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UPSC CSE Essay Questions  Topic-wise Analysis

Namrata Choubey AIR 73 UPSC CSE 2021 Essay Paper is the first and one of the most interesting papers in the CSE Mains Examination. Along with the diversity of the topics, it gives the aspirants an opportunity to express their creative ideas in around 1200 words.    Apart from being a scoring paper (if one has command over it), writing good essays in the first paper of the mains exam cycle can also help in boosting confidence for subsequent GS papers. Writing good essays is a challenging task, especially for those who are new in the preparation. In recent years, the Essay paper is becoming more and more challenging due to inclusion of Philosophical topics, which most candidates face difficulty with. Hence, it becomes important to understand the demand of the Essay paper and develop one’s own writing style to score well. Here, I will share my basic approach towards the Essay paper. I looked at Essay paper as an opportunity to boost my marks and tried to prepare for diversity of ...

UPSC CSE Mains 2023 Essay Questions 

Essay Writing Approach for UPSC Civil Services Examination Clearly mention Topic of your essay. Put it in a box. Don’t start an essay with another quotation. You can use quotations in your body part or conclusion part. You can quote Hindi or Sanskrit quotes also, but write them in English only (if your medium/language of essay writing is English) Ex: Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam ✅ And not वसुधैव कुटुम्बकम् Introduction is the most important part of an essay. You need to hook the examiner to your essay. Simply telling, the overall attention span is less, hence, try to keep your introduction to the point (2-3 paragraphs max). Just after introduction raise specific questions from the essay topic which you are likely to address in your essay — setting thesis) Next most important part is the flow in essay. There shouldn’t be sudden jump. Please use phrases adequately to set in the flow. Paragraphs should be small and to the point. UPSC has outrightly laid out parameters (as to what they are expect...

 Essay Writing Approach for UPSC CSE 

My strategy and approach for the essay paper  The essay paper in CSE Mains comprises two essays carrying 125 marks each. This paper has the potential to decide your rank given the marks differential lying from 70s to 150s. The changing pattern of the paper which is now shifting more towards writing philosophical/ inference driven/interpretation based essays on the one hand gives an upper edge to candidates to reflect their creative side and showcase their true personality, thoughts and vision . On the other hand it has become challenging for some candidates as well. In the CS Mains 2022, I secured 131 marks in the essay paper .  I would like to share my approach and strategy for this paper. Resources  UPSC essay papers 2017 onwards Model solutions of any institute  Read topper essay copies of previous years like Vikram Grewal, Anudeep Durishetty sir Collection of examples, anecdotes and quotes  Approach   I started breaking down any essay topic of the previ...

रॉयल मेल शिप (RMS) टाइटैनिक एक समुद्री जहाज था | इस जहाज को सबसे उन्नत तकनीकी का इस्तेमाल करके सबसे अनुभवी इंजीनियरों के द्वारा डिजाइन किया गया था। इसका निर्माण हार्लेंड एंड वोल्फ शिपयार्ड नामक कंपनी द्वारा सन् 1911 में किया गया था एवं इसके मुख्य बनावटकर्ता थॉमस एंड्रूज थे|  टाइटेनिक जहाज आयरलैंड के बेलफास्ट में 31 मार्च 1909 को 3000 लोगों की टीम ने बनाना शुरू किया था। 26 महीने बाद यानी कि 31 मई 1911 को यह बनकर तैयार हुआ। यह दुनिया का सबसे बड़ा जहाज था। यह 883 फीट यानी फुटबॉल के तीन मैदान जितना लंबा, 17 माले की बिल्डिंग जितना ऊंचा एवं 46,000 टन से ज्यादा वजनी था|  लगभग 2200 यात्री एवं क्रू मेंबर्स के साथ टाइटैनिक 10 अप्रैल, 1912 को इंग्लैंड के साउथैम्पटन बंदरगाह से न्यूयॉर्क के लिए अपनी पहली यात्रा पर रवाना हुई| 4 दिन बाद यानी 14 अप्रैल की सुबह 41 किलोमीटर प्रतिघंटा की रफ्तार पर जहाज उत्तरी अटलांटिक महासागर में एक 100 फीट ऊंचे हिमखंड से टकरा गया। टक्कर काफी तेज थी, जिससे जहाज की मुख्य बॉडी की आधी लंबाई तक सुराख हो गया था। जिन वॉटरटाइट कक्ष की दीवारों को सुरक्षा कवच माना गया था...

Essay notes for UPSC CSE

खण्ड A और B प्रत्येक से एक-एक विषय चुनकर दो निबन्ध लिखिए, जो प्रत्येक लगभग 1000-1200 शब्दों में हो :  Write two essays, choosing one topic from each of the Sections A and B, in about 1000-1200 words each : 125×2-250 खण्ड - A / SECTION-A 1. आर्थिक समृद्धि हासिल करने के मामले में वन सर्वोत्तम प्रतिमान होते हैं।  Forests are the best case studies for economic excellence 2. कवि संसार के अनधिकृत रूप से मान्य विधायक होते हैं Poets are the unacknowledged legislators of the world 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 4. जहाज बन्दरगाह के भीतर सुरक्षित होता है, परन्तु इसके लिए तो वह होता नहीं है  A ship in harbour is safe, but that is not what ship is for खण्ड-B / SECTION-B 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 6. आप उसी नदी में दोबारा नहीं उतर सकते  You cannot step twice i...

Indian society: Evils: Caste system: Plato, acknowledging the greatness of Indian literature -Vedas, Geeta etc attributes its limitations to rigid evils such as the caste system.  Great poet Iqbal on India: Yunan-o-Misr-o-Roma sabmit gaye jahan se, Baqi abhi talak hai nam-o-nishan hamara. Kuch bat hai ke hasti mit-ti nahin hamari, Sadion raha hai dushman daur-e-zaman hamara Unity: Sri narayana guru -BY uniting drops of water that evaporate easily, we must become an ocean which is eternal,  ‘ one and yet many ’ . Kalidasa in Raghuvamsa equates taxation power of king to  Crises (COVID) As Winston Churchill was working to form the United Nations after WWII, he famously said, “Never let a good crisis go to waste” Eg: Israel ’ s water crisis => It’s rise as a model in water management. Water Authority Law to stop illegal pumping of ground water, strict enforcement, sustainable agriculture.  Anecdotes: (Commodification, Gandhian ways, sustainability, environment, pricel...