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PREVIOUS YEAR QUESTIONS 2011-2022: Essay
TOPIC: Political –
a) Democracy d) Media g) Judiciary
b) Constitution e) Secularism h) Social Media
c) Federalism f) Corruption i) Bureaucracy
1. Poets are the unacknowledged legislators of the world 2022
2. Biased media is a real threat to Indian democracy 2019
3. ‘Social media’ is inherently a selfish medium 2017
4. Cooperative federalism: Myth or reality 2016
5. Water disputes between states in federal India 2016
6. Is sting operation an invasion on privacy? 2014
7. Is the growing level of competition good for the youth? 2014
8. Are the standardized test good measure of academic ability or progress? 2014
Was it the policy paralysis or the paralysis of implementation which slowed the 2014
9. growth of our country?
In the context of Gandhiji’s views on the matter, explore, on an evolutionary scale,
10. the terms ‘Swadhinata’, ‘Swaraj’ and ‘Dharmarajya’. Critically comment on their 2012
contemporary relevance to India democracy.
11. Credit-based higher education system – status, opportunities and challenges 2011
TOPIC: Women -
a) Empowerment b) Women Safety c) Gender bias
1. Patriarchy is the least noticed yet the most significant structure of social inequality 2020
2. Fulfilment of ‘new woman’ in India is a myth 2017
3. Managing work and home –is the Indian working woman getting a fair deal 2012
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TOPIC: Social & Contemporary Issues -
a) Health d) Urbanisation g) Old Age
b) Education e) Reservation h) Child
c) Terrorism f) Poverty i) Backward Classes
1. There can be no social justice without economic prosperity but economic 2020
prosperity without social justice is meaningless
2. Neglect of Primary health care and education in India are reasons for its 2019
backwardness
3. Poverty anywhere is a threat to prosperity everywhere 2018
4. Destiny of a nation is shaped in its classrooms 2017
5. Education without values, as useful as it is, seems rather to make a man more clever 2015
devil.
6. In the Indian context both human intelligence and technical intelligence are crucial 2011
in combating terrorism
TOPIC: Economy -
a) Development c) Industry e) Employment
b) Agriculture d) Energy f) Infrastructure
1. Farming has lost the ability to be a source of subsistence for majority of farmers in 2017
India
2. Impact of the new economic measures on the fiscal ties between the Union and 2017
States in India.
3. Digital economy: A leveller or a source of economic inequality 2016
4. Near jobless growth in India: An anomaly or an outcome of economic reforms 2016
5. Can Capitalism bring inclusive growth? 2015
6. Tourism: Can this be the next big thing for India? 2014
7. GDP (Gross Domestic Product) along with GDH (Gross Domestic Happiness) 2013
would be the right indices for judging the well-being of a country
8. Is the criticism that the ‘Public-Private-Partnership’ (PPP) model for development 2012
is more of a bane than a boon in the Indian context, justified?
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TOPIC: Environment -
a) Climate Change c) Disaster Mgmt e) Deforestation
b) Sustainable Dvpt. d) Water scarcity f) Air Pollution
1. Forest are the best case studies for economic excellence 2022
2. Alternative technologies for a climate change resilient India 2018
3. If development is not engendered, it is endangered 2016
TOPIC: Science & Technology -
a) AI b) Innovation c) Digital technology
1. History is a series of victories won by the scientific man over the romantic man 2022
2. What is research, but a blind date with knowledge! 2021
3. Technology as the silent factor in international relations 2020
4. Rise of Artificial Intelligence: the threat of jobless future or better job opportunities 2019
through reskilling and upskilling
5. Cyberspace and internet: Blessing or curse to the human civilization in the long 2016
run
6. Innovation is the key determinant of economic growth and social welfare 2016
7. Technology cannot replace manpower 2015
8. Science and Technology is the panacea for the growth and security of the nation 2013
9. Science and Mysticism: Are they compatible? 2012
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TOPIC: Indian Ethos & International issues-
a) Culture b) Futuristic vision c) Digital technology
1. Hand that rocks the cradle rules the world 2021
2. South Asian societies are woven not around the state, but around their plural 2019
cultures and plural identities.
3. Has the Non-Alignment Movement (NAM) lost its relevance in a multipolar world 2017
4. Crisis faced in India – moral or economic 2015
5. Dreams which should not let India sleep 2015
6. Words are sharper than the two-edged sword. 2014
7. Fifty Golds in olympics: can this be a reality for India? 2014
8. Is the Colonial mentality hindering India’s success? 2013
9. Does Indian cinema shape our popular culture or merely reflect it? 2011
TOPIC: Security -
a) Internal security b) Border issues c) Cyber security
1. Management of Indian border disputes – a complex task 2018
TOPIC: Philosophical -
a) Gandhian b) Quotations c) Ethics
1. A ship in harbour is safe, but that is not what ship is for 2022
2. A smile is the chosen vehicle for all ambiguities 2022
3. You cannot step twice in the same river 2022
4. The time to repair the roof is when the sun is shining 2022
5. Just because you have a choice, it does not mean that any of them has to be right 2022
6. There are better practices to “best practices” 2021
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7. History repeats itself, first as a tragedy, second as a farce. 2021
8. The process of self-discovery has now been technologically outsourced 2021
9. Your perception of me is a reflection of you; my reaction to you is an awareness 2021
of me
10. Philosophy of wantlessness is Utopian, while materialism is a chimera 2021
11. The real is rational and the rational is real 2021
12. Culture is what we are, civilization is what we have 2020
13. Ships do not sink because of water around them, ships sink because of water that 2020
gets into them
14. Life is long journey between human being and being humane 2020
15. Mindful manifesto is the catalyst to a tranquil self 2020
16. Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication 2020
17. Wisdom finds truth 2019
18. Values are not what humanity is, but what humanity ought to be 2019
19. Best for an individual is not necessarily best for the society 2019
20. Courage to accept and dedication to improve are two keys to success 2019
21. Customary mortality cannot be a guide to modern life 2018
22. A good life is one inspired by love and guided by knowledge 2018
23. ‘The past’ is a permanent dimension of human consciousness and values 2018
24. A people that values its privileges above its principles loses both 2018
25. Reality does not confirm to the ideal, but confirms it 2018
26 Joy is the simplest form of gratitude 2017
27. We may brave human laws but cannot resist natural laws 2017
28. Need brings greed, if greed increases it spoils breed 2016
29. Quick but steady wins the race 2015
30. Character of an institution is reflected in its leader 2015
31 Lending hands to someone is better than giving a dole 2015
32. With greater power comes greater responsibility 2014
33. Be the change you want to see in others – Gandhiji 2013
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