UPSC Mains 2020 Question Paper 1 for Essay

UPSC Mains 2020 Question Paper for Essay (Paper 1) is available. The exam was successfully conducted on January 8, 2021 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 2020 Essay (January 8, 2021)

Ques. 1 Life is long journey between human being and being humane

Ques. 2 Mindful manifesto is the catalyst to a tranquil self

Ques. 3 Ships do not sink because of water around them, ships sink because of water that gets into them

Ques. 4 Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication

Ques. 5 Culture is what we are, civilization is what we have

Ques. 6 There can be no social justice without economic prosperity but economic prosperity without social justice is meaningles

Ques. 7 Patriarchy is the least noticed yet the most significant structure of social inequality

Ques. 8 Technology as the silent factor in international relations

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