता है।
125Character of an institution is reflected in its leader.
(Answer in 1200 words)
- 4.
मूल्यों से वंचित शिक्षा, जैसी अभी उपयोगी है, व्यक्ति को अधिक चतुर शैतान बनाने जैसी लगती है।
125Education without values, as useful as it is, seems rather to make a man more clever devil.
(Answer in 1200 words)
Section B
- 1.
प्रौद्योगिकी, मानवशक्ति को विस्थापित नहीं कर सकती।
125Technology cannot replace manpower.
(Answer in 1200 words)
- 2.
भारत के समक्ष संकट – नैतिक या आर्थिक।
125Crisis faced in India – moral or economic.
(Answer in 1200 words)
- 3.
वे सपने जो भारत को सोने न दें।
125Dreams which should not let India sleep.
(Answer in 1200 words)
- 4.
क्या पूंजीवाद द्वारा समावेशित विकास हो पाना संभव है ?
125Can capitalism bring inclusive growth ?
(Answer in 1200 words)
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Source: UPSC CSE Mains 2015 — ESSAY question paper (transcribed from scan)