UPSC Mains 2019 Question Paper 1 for Essay

UPSC Mains 2019 Question Paper for Essay (Paper 1) is available. The exam was successfully conducted on September 20, 2019 by UPSC in Forenoon (9 AM to 12 Noon). Check IAS Previous Year Question Paper. This Paper comprises of 8 questions which is of 250 marks.The duration of the exam is 3 hours.

UPSC Civil Services selection process consists of three stages: Prelims, Mains and Personal Interview. Prelims exam has two papers- GS Paper 1 (100 questions) and CSAT (80 questions). Each of them are objective in nature and consists of 200 marks. While, Mains consists of a total of 9 papers. All of them are descriptive in nature. The first two papers (Compulsory Indian Language and English) carry 300 marks each while the seven others have 250 marks each. The CSAT paper of Prelims and the first two papers of Mains are qualifying in nature, i.e. their marks are not considered while determining the cutoffs. The Interview stage consists of 275 marks.

UPSC Mains 2019 Essay (September 20, 2019)

Ques. 1 Wisdom finds truth

Ques. 2 Values are not what humanity is, but what humanity ought to be

Ques. 3 Best for an individual is not necessarily best for the society

Ques. 4 Courage to accept and dedication to improve are two keys to success

Ques. 5 South Asian societies are woven not around the state, but around their plural cultures and plural identities

Ques. 6 Neglect of primary health care and education in India are reasons for its backwardness

Ques. 7 Biased media is a real threat to Indian democracy

Ques. 8 Rise of Artificial Intelligence: the threat of jobless future or better job opportunities through reskilling and upskilling

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