UPSC CSE Mains Compulsory ENGLISH questions 2021 QUESTION PAPER SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONS Please read each of the following instructions carefully before attempting questions. All questions are to be attempted. The number of marks carried by question is indicated against it. Answers must be written in ENGLISH only. Word limit in questions, wherever specified, should be adhered to and if answered in much longer or shorter than the prescribed length, marks will be deducted. Any page or portion of the page left blank in the Question-cum-Answer Booklet must be clearly struck off. Q1 . Write an essay in about 600 words on any one of the following topics: (100 marks) (a) Social Media: A Challenge to Societal Harmony (b) The Role of NGOs in Social Change (c) Education as a Means to Serve Humanity (d) The Crying Need for Embracing Minimalism Q2 . Read the passage given below carefully and write your answers to the questions that follow in ...