Essay Previous Year Papers

Section A

1. Oxymorons reflect the ironies of life.
2. A grateful mind is very beautiful.
3. A thorn is a changed bud.
4. When two elephants fight, it is the grass that gets trampled.

Section A

1. Truth knows no color.Framework →
2. The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting.Framework →
3. Thought finds a world and creates one also.Framework →
4. Best lessons are learnt through bitter experiences.Framework →

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1. Forests precede civilizations and deserts follow them.
2. The empires of the futures will be the empires of the mind.
3. There is no path to happiness, Happiness is the pathFramework →
4. The doubter is a true man of science.

Section A

1. Thinking is like a game, it does not begin unless there is an opposite team.
2. Visionary decision-making happens at the intersection of intuition and logic.
3. Not all who wander are lost.
4. Inspiration for creativity springs from the effort to look for the magical in the mundane.

Section A

1. Forests are the best case studies for economic excellence
2. Poets are the unacknowledged legislators of the world
3. History is a series of victories won by the scientific man over the romantic man
4. A ship in harbour is safe, but that is not what ship is for

Section A

1. The process of self-discovery has now been technologically outsourced.
2. Your perception of me is reflection of you; my reaction to you is an awareness of me.
3. Philosophy of wantlessness is Utopian, while materialism is a chimera.
4. The real is rational and the rational is real.

Section A

1. Life is long journey between human being and being humane.
2. Mindful manifesto is the catalyst to a tranquil self.
3. Ships do not sink because of water around them, ships sink because of water that gets into them.
4. Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.

Section A

1. Wisdom finds truth.
2. Values are not what humanity is, but what humanity ought to be
3. Best for an individual is not necessarily best for the society
4. Courage to accept and dedication to improve are two keys to success

Section A

1. Alternative technologies for a climate change resilient India.
2. A good life is one inspired by love and guided by knowledge.
3. Poverty anywhere is a threat to prosperity everywhere
4. Management of Indian border disputes—a complex task

Section A

1. Farming has lost the ability to be a source of subsistence for majority of farmers in India.
2. Impact of the new economic measures on fiscal ties between the union and states in India.
3. Destiny of a nation is shaped in its classrooms.
4. Has the Non-Alignment Movement (NAM) lost its relevance in a multipolar world?

Section A

1. If development is not engendered, it is endangered.
2. Need brings greed, if greed increases it spoils breed.
3. Water disputes between States in federal India.
4. Innovation is the key determinant of economic growth and social welfare.

Section A

1. Lending hands to someone is better than giving a dole.
2. Quick but steady wins the race.
3. Character of an institution is reflected in its leader.
4. Education without values, as useful as it is, seems rather to make a man more clever devil.

Section A

1. With greater power comes greater responsibility.
2. Is the growing level of competition good for the youth?
3. Are the standardized tests good measure of academic ability or progress?
4. Words are sharper than the two-edged sword.

1. Be the change you want to see in others — Gandhiji.
2. Is the Colonial mentality hindering India’s success?
3. GDP (Gross Domestic Product) along with GDH (Gross Domestic Happiness) would be the right indices for judging the well-being of a country.
4. Science and Technology is the panacea for the growth and security of the nation.