Text taken verbatim from the commission's published question paper. Transcribed from UPSC’s question paper, CS(M) 2016 (English and Hindi). Source

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Essay · Philosophy, Quotes & Values

Abstract and quote-based essays: truth, knowledge, happiness, character, excellence, self and society.

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