UPSC CSE (Civil Services Exam) Mains 2022 Essay Paper was conducted on 16th September 2022. Students can see the question paper here.
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Instructions
Write two essays choosing, choosing one topic from each of the Sections A and B, in about 1000-1200 words each: (125×2=250)

Section A
- Forests are the best case studies for economic excellence.
- Poets are the unacknowledged legislators of the world.
- History is a series of victories won by the scientific man over the romantic man.
- A ship in harbor is safe, but that is not what ship is for.
Section B
- The time to repair the roof is when the sun is shining.
- You cannot step twice in the same river.
- A smile is the chosen vehicle for all ambiguities.
- Just because you have a choice, it does not mean that any of them have to be right.
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