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Total Questions8Official paper requirements
Total Marks1000 MAggregate syllabus score
Allowed Duration180 minStrict exam duration limit
Answer EvalReadyEvaluation flow framework
Essay — 2019
8 questionsSection A
4 questionsQ. 1
Biased media is a real threat to Indian democracy.
125 M
Q. 2
Neglect of primary health care and education in India are reasons for its backwardness.
125 M
Q. 3
South Asian societies are woven not around the state, but around their plural cultures and plural identities.
125 M
Q. 4
Rise of Artificial Intelligence: the threat of jobless future or better job opportunities through reskilling and upskilling.
125 M
Section B
4 questionsQ. 1
Courage to accept and dedication to improve are two keys to success.
125 M
Q. 2
Values are not what humanity is, but what humanity ought to be.
125 M
Q. 3
Wisdom finds truth.
125 M
Q. 4
A good life is one inspired by love and guided by knowledge.
125 M