UPSC Mains 2025 Essay questions

8 questions from the Civil Services (Main) Examination 2025. Official UPSC paper (PDF) · Model answers · All Essay PYQs

A1
Truth knows no color.
1000-1200 words · 125 marks
A2
The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting.
1000-1200 words · 125 marks
A3
Thought finds a world and creates one also.
1000-1200 words · 125 marks
A4
Best lessons are learnt through bitter experiences.
1000-1200 words · 125 marks
B1
Muddy water is best cleared by leaving it alone.
1000-1200 words · 125 marks
B2
The years teach much which the days never know.
1000-1200 words · 125 marks
B3
It is best to see life as a journey, not as a destination.
1000-1200 words · 125 marks
B4
Contentment is natural wealth; luxury is artificial poverty.
1000-1200 words · 125 marks

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