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Total Questions8Official paper requirements
Total Marks1000 MAggregate syllabus score
Allowed Duration180 minStrict exam duration limit
Answer EvalReadyEvaluation flow framework
Essay — 2024
8 questionsSection A
4 questionsQ. 1
Forests precede civilizations and deserts follow them.
125 M
Q. 2
The empires of the future will be the empires of the mind.
125 M
Q. 3
There is no path to happiness; Happiness is the path.
125 M
Q. 4
All ideas having large consequences are always simple.
125 M
Section B
4 questionsQ. 1
Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power.
125 M
Q. 2
Social media triggers 'Fear of Missing Out' amongst youth, adolescents leading to relationship, social and self-image issues.
125 M
Q. 3
The cost of being wrong is less than the cost of doing nothing.
125 M
Q. 4
The doubter is a true man of science.
125 M