Download: UPSC Mains Essay Papers last 23 years till 2015

Instructions
Section-A: 125 Marks
Section-B: 125 Marks
Previous Papers vs. 2015
Essay-list: Topic wise last 23 years (1993-2015)
Essaylist: Yearwise Last 23 years (1993-2015)

Instructions

On 18^th December 2015, UPSC conducted the Essay paper for the civil services mains examination.
The essay must be written in the medium authorized in the admission certificate which must be stated clearly on the cover of this question-cum-answer (QCA) booklet in the space provided. No marks will be given for answers written in medium other than authorized one.
Word limit, as specified, should be adhered to.
Any page or portion of the page left blank, must be struck off clearly.

Section-A: 125 Marks

Write any one of the following essay in 1000-1200 words.

Lending hands to someone is better than giving a dole.
Quick but steady wins the race.
Character of an institution is reflected in its leader.
Education without values, as useful as it is, seems rather to make a man more clever devil.

Section-B: 125 Marks

Write any one of the following essay in 1000-1200 words.

Technology cannot replace manpower.
Crisis faced in India – moral or economic.
Dreams which should not let India sleep.
Can capitalism bring inclusive growth?

Previous Papers vs. 2015

Earlier Papers	2015
2014- new trend started: Total 8 essay topics divided equally in two sections and you’ve to write one essay from each section	System continued
2014: section “A” two essays on education	Three essays on ethics/philosophy, and one on education.
2014: section “B” two essays on economy (1) Policy paralysis (2) tourism- next big thing for India	Trend continued. Although some of the topics can be classified in two or more ways e.g. Indian crisis- moral or economy = both an essay on ethics as well as on economy.
2014: 6 out of 8 topics ended with “question-mark”, requiring the student to take a stand.	Two topics required the student to take a stand Crisis faced in India: Moral OR Economic? Can capitalism bring inclusive growth (YES or NO)?
2014: Leadership / power related Essay: With greater power comes greater responsibility.	Trend continues: Character of an institution is reflected in its leader.
2001: The march of science and the erosion of human values.	Technology cannot replace manpower.
2002: Modern technological education and human values.	Education without values, as useful as it is, seems rather to make a man more clever devil
1993: My vision of India in 2001	Dreams which should not let India sleep. -2015 Perhaps based on the quote by late President Dr. APJ Kalam who died on 2015, July: “Dream is not that which you see while sleeping it is something that does not let you sleep.”
Since last two years no essay on women (2013,2014)	Trend continues for the third year in succession (2015), no essay on women.

Essay-list: Topic wise last 23 years (1993-2015)

Economy, Development

Crisis faced in India – moral or economic. -2015
Can capitalism bring inclusive growth? -2015
Was it the policy paralysis or the paralysis of implementation which slowed the growth of our country? -2014
Tourism: Can this be the next big thing for India? -2014
GDP (Gross Domestic Product) along with GDH (Gross Domestic Happiness) would be the right indices for judging the wellbeing of a country-2013
Is the criticism that the ‘Public-Private-Partnership’ (PPP) model for development is more of a bane than a boon in the Indian context, justified ?-2012
Protection of ecology and environment is essential for sustained economic development. -2006
BPO boom in India. -2007
Globalization would finish small-scale industries in India. -2006
Economic growth without distributive justice is bound to breed violence. -1993
Ecological considerations need not hamper development. -1993
Multinational corporations – saviours or saboteurs -1994
Special economic zone: boon or bane -2008
Resource management in the Indian context. -1999
Should a moratorium be imposed on all fresh mining in tribal areas of the country? -2010
Are our traditional handicrafts doomed to a slow death? -2009
The focus of health care is increasingly getting skewed towards the ‘haves’ of our society. -2009
Urbanization is a blessing in disguise. -1997

Education

Education without values, as useful as it is, seems rather to make a man more clever devil-2015
Is the growing level of competition good for the youth? -2014
Are the standardized tests good measure of academic ability or progress? -2014
Modern technological education and human values. -2002
Credit – based higher education system – status , opportunities and challenges -2011
“Education for all” campaign in India: myth or reality. -2006
Privatization of higher education in India. -2002
Irrelevance of the classroom. -2001
Value-based science and education. -1999
Is an egalitarian society possible by educating the masses ? -2008
Independent thinking should be encouraged right form the childhood. -2007
Restructuring of Indian education system. -1995
Literacy is growing very fast, but there is no corresponding growth in education. -1996
What is real education? -2005

Indian Democracy, society, culture, mindset

Dreams which should not let India sleep. -2015
Is sting operation an invasion on privacy? -2014
Fifty Golds in Olympics: Can this be a reality for India? -2014
Is the Colonial mentality hindering India’s Success? -2013
In the context of Gandhiji’s views on the matter, explore, on an evolutionary scale, the terms ‘Swadhinata’, ‘Swaraj’ and ‘Dharmarajya’. Critically comment on their contemporary relevance to Indian democracy -2012
Does Indian cinema shape our popular culture or merely reflect it? -2011
Indian culture today: a myth or a reality? -2000
Modernism and our traditional socio-ethical values. -2000
Youth culture today. -1999
Mass media and cultural invasion. -1999
The composite culture of India. -1998
The Indian society at the crossroads. -1994
Geography may remain the same ; history need not. -2010
From traditional Indian philanthropy to the gates-buffet model-a natural progression or a paradigm shift? -2010
Modernisation and westernisation are not identical concepts. -1994
New cults and godmen: a threat to traditional religion -1996
How has satellite television brought about cultural change in Indian mindsets? -2007
‘ globalization’ vs. ‘ nationalism’ -2009
National identity and patriotism -2008
Responsibility of media in a democracy. -2002
Why should we be proud of being Indians? -2000
True religion cannot be misused. -1997
Globalizations and its impact on Indian culture. -2004

International issues

India’s role in promoting ASEAN co-operation. -2004
The masks of new imperialism. -2003
As civilization advances culture declines. -2003
The implications of globalization for India. -2000
My vision of an ideal world order. -2001
India’s contribution to world wisdom. -1998
The world of the twenty-first century. -1998
Preparedness of our society for India’s global leadership role. -2010
The global order: political and economic -1993
Importance of Indo-US nuclear agreement -2006
Good fences make good neighbours -2009
Terrorism and world peace -2005
Restructuring of UNO reflect present realities -1996

Quote based, Philosophy, Ethics

Lending hands to someone is better than giving a dole. -2015
Quick but steady wins the race. -2015
Character of an institution is reflected in its leader. -2015
With greater power comes greater responsibility. -2014
Words are sharper than the two-edged sword. -2014
Be the change you want to see in others (Gandhi)-2013
Discipline means success, anarchy means ruin -2008
Attitude makes, habit makes character and character makes a man. -2007
There is nothing either good or bad but thinking makes it so. -2003
Search for truth can only be a spiritual problem. -2002
Disinterested intellectual curiosity is the lifeblood of civilisation. -1995
Our deeds determine us, as much as we determine our deeds. -1995
Youth is a blunder, manhood a struggle, old age a regret -1994
Useless life is an early death. -1994
He would reigns within himself and folds his passions and desires and fears is more than a king. -1993
Compassion is the basic of all morality would -1993
If youth knew, if age could. -2002
The paths of glory lead but to the grave. -2002
The pursuit of excellence. -2001
Truth is lived, not taught -1996

Polity, administration

Creation of smaller states and the consequent administrative , economic and developmental implication -2011
Evaluation of panchayati raj system in India from the point of view of eradication of power to people. -2007
Justice must reach the poor -2005
Water resources should be under the control of the central government. -2004
The misinterpretation and misuse of freedom in India. -1998
The language problem in India: its past, present and prospects. -1998
Reservation, politics and empowerment. -1999
When money speaks, the truth is silent. -1995
How should a civil servant conduct himself? -2003
Politics without ethics is a disaster. -1995
Judicial activism. -1997
The vip cult is a bane of Indian democracy -1996
Need for transparency in public administration -1996
Whither Indian democracy? -1995
Politics, bureaucracy and business – fatal triangle. -1994
How far has democracy in India delivered the goods? -2003
What we have not learnt during fifty years of independence. -1997
My vision of India in 2001 a.d. -1993
In the Indian context , both human intelligence and technical intelligence are crucial in combating terrorism -2011
Is autonomy the best answer to combat balkanization? -2007
The country’s need for a better disaster management system. -2000
Are we a ‘soft ’ state ? -2009
Role of media in good governance -2008
Judicial activism and Indian democracy. -2004
What have we gained from our democratic set-up? -2001
Urbanisation and its hazards -2008
Food security for sustainable national development -2005

Science-Technology

Technology cannot replace manpower. -2015
Science and technology is the panacea for the growth and security of the nation-2013
Science and Mysticism : Are they compatible ?-2012
Computer: the harbinger of silent revolution. -1993
The march of science and the erosion of human values. -2001
The modern doctor and his patients. -1997
Increasing computerization would lead to the creation of a dehumanized society. -2006
The cyberworld: its charms and challenges. -2000
The lure of space. -2004
Spirituality and scientific temper. -2003

Women empowerment

Managing work and home – is the Indian working woman getting a fair deal ?-2012
Men have failed: let women take over. -1993
Women’s reservation bill would usher in empowerment for women in India. -2006
The hand that rocks the cradle -2005
If women ruled the world -2005
Whither women’s emancipation? -2004
Empowerment alone cannot help our women. -2001
Women empowerment: challenges and prospects. -1999
Woman is god’s best creation. -1998
Greater political power alone will not improve women’s plight. -1997
The new emerging women power: the ground realities. -1995

Essaylist: Yearwise Last 23 years (1993-2015)

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2015	write one essay from each section Section-A Lending hands to someone is better than giving a dole. Quick but steady wins the race. Character of an institution is reflected in its leader. Education without values, as useful as it is, seems rather to make a man more clever devil. Section-B Technology cannot replace manpower. Crisis faced in India – moral or economic. Dreams which should not let India sleep. Can capitalism bring inclusive growth?
2014	write one essay from each section Section-A With greater power comes greater responsibility. -2014 Is the growing level of competition good for the youth? -2014 Are the standardized tests good measure of academic ability or progress? -2014 Words are sharper than the two-edged sword. -2014 Section-B Was it the policy paralysis or the paralysis of implementation which slowed the growth of our country? Is sting operation an invasion on privacy? Fifty Golds in Olympics: Can this be a reality for India? Tourism: Can this be the next big thing for India?
2013	Be the change you want to see in others (Gandhi) Is the Colonial mentality hindering India’s Success GDP (Gross Domestic Product) along with GDH (Gross Domestic Happiness) would be the right indices for judging the wellbeing of a country Science and technology is the panacea for the growth and security of the nation.
2012	In the context of Gandhiji’s views on the matter, explore, on an evolutionary scale, the terms ‘Swadhinata’, ‘Swaraj’ and ‘Dharmarajya’. Critically comment on their contemporary relevance to Indian democracy. Is the criticism that the ‘Public-Private-Partnership’ (PPP) model for development is more of a bane than a boon in the Indian context, justified? Science and Mysticism : Are they compatible ? Managing work and home – is the Indian working woman getting a fair deal?
2011	1. Creation of smaller states and the consequent administrative , economic and developmental implication 2. Does Indian Cinema shape our popular culture or merely reflect it 3. Credit – based higher education system – status , opportunities and challenges 4. In the Indian context , Both human intelligence and technical intelligence are crucial in combating terrorism
2010	1. Geography may remain the same; history need not. 2. Should a moratorium be imposed on all fresh mining in tribal areas of the country? 3. Preparedness of our society for India’s global leadership role. 4. From traditional Indian philanthropy to the Gates-Buffet model-a natural progression or a paradigm shift?
2009	1. Are our traditional handicrafts doomed to a slow death? 2. Are we a ‘Soft ’ state ? 3. “The focus of health care is increasingly getting skewed towards the ‘haves’ of our society”. 4. “ Good Fences make good neighbors” 5. ‘ Globlisation’ vs. ‘ Nationalism’
2008	1. Role of Media in good governance 2. National Identity and Patritism 3. Special Economic Zone : Boon or Bane 4. Descipline means success , anarchy means ruin 5. Urbanisation and Its Hazards 6. Is an Egalitarian society possible by educating the masses ?
2007	1. Independent thinking should be encouraged right form the childhood. 2. Evaluation of Panchayati Raj System in India from the point of view of eradication of power to people. 3. Attitude makes, habit makes character and character makes a man. 4. Is Autonomy the best answer to combat balkanization? 5. How has satellite television brought about cultural change in Indian mindsets. 6. BPO boom in India.
2006	1. Women’s Reservation Bill Would Usher in Empowerment for Women in India. 2. Protection of Ecology and Environment is Essential for Sustained Economic Development. 3. Importance of Indo-U.S. Nuclear Agreement 4. “Education for All” Campaign in India: Myth or Reality. 5. Globalization Would Finish Small-Scale Industries in India. 6. Increasing Computerization Would lead to the Creation of a Dehumanized Society.
2005	1. Justice must reach the poor 2. The hand that rocks the cradle 3. If women ruled the world 4. What is real education? 5. Terrorism and world peace 6. Food security for sustainable national development
2004	1. India’s Role in Promoting ASEAN Co-operation. 2. Judicial Activism and Indian Democracy. 3. Whither Women’s Emancipation? 4. Globalizations and Its Impact on Indian Culture. 5. The Lure of Space. 6. Water Resources Should Be Under the Control of the Central Government.
2003	1. The Masks of New Imperialism. 2. How far has democracy in India delivered the goods? 3. How should a civil servant conduct himself? 4. As civilization advances culture declines. 5. There is nothing either good or bad but thinking makes it so. 6. Spirituality and Scientific temper.
2002	1. Modern technological education and human values. 2. Search for truth can only be a spiritual problem. 3. If youth knew, if age could. 4. The paths of glory lead but to the grave. 5. Privatization of higher education in India. 6. Responsibility of media in a democracy.
2001	1. What have we gained from our democratic set-up? 2. My vision of an ideal world order. 3. The march of science and the erosion of human values. 4. Irrelevance of the classroom. 5. The pursuit of excellence. 6. Empowerment alone cannot help our women.
2000	1. Why should we be proud of being Indians? 2. The cyberworld: Its charms and challenges. 3. The country’s need for a better disaster management system. 4. Indian culture today: A myth or a reality? 5. The implications of globalization for India. 6. Modernism and our traditional socio-ethical values.
1999	1. Women empowerment: Challenges and prospects. 2. Youth culture today. 3. Mass media and cultural invasion. 4. Resource management in the Indian context. 5. Value-based science and education. 6. Reservation, politics and empowerment.
1998	1. The composite culture of India. 2. Woman is God’s best creation. 3.The misinterpretation and misuse of freedom in India. 4. India’s contribution to world wisdom. 5. The language problem in India: Its past, present and prospects. 6. The world of the twenty-first century.
1997	1. What we have not learnt during fifty years of Independence. 2. Judicial activism. 3. Greater political power alone will not improve women’s plight. 4. True religion cannot be misused. 5. The modern doctor and his patients. 6. Urbanization is a blessing in disguise.
1996	1. Literacy is growing very fast, but there is no corresponding growth in education. 2. Restructuring of UNO reflect present realities 3. New cults and Godmen: a threat to traditional religion 4. The VIP cult is a bane of Indian democracy 5. Need for transparency in public administration 6. Truth is lived, not taught
1995	1. Politics without ethics is a disaster. 2. The new emerging women Power: the ground realities. 3. When money speaks, the truth is silent. 4. Whither Indian democracy? 5. Restructuring of Indian education system. 6. Disinterested intellectual curiosity is the lifeblood of civilisation. 7. Our deeds determine us, as much as we determine our deeds.
1994	1. Youth is a blunder, Manhood a struggle, oldage a regret 2. The Indian society at the crossroads. 3. Modernisation and westernisation are not identical concepts. 4. Useless life is an early death. 5. Politics, bureaucracy and business – Fatal Triangle. 6. Multinational corporations – saviours or saboteurs
1993	1. My vision of India in 2001 A.D. 2. The global order: political and economic 3. He would reigns within himself and folds his passions and desires and fears is more than a king. 4. Compassion is the basic of all morality would 5. Men have failed: let women take over. 6. Economic growth without distributive justice is bound to breed violence. 7. Ecological considerations need not hamper development. 8. Computer: the harbinger of silent revolution.

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[Download] UPSC Mains 2015: Essay Paper; Bonus: last 23 years’ papers topicwise & yearwise

Instructions

Section-A: 125 Marks

Section-B: 125 Marks

Previous Papers vs. 2015

Essay-list: Topic wise last 23 years (1993-2015)

Economy, Development

Education

Indian Democracy, society, culture, mindset

International issues

Quote based, Philosophy, Ethics

Polity, administration

Science-Technology

Women empowerment

Essaylist: Yearwise Last 23 years (1993-2015)

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