INSIGHTSIAS MAINS TEST SERIES-2019

TEST CT1921
Duration-3 hours Total Marks: 250

Instructions: Write two essays, choosing one from each of the following Section
A & B, in about 1000-1200 words.

SECTION – A

1. Poverty is not an accident, it is a political choice

2. Attitude of today’s youth towards politics
3. Idea of India is, there are many ideas.
4. Today ethics is nothing but a hobby.

SECTION – B

5. Cross the river feeling the stones

6. Never lose the temper except intentionally
7. By chasing two rabbits we catch neither
8. Pessimism never won any battle

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TESTCODE : CT1914
CODE: CT1921
Reg. No/Student ID UPSC Roll No.
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INDEX TABLE INSTRUCTIONS
Maximum
Q. No. Marks Marks Obtained
Please read each of the following
Part - A
instructions carefully before attempting
TOPIC:01 125
questions:
TOPIC:02 125
TOPIC:03 125
The ESSAY must be written in English
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TOPIC:04 125
medium only.
Part - B No marks will be given for answers
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TOPIC:05 125 written in any other medium other than
TOPIC:06 125 English.
TOPIC:07 125 Write two essays, choosing one from
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TOPIC:08 125 each of the following Section A & B in
about 1000-1200 words.
Any page or portion of the page left
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blank in the question cum answer
booklet must be clearly struck off
Second essay has to be started from
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page no-15.

Total Marks 250

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 EVALUATION PARAMETERS
Adequate Fair Absent
INTRODUCTION
1. Context & Background
2. Element of Interest
3. Outline of Core Argument
4. Thesis Statement
BODY
1. Coherence
2. Clarity of thoughts/Concepts
3. Diversity of Ideas
4. Linkages between Ideas
5. Transitions and Connectives
6. Originality
7. Reasoning
8. Arguments
9. Counter Arguments
10. Facts/Examples/Illustrations
11. Persuasion
12. Objectivity
13. Sub-headings
CONCLUSION
1. Reiteration of Main Argument
2. New Perspective/Insight
3. Completeness
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Improvements seen from past essay

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Write two essays, choosing one from each of the following Section
A & B in about 1000-1200 words.

SECTION – A
Section - A
1. Poverty is not
1. Is Gandhi antoaccident,
hero it is today?
Indians even a political choice
2. Attitude of today’s youth towards politics
3. Idea of India is, solutions
2. Nature-based there arefor
many
waterideas.
woes
4. Today ethics is nothing but a hobby.
3. Politics and ethics are in loveless marriage
4. Kashmir’s destiny is tied to its history or geography?
SECTION – B

Section - B
5. Cross the river feeling the stones
6. Never lose the temper except intentionally
7. By chasing
1. Before twoanarchy,
loving rabbits we
onecatch
shouldneither
prepare to hate their freedoms
8. Pessimism never won any battle
2. Passion for individualism kills compassion
3. Perfect equality creates many imperfections
4. Everything is a choice, what matters is to choose.

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SECTION-A
SECTION – A

1. Is Gandhi
1. Poverty is not hero to Indians
an accident, it even today? choice
is a political
2. Attitude of today’s youth towards politics
2. Nature-based solutions for water woes
3. Idea of India is, there are many ideas.
4. Today ethicsand
3. Politics is nothing but
ethics are inaloveless
hobby.marriage
4. Kashmir’s destiny is tied to its history or geography?

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Choose any ONE topic from below list and write an essay on that in
an about 1000-1200 Words:
SECTION
Section - B– B
1. Before
5. Cross theloving anarchy,the
river feeling one should prepare to hate their freedoms
stones
6. Never losefor
2. Passion theindividualism
temper exceptkillsintentionally
compassion
7. By chasing two rabbits we catch neither
3. Perfect equality
8. Pessimism creates
never won anymany
battleimperfections
4. Everything is a choice, what matters is to choose.

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