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UPSC IAS Mains 2024 Essay Question Paper: Download PDF

UPSC Mains 2024 Question Paper for Essay (Paper 1) is available to download in PDF Format. The exam was successfully conducted on September 20, 2024 by UPSC at Forenoon Session: 09:00 AM to 12:00 Noon. Check UPSC IAS 2024 Question Papers. This Paper comprises of 8 questions which is of 250 marks.The duration of the exam is 3 hours.

Section A

Ques 1) Forests precede civilizations and deserts follow them.

जंगल सभ्यताओं से पहले आते हैं और रेगिस्तान उनके बाद आते हैं।

Ques 2) The empires of the future will be the empires of the mind.

भविष्य के साम्राज्य, मस्तिष्क के साम्राज्य होंगे ।

Ques 3) There is no path to happiness; Happiness is the path.

प्रसन्नता का कोई मार्ग नहीं है; प्रसन्नता ही मार्ग है।

Ques 4) The doubter is a true man of science.

प्रश्न पूछने वाला ही विज्ञान का सच्चा सिपाही है।

Section B

Ques 5) Social media is triggering Fear of Missing Out' amongst the youth, precipitating depression and loneliness.

सोशल मीडिया युवाओं में 'छूटने का डर' पैदा कर रहा है जिसके कारण उनमें अवसाद और अकेलापन बढ़ रहा है।

Ques 6) Nearly all men can stand adversity, but to test the character, give him power.

लगभग सभी मनुष्य प्रतिकूल परिस्थितियों का सामना कर सकते हैं, लेकिन किसी व्यक्ति के चरित्र के परीक्षण के लिए, उसे शक्ति प्रदान करके देखिए ।

Ques 7) All ideas having large consequences are always simple.

व्यापक परिणाम वाले सभी विचार हमेशा साधारण ही होते हैं।

Ques 8) The cost of being wrong is less than the cost of doing nothing.

ग़लत होने की कीमत कुछ न करने की कीमत से कम है।

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