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Total Questions8Official paper requirements
Total Marks1000 MAggregate syllabus score
Allowed Duration180 minStrict exam duration limit
Answer EvalReadyEvaluation flow framework
Essay — 2025
8 questionsSection A
4 questionsQ. 1
Truth knows no color.
125 M
Q. 2
The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting.
125 M
Q. 3
Thought finds a world and creates one also.
125 M
Q. 4
Best lessons are learnt through bitter experiences.
125 M
Section B
4 questionsQ. 1
Muddy water is best cleared by leaving it alone.
125 M
Q. 2
The years teach much which the days never know.
125 M
Q. 3
It is best to see life as a journey, not as a destination.
125 M
Q. 4
Contentment is natural wealth; luxury is artificial poverty.
125 M