UPSC Civil Services Mains 2022 — Essay

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Every question from the UPSC Civil Services Mains 2022 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.

Section A

  1. 1.

    आर्थिक समृद्धि हासिल करने के मामले में वन सर्वोत्तम प्रतिमान होते हैं

    Forests are the best case studies for economic excellence

    (Answer in 1200 words)

    125
  2. 2.

    कवि संसार के अनधिकृत रूप से मान्य विधायक होते हैं

    Poets are the unacknowledged legislators of the world

    (Answer in 1200 words)

    125
  3. 3.

    इतिहास वैज्ञानिक मनुष्य के रूमानी मनुष्य पर विजय हासिल करने का एक सिलसिला है

    History is a series of victories won by the scientific man over the romantic man

    (Answer in 1200 words)

    125
  4. 4.

    जहाज बंदरगाह के भीतर सुरक्षित होता है, परंतु इसके लिये तो वह होता नहीं है

    A ship in harbour is safe, but that is not what ship is for

    (Answer in 1200 words)

    125

Section B

  1. 5.

    छप्पर मरम्मत करने का समय तभी होता है, जब धूप खिली हुई हो

    The time to repair the roof is when the sun is shining

    (Answer in 1200 words)

    125
  2. 6.

    आप उसी नदी में दोबारा नहीं उतर सकते

    You cannot step twice in the same river

    (Answer in 1200 words)

    125
  3. 7.

    हर असमंजस के लिये मुस्कराहट ही चुनिंदा साधन है

    A smile is the chosen vehicle for all ambiguities

    (Answer in 1200 words)

    125
  4. 8.

    केवल इसलिये कि आपके पास विकल्प हैं, इसका यह अर्थ कदापि नहीं है कि उनमें से किसी को भी ठीक होना ही होगा

    Just because you have a choice, it does not mean that any of them has to be right

    (Answer in 1200 words)

    125

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Source: UPSC CSE Mains 2022 — ESSAY question paper