ESSAY TOPICS ANALYSIS

Essay : Candidates may be required to write essays on multiple topics. They will be expected to
keep closely to the subject of the essay to arrange their ideas in orderly fashion, and to write
concisely. Credit will be given for effective and exact expression.

HISTORY , CULTURE, PAST

Sr.No. Year Topic Section

1 2020 Culture is what we are, civilisation is what we have. B
2 2021 History repeats itself, first as a tragedy, second as a farce. B
3 2022 History is a series of victorious won by the scientific man over the romantic man. A

SOCIETY/DIVERSITY/UNITY/EQUALITY ETC

Sr.No. Year Topic Section

1 2013 Is the colonial mentality hindering India’s success? 250M
2 2017 Fulfilment of ‘new woman’ in India is a myth. B
3 2019 Best for an individual is not necessarily best for society A
There can be no social justice without economic prosperity but economic prosperity without
4 2020 B
social justice is meaningless.
5 2020 Patriarchy is the least noticed yet the most significant structure of social inequality. B
6 2023 Girls are weighed down by restrictions, boys with demands - two equally harmful disciplines. B
7 2023 A society that has more justice is a society that needs less charity B

GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND WELFARE

Sr.No. Year Topic Section

1 2014 Is the growing level of competition good for the youth? A
Was it the policy paralysis or the paralysis of implementation which slowed the growth of our
2 2014 B
country?
3 2015 Dreams which should not let India sleep. B
4 2016 If development is not engendered, it is endangered A
5 2016 Innovation is the key determinant of economic growth and social welfare A
6 2018 Poverty anywhere is a threat to prosperity everywhere A

EMPOWERMENT SECTORS AND SECTIONS

Sr.No. Year Topic Section

1 2014 Fifty Golds in Olympics: Can this be a reality for India? B
2 2014 Tourism: Can this be the next big thing for India? B

POLITY AND CONSTITUTION TOPICS FR,FD,FEDERALISM,ELECTION ETC

Sr.No. Year Topic Section

1 2014 Is sting operation an invasion on privacy? B
2 2016 Cooperative federalism: Myth or reality B
3 2017 We may brave human laws but cannot resist natural laws. B
4 2019 Biased media is a real threat to Indian democracy B
 HEALTH AND EDUCATION

Sr.No. Year Topic Section

1 2014 Are the standardized tests good measure of academic ability or progress? A
2 2015 Education without values, as useful as it is, seems rather to make a man more clever devil. A
3 2017 Destiny of a nation is shaped in its classrooms. A
4 2019 Neglect of primary health care and education in India are reasons for its backwardness B
5 2021 What is research, but a blind date with knowledge! B
6 2023 Education is what remains after one has forgotten what one has learned in school. B

SECURITY/IR/AGREEMENTS/ORG/THEIR SOCEITY

Sr.No. Year Topic Section

1 2017 Has the Non- Alignment Movement (NAM) lost its relevance in a multipolar world? A
2 2018 Management of Indian border disputes – a complex task A
South Asian societies are woven not around the state, but around their plural culture and
3 2019 B
plural identities

AGRICULTURE , RESOURCES AND OTHER ACTIVITIES.

Sr.No. Year Topic Section

1 2016 Water disputes between states in federal India A
2 2017 Farming has lost the ability to be a source of subsistence for majority of farmers in India A

ECONOMY +

Sr.No. Year Topic Section

GDP (Gross Domestic Product) along with GDH (Gross Domestic Happiness) would be the
1 2013 250M
right indices for judging the well-being of a country.
2 2015 Crisis faced in India – moral or economic. B
3 2015 Can capitalism bring inclusive growth? B
4 2016 Near jobless growth in India: An anomaly or an outcome of economic reforms B
5 2016 Digital economy: A leveller or a source of economic inequality B
6 2017 Impact of the new economic measures on fiscal ties between the union and states in India. A
7 2022 Forests are the best case studies for economic excellence. A

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Sr.No. Year Topic Section

1 2013 Science and Technology is the panacea for the growth and security of the nation. 250M
2 2015 Technology cannot replace manpower. B
3 2016 Cyberspace and internet: Blessing or curse to the human civilization in the long run B
4 2017 Social media is inherently a selfish medium. B
5 2018 Alternative technologies for a climate change resilient India A
Rise of Artificial Intelligence: the threat of jobless future or better job opportunities through
6 2019 B
reskilling and upskilling
7 2020 Technology as the silent factor in international relations. B
 8 2021 The process of self-discovery has now been technologically outsourced. A

PHILOSOPHY,VALUES, QUOTE AND PROVERBS BASED

Sr.No. Year Topic Section

1 2013 Be the change you want to see in others – Gandhiji 250 M
2 2014 With greater power comes greater responsibility. A
3 2014 Words are Sharper than the two-edged sword. A
4 2015 Lending hands to someone is better than giving a dole. A
5 2015 Quick but steady wins the race. A
6 2015 Character of an institution is reflected in its leader. A
7 2016 Need brings greed, if greed increases it spoils breed A
8 2017 Joy is the simplest form of gratitude. B
9 2018 A good life is one inspired by love and guided by knowledge A
10 2018 Customary morality cannot be a guide to modern life B
11 2018 ‘The past’ is a permanent dimension of human consciousness and values B
12 2018 A people that values its privileges above its principles loses both B
13 2018 Reality does not conform to the ideal, but confirms it B
14 2019 Wisdom finds truth A
15 2019 Values are not what humanity is, but what humanity ought to be A
16 2019 Courage to accept and dedication to improve are two keys to success A
17 2020 Life is a long journey between human being and being humane. A
18 2020 Mindful manifesto is the catalyst to a tranquil self. A
Ships do not sink because of water around them, ships sink because of water that gets into
19 2020 A
them.
20 2020 Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication. A
21 2021 Your perception of me is a reflection of you; my reaction to you is an awareness of me. A
22 2021 Philosophy of wantlessness is Utopian, while materialism is a chimera. A
23 2021 The real is rational and the rational is real. A
24 2021 Hand that rocks the cradle rules the world. B
25 2021 There are better practices to “best practices”. B
26 2022 Poets are the unacknowledged legislators of the world. A
27 2022 A ship in harbor is safe, but that is not what a ship is for. A
28 2022 The time to repair the roof is when the sun is shining. B
29 2022 You cannot step twice in the same river. B
30 2022 A smile is the chosen vehicle for all ambiguities. B
31 2022 Just because you have a choice, it does not mean that any of them has to be right. B
32 2023 Thinking is like a game, it does not begin unless there is an opposite team. A
33 2023 Visionary decision-making happens at the intersection of intuition and logic. A
34 2023 Not all who wander are lost. A
35 2023 Inspiration for creativity springs from the effort to look for the magical in the mundane. A
36 2023 Mathematics is the music of reason. B

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