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Total Questions8Official paper requirements
Total Marks1000 MAggregate syllabus score
Allowed Duration180 minStrict exam duration limit
Answer EvalReadyEvaluation flow framework
Essay — 2017
8 questionsSection A
4 questionsQ. 1
We may brave human laws but we cannot resist natural laws.
125 M
Q. 2
Fulfillment of 'new woman' in India is a myth.
125 M
Q. 3
Destiny of a nation is shaped in its classrooms.
125 M
Q. 4
Has the Non-Alignment Movement (NAM) lost its relevance in a multipolar world?
125 M
Section B
4 questionsQ. 1
Farming has lost the ability to be a source of subsistence for majority of farmers in India.
125 M
Q. 2
Impact of the new economic measures on fiscal ties between the union and states in India.
125 M
Q. 3
Social media is inherently a selfish medium.
125 M
Q. 4
Joy is the simplest form of gratitude.
125 M