INSIGHTSIAS MAINS TEST SERIES-2020

TEST: IPM 15 / YL2015

Duration-3 Hours Total Marks: 250

Instructions: Write two essays, choosing one from each of the following
Section A & B, in about 1000-1200 words.

SECTION – A

1. Innovation is the key determinant of economic growth and social welfare.

2. The future will be green or not at all.
3. Indian agriculture is in a way a victim of its own past success.
4. Asian Century: India’s opportunities and challenges.

SECTION - B

5. Ethical dimensions of global climate change.

6. Biotechnology nowadays: Doing more harm than good.

7. Artificial Intelligence: It is a fence eating the grass.

8. Conservation is a state of harmony between man and nature.

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YL2005/ / YL2010
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INDEX TABLE INSTRUCTIONS
Maximum
Q. No. Marks Marks Obtained
Please read each of the following
Part - A
instruc ons carefully before a emp ng
TOPIC:01 125
ques ons:
TOPIC:02 125
Ø The ESSAY must be wri en in English
TOPIC:03 125
TOPIC:04 125
medium only.
Part - B Ø No marks will be given for answers
TOPIC:05 125 wri en in any other medium other than
TOPIC:06 125 English.
TOPIC:07 125 Ø Write two essays, choosing one from
TOPIC:08 125 each of the following Sec on A & B in
about 1000-1200 words.
Ø Any page or por on of the page le
blank in the ques on cum answer
booklet must be clearly struck off
Ø Second essay has to be started from
page no-15.

Total Marks 250

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 EVALUATION PARAMETERS
Adequate Fair Absent
INTRODUCTION
1. Context & Background
2. Element of Interest
3. Outline of Core Argument
4. Thesis Statement
BODY
1. Coherence
2. Clarity of thoughts/Concepts
3. Diversity of Ideas
4. Linkages between Ideas
5. Transi ons and Connec ves
6. Originality
7. Reasoning
8. Arguments
9. Counter Arguments
10. Facts/Examples/Illustra ons
11. Persuasion
12. Objec vity
13. Sub-headings
CONCLUSION
1. Reitera on of Main Argument
2. New Perspec ve/Insight
3. Completeness
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Choose any One topic from the below list and write an essay on that in an about
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Choose any ONE topic from below SECTION-A

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list and –-write
SECTION
SECTION A
– A an essay on that in an about
1000-1200 words:
1. 1. Threatstoto
1. Innovation is India’s
the federalism- real oror imaginary?
Threats
2. 1. 1.
1. Is
Poverty
Local is key
Gandhi
India’s
Sustainability
self-government
determinant
anhero
notfederalism-istoabout
accident,
is an
of
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utopian
economic
it iseven
ecology,
concept
growth
political
economy
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andand
today?choice
aimaginary?
impractical
social welfare.
equity
and undesirable.
2. The
2. Local future
2. will be green
self-government
Indian cultureorisnot
an at all.A myth
utopian
today: concept
or - impractical and undesirable.
a- reality?
3. 3. 2.
Indian
Attitude
Survival
2. of
agriculture
of today’s
democracy
Nature-based
is in a way
youth
rests
soluaon towards
ons
victim
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independent
for
of
politics
water
its own
A
judiciary.
woes
past success.
3. 4.
Survival
3. Idea
To 3.of
of
achieve democracy
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India
inclusive restsare
Innovations
is,development,
there on independent
many
rights must bejudiciary.
and ideas.
Technologies - Boon or Bane?
compromised.
4. Asian Century: India’s opportunities and challenges.
4.1.To achieve
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3. inclusive
Ocean
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India’s
ethics development,
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aturf
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of war be compromised.
marriage
or imaginary?
hobby.
4. Kashmir’s desis ny
2. Local self-government an isutopian
ed toconcept
its history or geography?
- impractical and undesirable.

3. Survival of democracy rests on independent judiciary.

4. To achieve inclusive development, rights must be compromised.

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SECTION and write an essay on that in
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B
an about 1000-1200 Words:
5.
5.Ethical
Freedom dimensions
of speech of global climate change.
is fundamental to strong governance.
6. Biotechnology nowadays: Doing more Sec
SECTION
harm
6. Social reforms are must to achieve administrativeon - Bgood.
than –B reforms.
7. Artificial Intelligence: It is a fence eating the grass.
7. Poverty is theloving
1.5.Before resultanarchy,
of arrogance
one and ignorance.
should prepare to hate is
their freedoms
8. Conservation
5. Cross theis ariver
Economic stategrowth
of harmony
feeling the between
without
stones man and nature.
distributive justice bound to
8. Social justice rests on health and education for all.
6. Neverbreed
lose violence
2. Passion theindividualism
for temper except intentionally
kills compassion
6. Poverty is the deprivation of
7. By chasing two rabbits we catch neither opportunity
3.7.Perfect
Climate
8. Pessimism equality
Change
never creates
won many
Denials imperfec
- Costs,
any battle ons and Morality
Benets
8. Gender is a spectrum, rather two sets of opposing ideals
4. Everything is a choice, what ma ers is to choose.

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