UPSC Civil Services Mains 2020 — Essay
8 topics to choose from · हिंदी और अंग्रेज़ी दोनों में · Essay
Every question from the UPSC Civil Services Mains 2020 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
- निम्न खण्ड A व B प्रत्येक से एक विषय चुनकर दो निबन्ध लिखिए, जो प्रत्येक लगभग 1000-1200 शब्दों का 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 topic from each of the following 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.
URC-G-ESSY/20
Section A
- 1.
मनुष्य होने और मानव बनने के बीच का लम्बा सफर ही जीवन है
125Life is long journey between human being and being humane
(Answer in 1200 words)
- 2.
विचारपरक संकल्प स्वयं के शांतचित्त रहने का उत्प्रेरक है
125Mindful manifesto is the catalyst to a tranquil self
(Answer in 1200 words)
- 3.
जहाज अपने चारों तरफ के पानी के वजह से नहीं डूबा करते, जहाज पानी के अंदर समा जाने की वजह से डूबते हैं
125Ships do not sink because of water around them, ships sink because of water that gets into them
(Answer in 1200 words)
- 4.
सरलता चरम परिष्करण है
125Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication
(Answer in 1200 words)
Section B
- 5.
जो हम हैं, वह संस्कार; जो हमारे पास है, वह सभ्यता
125Culture is what we are, civilization is what we have
(Answer in 1200 words)
- 6.
बिना आर्थिक समृद्धि के सामाजिक न्याय नहीं हो सकता, किन्तु बिना सामाजिक न्याय के आर्थिक समृद्धि निरर्थक है
125There can be no social justice without economic prosperity but economic prosperity without social justice is meaningless
(Answer in 1200 words)
- 7.
पितृ-सत्ता की व्यवस्था नजर में बहुत कम आने के बावजूद सामाजिक विषमता की सबसे प्रभावी संरचना है
125Patriarchy is the least noticed yet the most significant structure of social inequality
(Answer in 1200 words)
- 8.
अंतर्राष्ट्रीय संबंधों में मौन कारक के रूप में प्रौद्योगिकी
125Technology as the silent factor in international relations
(Answer in 1200 words)
Get your answers marked
Attempt these the way you would in the hall, then send the copy in. You can send one question or the whole paper — all 8 questions. One answer costs one evaluation credit, so a full paper costs 8.
1. Write and photograph
Answer by hand under exam conditions, then photograph each page — or upload a PDF.
2. We read your handwriting
A vision model transcribes every page in English or Hindi and shows you the text before marking, so a bad photo never becomes a bad score.
3. You get a marked copy
Marks against this paper's own scale, criterion by criterion, with what to fix and a model answer alongside.
Your first evaluation is free. Nothing is charged until the copy is submitted.
Source: UPSC CSE Mains 2020 — ESSAY question paper (transcribed from scan)