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UPSC CSE Mains 2018 — Essay Questions with Answers

All 8 Essay previous-year questions from UPSC CSE Mains 2018, each with the correct answer and a full explanation. Practise them as a free, timed mock test with instant scoring.

1. Q1.Section A

   Alternative technologies for a climate change resilient India.

2. Q2.Section A

   A good life is one inspired by love and guided by knowledge.

3. Q3.Section A

   Poverty anywhere is a threat to prosperity everywhere.

4. Q4.Section A

   Management of Indian border disputes - a complex task.

5. Q5.Section B

   Customary morality cannot be a guide to modern life.

6. Q6.Section B

   'The past' is a permanent dimension of human consciousness and values.

7. Q7.Section B

   A people that values its privileges above its principles loses both.

8. Q8.Section B

   Reality does not conform to the ideal, but confirms it.