UPSC Mains PYQs
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Every General Studies question since 2013, ready to attempt. Model answers arrive week by week.
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- 2019 · GS4 · 10 marksWhat are the basic principles of public life? Illustrate any three of these with suitable examples.
- 2019 · GS4 · 10 marksWhat is meant by constitutional morality? How does one uphold constitutional morality? (150 words).
- 2019 · GS4 · 10 marksWhat does this quotation mean to you “A man is but the product of his thoughts. What he thinks, he becomes.” – M.K.Gandhi
- 2019 · GS4 · 10 marksWhat does this quotation mean to you “Where there is righteousness in the heart, there is beauty in the character. When there is beauty in the character, there is harmony in the home. When there is harmony in the home, there is order in the nation. When there is order in the nation, there is peace in the world.” – A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
- 2019 · GS4 · 10 marksWhat do you understand by the term ‘public servant’? Reflect on the expected role of a public servant. (150 words).
- 2019 · GS4 · 10 marksThere is a view that the Official Secrets Act is an obstacle to the implementation of the Rights to Information Act. Do you agree with the view? Discuss (150 words)
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