UPSC Civil Services Mains 2017 — Essay
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Every question from the UPSC Civil Services Mains 2017 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
- खण्ड A और B में प्रत्येक से एक-एक चुनकर, दो निबन्ध लिखिए जो प्रत्येक लगभग 1000-1200 शब्दों में हो ।
- प्रवेश-पत्र में प्राधिकृत माध्यम में निबन्ध लिखना आवश्यक है तथा इस माध्यम का स्पष्ट उल्लेख प्रश्न-सह-उत्तर (क्यू. सी. ए.) पुस्तिका के मुखपृष्ठ पर निर्दिष्ट स्थान पर करना आवश्यक है। प्राधिकृत माध्यम के अलावा अन्य माध्यम में लिखे गए उत्तरों पर अंक नहीं दिए जाएँगे।
- प्रश्नों के उत्तर निर्दिष्ट शब्द-संख्या के अनुसार होने चाहिए।
- प्रश्न-सह-उत्तर पुस्तिका में खाली छोड़े गए किसी पृष्ठ अथवा पृष्ठ के भाग को पूर्णतः काट दीजिए।
- Please read each of the following instructions carefully before attempting questions.
- Write TWO Essays, choosing ONE from each of the Sections A and B, in about 1000-1200 words each. (125 x 2 = 250)
- 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.
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Section A
- 1.
भारत में अधिकतर कृषकों के लिए कृषि जीवन-निर्वाह का एक सक्षम स्रोत नहीं रही है ।
125Farming has lost the ability to be a source of subsistence for majority of farmers in India.
(Answer in 1200 words)
- 2.
भारत में संघ और राज्यों के बीच राजकोषीय संबंधों पर नए आर्थिक उपायों का प्रभाव ।
125Impact of the new economic measures on fiscal ties between the union and states in India.
(Answer in 1200 words)
- 3.
राष्ट्र के भाग्य का स्वरूप-निर्माण उसकी कक्षाओं में होता है ।
125Destiny of a nation is shaped in its classrooms.
(Answer in 1200 words)
- 4.
क्या गुटनिरपेक्ष आंदोलन (नाम) एक बहुध्रुवी विश्व में अपनी प्रासंगिकता को खो बैठा है ?
125Has the Non-Alignment Movement (NAM) lost its relevance in a multipolar world ?
(Answer in 1200 words)
Section B
- 1.
हर्ष कृतज्ञता का सरलतम रूप है ।
125Joy is the simplest form of gratitude.
(Answer in 1200 words)
- 2.
भारत में 'नए युग की नारी' की परिपूर्णता एक मिथक है ।
125Fulfilment of 'new woman' in India is a myth.
(Answer in 1200 words)
- 3.
हम मानवीय नियमों का तो साहसपूर्वक सामना कर सकते हैं, परंतु प्राकृतिक नियमों का प्रतिरोध नहीं कर सकते ।
125We may brave human laws but cannot resist natural laws.
(Answer in 1200 words)
- 4.
'सोशल मीडिया' अंतर्निहित रूप से एक स्वार्थपरायण माध्यम है ।
125'Social media' is inherently a selfish medium.
(Answer in 1200 words)
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Source: UPSC CSE Mains 2017 — ESSAY question paper (transcribed from scan)