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SectionA:125Marks
SectionB:125Marks
Analysis:AgainstpastGSpapers!
Similarities:AgainstpastEssaypapers
Essaylist:Topicwiselast24years(19932016)
1)India:Democracy,administration,Society,culture
2)Economy,Development
3)Education
4)Quotebased,Philosophy,Ethics
5)Womenempowerment
6)Internationalissues,InternalSecurity
7)ScienceTechnology
InstructionsofEssayPaper2016
On3rdDecember2016,UPSCconductedtheEssaypaperforthecivilservicesmainsexamination.
Theessaymustbewritteninthemediumauthorizedintheadmissioncertificatewhichmustbe
statedclearlyonthecoverofthisquestioncumanswer(QCA)bookletinthespaceprovided.No
markswillbegivenforanswerswritteninmediumotherthanauthorizedone.
Wordlimit,asspecified,shouldbeadheredto.
Anypageorportionofthepageleftblank,mustbestruckoffclearly.
SectionA:125Marks
Writeanyoneofthefollowingessayin10001200words.

Ifdevelopmentisnotengendered,itisendangered.
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Needbringsgreed,ifgreedincreasesitspoilsbreed.
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WaterdisputesbetweenStatesinfederalIndia.
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Innovationisthekeydeterminantofeconomicgrowthandsocialwelfare.
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SectionB:125Marks
Writeanyoneofthefollowingessayin10001200words.

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Cooperativefederalism:Mythorreality.
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CyberspaceandInternet:Blessingorcursetothehumancivilizationinthelongrun?
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NearjoblessgrowthinIndia:Ananomalyoranoutcomeofeconomicreforms.
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Digitaleconomy:Alevellerorasourceofeconomicinequality.
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Analysis:AgainstpastGSpapers!
SinceMainssyllabuschangein2013,WhatUPSCaskedinGeneralstudiespapers,nowtheyve
askingsimilarinEssaypaper2016!Observe

Last3GSMainsPapers EssayPaper2015
Joblessgrowthanoutcomeof
2015|GSM3:joblessgrowthinIndiaduetocapitalism?
economicreforms
Cooperativefederalism:mythor
2015|GSM2:conceptofcooperativefederalism.
reality?
2013|GSM2:Constitutionalmechanismstoresolvetheinter Interstatewaterdispute.
statewaterdisputeshavefailed
2013|GSM4:Gandhisquoteonearthhassufficientresources Needbringsgreed,ifgreed
tosatisfyneedsbutnotgreed. increasesitspoilsbreed.
Similarities:AgainstpastEssaypapers
2015 2016
Since2014newtrendstarted:Total8essaytopicsdivided
equallyintwosectionsandyouvetowriteoneessayfrom Systemcontinued
eachsection
Twotopicsrequiredthestudenttotakeastand InsectionBallfourtopicsrequired
thecandidatetotakestand.eitherthis
CrisisfacedinIndia:Moral*OR*Economic?
ORthat.
Cancapitalismbringinclusivegrowth(*YESorNO*)?
Nothingdirectlyfromglobalization. Same.
DissimilaritiesagainstPaperEssaypapers

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2013to15 2016
2015:SectionA:Threeessayson Morediversity.OnetopicaskedfromWomen
ethics/philosophy,andoneoneducation. empowerment,ethics,polity,techeconomyeach.
Both2014,15theyfocusedonvalue Nothingdirectoneducation.Butgradualshiftto
education. innovation
Noessayonwomenempowermentsince Draughtisover.Finallyasked.Engendermentof
2013,14and15. Development.
Fearofcapitalismcontinues
SeemstheUPSCexamineristoomuchworriedcapitalismvs.inclusivegrowth.observe

2015 2016
Themecontinues
Themesoncapitalism/growthvs
inclusiveness/development. Nearjoblessgrowth:inIndiaAnanomalyoran
outcomeofeconomicreforms.
Cancapitalismbringinclusivegrowth?
Digitaleconomy:Alevellerorasourceofeconomic
CrisisfacedinIndiamoraloreconomic.
inequality.
Anotherinterpretation

couldbethatin2016bothWorldbankreport(DigitalDividend)andWEFsummit(4thindustrial
revolution)highlightedthecommonthemethatICT,Appbased,
Ondemandeconomyiscreatingunequalopportunitieswherein10memberteamofwhatsapp,
facebookmakingbillionswhereas100workerstrongmfg.factoriesdontevenmakecrores.
Thirdinterpretation:ofcourse,NarasimhaRaoand25thanniversaryofLPGreforms!

FearofTechnologycontinues
SeemstheUPSCexamineristoomuchworriedabouttheterminator3Riseofmachine

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!
2015 2016
.Socontinuestoaskquestionsonthistheme

Technologycannotreplacemanpower.
Cyberspaceblessing/Curse?
Digitaleconomycreatesinequality?
2000:Essayoncharmsandchallengesofcyberworld. Cyberspaceblessing/Curse?
Essaylist:Topicwiselast24years(19932016)
Eachyear,alongwithessaypaper,Ialsouploadtopicwisecompilationofallessaysaskedsince
1993.However,thistime,Ivefurtherrefinedtheinternalclassificationofthetopics.Hereitgoes:

1India:Democracy,administration,Society,culture
1.1)IndiaSinceIndependence
IstheColonialmentalityhinderingIndia'sSuccess?2013
InthecontextofGandhijisviewsonthematter,explore,onanevolutionaryscale,theterms
Swadhinata,SwarajandDharmarajya.Criticallycommentontheircontemporaryrelevanceto
Indiandemocracy2012
DreamswhichshouldnotletIndiasleep.2015
WhyshouldwebeproudofbeingIndians?2000
WhitherIndiandemocracy?1995
HowfarhasdemocracyinIndiadeliveredthegoods?2003
Whatwehavenotlearntduringfiftyyearsofindependence.1997
Whathavewegainedfromourdemocraticsetup?2001
MyvisionofIndiain2001a.d.1993
1.2)Federalism,Decentralization
WaterdisputesbetweenStatesinfederalIndia.2016
Cooperativefederalism:Mythorreality.2016
Creationofsmallerstatesandtheconsequentadministrative,economicanddevelopmental
implication2011
EvaluationofpanchayatirajsysteminIndiafromthepointofviewoferadicationofpowerto
people.2007
Waterresourcesshouldbeunderthecontrolofthecentralgovernment.2004
ThelanguageprobleminIndia:itspast,presentandprospects.1998
1.3)Administration
Howshouldacivilservantconducthimself?2003
Politicswithoutethicsisadisaster.1995
TheVIPcultisabaneofIndiandemocracy1996
Needfortransparencyinpublicadministration1996
Thecountrysneedforabetterdisastermanagementsystem.2000
Politics,bureaucracyandbusinessfataltriangle.1994
1.4)Judiciary
Justicemustreachthepoor2005

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JudicialactivismandIndiandemocracy.2004
Judicialactivism.1997
1.5)Poverty,SocialJustice
Economicgrowthwithoutdistributivejusticeisboundtobreedviolence.1993
Thefocusofhealthcareisincreasinglygettingskewedtowardsthehavesofoursociety.2009
Foodsecurityforsustainablenationaldevelopment2005
Reservation,politicsandempowerment.1999
1.6)IndianCultureandValues
Indianculturetoday:amythorareality?2000
Modernismandourtraditionalsocioethicalvalues.2000
ThecompositecultureofIndia.1998
TheIndiansocietyatthecrossroads.1994
FromtraditionalIndianphilanthropytothegatesbuffetmodelanaturalprogressionoraparadigm
shift?2010
Newcultsandgodmen:athreattotraditionalreligion1996
1.7)Media,TV&Cinema
Responsibilityofmediainademocracy.2002
Roleofmediaingoodgovernance2008
DoesIndiancinemashapeourpopularcultureormerelyreflectit?2011
HowhassatellitetelevisionbroughtaboutculturalchangeinIndianmindsets?2007
Isstingoperationaninvasiononprivacy?2014
Massmediaandculturalinvasion.1999
ThemisinterpretationandmisuseoffreedominIndia.1998
2Economy,Development
2.1)GrowthvsDevelopment
Digitaleconomy:Alevellerorasourceofeconomicinequality.2016
Innovationisthekeydeterminantofeconomicgrowthandsocialwelfare.2016
NearjoblessgrowthinIndia:Ananomalyoranoutcomeofeconomicreforms.2016
CrisisfacedinIndiamoraloreconomic.2015
Wasitthepolicyparalysisortheparalysisofimplementationwhichslowedthegrowthofour
country?2014
GDP(GrossDomesticProduct)alongwithGDH(GrossDomesticHappiness)wouldbetheright
indicesforjudgingthewellbeingofacountry2013
Cancapitalismbringinclusivegrowth?2015
ResourcemanagementintheIndiancontext.1999
2.2)EnvironmentvsDevelopment
Ecologicalconsiderationsneednothamperdevelopment.1993
Protectionofecologyandenvironmentisessentialforsustainedeconomicdevelopment.2006
Shouldamoratoriumbeimposedonallfreshminingintribalareasofthecountry?2010
Urbanizationisablessingindisguise.1997
Urbanisationanditshazards2008
2.3)MNCs
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GlobalizationwouldfinishsmallscaleindustriesinIndia.2006
Multinationalcorporationssavioursorsaboteurs1994
Specialeconomiczone:boonorbane2008
IsthecriticismthatthePublicPrivatePartnership(PPP)modelfordevelopmentismoreofabane
thanaboonintheIndiancontext,justified?2012
2.4)SectorsofEconomy
BPOboominIndia.2007
Tourism:CanthisbethenextbigthingforIndia?2014
Areourtraditionalhandicraftsdoomedtoaslowdeath?2009
3Education
3.1)ValuesinEducation
Educationwithoutvalues,asusefulasitis,seemsrathertomakeamanmorecleverdevil2015
Independentthinkingshouldbeencouragedrightformthechildhood.2007
Arethestandardizedtestsgoodmeasureofacademicabilityorprogress?2014
Irrelevanceoftheclassroom.2001
Isthegrowinglevelofcompetitiongoodfortheyouth?2014
Literacyisgrowingveryfast,butthereisnocorrespondinggrowthineducation.1996
Isanegalitariansocietypossiblebyeducatingthemasses?2008
Whatisrealeducation?2005
3.2)Schemeimplementation
EducationforallcampaigninIndia:mythorreality.2006
RestructuringofIndianeducationsystem.1995
3.3)Highereducation
PrivatizationofhighereducationinIndia.2002
Creditbasedhighereducationsystemstatus,opportunitiesandchallenges2011
4Quotebased,Philosophy,Ethics
4.1)Character,honesty
Needbringsgreed,ifgreedincreasesitspoilsbreed.2016
Characterofaninstitutionisreflectedinitsleader.2015
Withgreaterpowercomesgreaterresponsibility.2014
Wordsaresharperthanthetwoedgedsword.2014
Attitudemakes,habitmakescharacterandcharactermakesaman.2007
Hewouldreignswithinhimselfandfoldshispassionsanddesiresandfearsismorethanaking.
1993
4.2)Knowledge
Thereisnothingeithergoodorbadbutthinkingmakesitso.2003
Disinterestedintellectualcuriosityisthelifebloodofcivilisation.1995
4.3)Compassion
Compassionisthebasicofallmoralitywould1993
Lendinghandstosomeoneisbetterthangivingadole.2015
Bethechangeyouwanttoseeinothers(Gandhi)2013
4.4)Truth
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Truthislived,nottaught1996
Whenmoneyspeaks,thetruthissilent.1995
Searchfortruthcanonlybeaspiritualproblem.2002
4.5)Youth,Discipline
Disciplinemeanssuccess,anarchymeansruin2008
Youthisablunder,manhoodastruggle,oldagearegret1994
Ifyouthknew,ifagecould.2002
Youthculturetoday.1999
FiftyGoldsinOlympics:CanthisbearealityforIndia?2014
4.6)Towardsexcellence
Quickbutsteadywinstherace.2015
Uselesslifeisanearlydeath.1994
Ourdeedsdetermineus,asmuchaswedetermineourdeeds.1995
Thepathsofgloryleadbuttothegrave.2002
Thepursuitofexcellence.2001
5Womenempowerment
5.1)@NationalPolitics
Greaterpoliticalpoweralonewillnotimprovewomensplight.1997
WomensreservationbillwouldusherinempowermentforwomeninIndia.2006
Thenewemergingwomenpower:thegroundrealities.1995
5.2)@World/Quotetype
Ifwomenruledtheworld2005
Thehandthatrocksthecradle2005
5.3)Empowermentoverall
Ifdevelopmentisnotengendered,itisendangered.2016
Whitherwomensemancipation?2004
Empowermentalonecannothelpourwomen.2001
Womenempowerment:challengesandprospects.1999
5.4)Comparedtomen
Womanisgodsbestcreation.1998
Menhavefailed:letwomentakeover.1993
ManagingworkandhomeistheIndianworkingwomangettingafairdeal?2012
6Internationalissues,InternalSecurity
6.1)Globalization
Geographymayremainthesamehistoryneednot.2010
Modernisationandwesternisationarenotidenticalconcepts.1994
globalizationvs.nationalism2009
Nationalidentityandpatriotism2008
GlobalizationsanditsimpactonIndianculture.2004
Themasksofnewimperialism.2003
Ascivilizationadvancesculturedeclines.2003
TheimplicationsofglobalizationforIndia.2000

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Myvisionofanidealworldorder.2001
Indiascontributiontoworldwisdom.1998
Theworldofthetwentyfirstcentury.1998
PreparednessofoursocietyforIndiasgloballeadershiprole.2010
6.2)InternationalOrg./Bilateral
RestructuringofUNOreflectpresentrealities1996
Theglobalorder:politicalandeconomic1993
IndiasroleinpromotingASEANcooperation.2004
ImportanceofIndoUSnuclearagreement2006
6.3)Security
Goodfencesmakegoodneighbours2009
Terrorismandworldpeace2005
Truereligioncannotbemisused.1997
IntheIndiancontext,bothhumanintelligenceandtechnicalintelligencearecrucialincombating
terrorism2011
Isautonomythebestanswertocombatbalkanization?2007
Areweasoftstate?2009
7ScienceTechnology
7.1)ScienceandReligion
Spiritualityandscientifictemper.2003
ScienceandMysticism:Aretheycompatible?2012
7.2)ScienceandEducation
Moderntechnologicaleducationandhumanvalues.2002
Valuebasedscienceandeducation.1999
Themarchofscienceandtheerosionofhumanvalues.2001
7.3)Computerandinternet
CyberspaceandInternet:Blessingorcursetothehumancivilizationinthelongrun2016
Increasingcomputerizationwouldleadtothecreationofadehumanizedsociety.2006
Thecyberworld:itscharmsandchallenges.2000
Computer:theharbingerofsilentrevolution.1993
7.4)SciTech:others
Technologycannotreplacemanpower.2015
Scienceandtechnologyisthepanaceaforthegrowthandsecurityofthenation2013
Themoderndoctorandhispatients.1997
Thelureofspace.2004
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