UPSC CIVIL SERVICES MAINS EXAMINATION 2018
ESSAY PAPER
Write two essays, choosing one topic from each of the following sections A and B, in about 1000 – 1200 words each.
SECTION – A
1. Alternative technologies for a climate change resilient India
2. A good life is one inspired by love and guided by knowledge
3. Poverty anywhere is a threat to prosperity everywhere
4. Management of Indian border disputes – a complex task
SECTION – B
1. Customary Morality cannot be a guide to modern life
2. “The Past” is a permanent dimension of human consciousness and values
3. A People that values its privileges above its principles loses both
4. Reality does not conform to the idea but confirms it