UPSC Civil Services Mains 2016 — Essay
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Every question from the UPSC Civil Services Mains 2016 Essay, transcribed from the commission's own paper in both Hindi and English and reproduced here with its printed marks and word limits. Conducted by the Union Public Service Commission. Free to read. Attempt any question by hand and send the copy in to have it marked against this paper's own scale.
Time Allowed : Three Hours
Maximum Marks : 250
Question Paper Specific Instructions
- (प्रश्नों के उत्तर देने से पहले निम्नलिखित प्रत्येक अनुदेश को कृपया ध्यानपूर्वक पढ़ें)
- प्रवेश-पत्र में प्राधिकृत माध्यम में निबन्ध लिखना आवश्यक है तथा इस माध्यम का स्पष्ट उल्लेख प्रश्न-सह-उत्तर (क्यू० सी० ए०) पुस्तिका के मुखपृष्ठ पर निर्दिष्ट स्थान पर करना आवश्यक है। प्राधिकृत माध्यम के अलावा अन्य माध्यम में लिखे गए उत्तरों को अंक नहीं दिए जाएँगे।
- प्रश्नों के उत्तर निर्दिष्ट किए गए शब्द-संख्या के अनुसार होने चाहिए।
- प्रश्न-सह-उत्तर पुस्तिका में खाली छोड़े गए कोई पृष्ठ अथवा पृष्ठ के भाग को पूर्णतः काट दीजिए।
- निम्न खण्ड A व B प्रत्येक से एक विषय चुन कर दो निबंध लिखिए, जो प्रत्येक लगभग 1000-1200 शब्दों के हो।
- (Please read each of the following instructions carefully before attempting questions)
- The ESSAY must be written in the medium authorized in the Admission Certificate which must be stated clearly on the cover of this Question-cum-Answer (QCA) Booklet in the space provided. No marks will be given for answers written in medium other than the authorized one.
- Word limit, as specified, should be adhered to.
- Any page or portion of the page left blank in the Question-Cum-Answer Booklet must be clearly struck off.
- Write two essays, choosing one from each of the following Sections A and B, in about 1000-1200 words each : (125 x 2 = 250)
M-ESC-O-ESY
Section A
- 1.
स्त्री-पुरुष के समान सरोकारों को शामिल किए बिना विकास संकटग्रस्त है
125If development is not engendered, it is endangered
(Answer in 1200 words)
- 2.
आवश्यकता लोभ की जननी है तथा लोभ का आधिक्य नस्लें बर्बाद करता है
125Need brings greed, if greed increases it spoils breed
(Answer in 1200 words)
- 3.
संघीय भारत में राज्यों के बीच जल-विवाद
125Water disputes between States in federal India
(Answer in 1200 words)
- 4.
नवप्रवर्तन आर्थिक संवृद्धि और सामाजिक कल्याण का अपरिहार्य निर्धारक है
125Innovation is the key determinant of economic growth and social welfare
(Answer in 1200 words)
Section B
- 1.
सहकारी संघवाद : मिथक अथवा यथार्थ
125Cooperative federalism : Myth or reality
(Answer in 1200 words)
- 2.
साइबरस्पेस और इंटरनेट : दीर्घ अवधि में मानव सभ्यता के लिए वरदान अथवा अभिशाप
125Cyberspace and Internet : Blessing or curse to the human civilization in the long run
(Answer in 1200 words)
- 3.
भारत में लगभग रोजगारविहीन संवृद्धि : आर्थिक सुधार की विसंगति या परिणाम
125Near jobless growth in India : An anomaly or an outcome of economic reforms
(Answer in 1200 words)
- 4.
डिजिटल अर्थव्यवस्था : एक समताकारी या आर्थिक असमता का स्रोत
125Digital economy : A leveller or a source of economic inequality
(Answer in 1200 words)
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Source: UPSC CSE Mains 2016 — ESSAY question paper (transcribed from scan)