2025-2021 |  2020-2016 | 2015-2011

UPSC Past Papers 2020-2016

2020

1. Life is long journey between human being and being humane.
2. Mindful manifesto is the catalyst to a tranquil self.
3. Ships do not sink because of water around them; ships sink because of water that gets into them.
4. Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.
5. Culture is what we are, civilization is what we have.
6. There can be no social justice without economic prosperity but economic prosperity without social justice is meaningless.
7. Patriarchy is the least noticed yet the most significant structure of social inequality.
8. Technology as the silent factor in international relations.

2019

1. Values are not what humanity is, but what humanity ought to be.
2. Courage to accept and dedication to improve are two keys to success.
3. Wisdom finds truth.
4. South Asian societies are woven not around the state, but around their plural cultures and plural identities.
5. Best for an individual is not necessarily best for the society.
6. Neglect of primary health care and education in India are reasons for its backwardness.
7. Rise of Artificial Intelligence: the threat of jobless future or better job opportunities through reskilling and up skilling.
8. Biased media is a real threat to Indian democracy.

2018

1. A good life is one inspired by love and guided by knowledge.
2. A people that values its privileges above its principles lose both.
3. “The past’ is a permanent dimension of human consciousness and values.
4. Customary morality cannot be a guide to modern life.
5. Reality does not conform to the ideal but confirms it.
6. Poverty anywhere is a threat to prosperity everywhere.
7. Alternative technologies for a climate change resilient India.
8. Management of Indian border disputes – a complex task.

2017

1. Joy is the simplest form of gratitude.
2. Fulfilment of ‘new woman’ in India is a myth.
3. Social media is inherently a selfish medium Domain.
4. Has the Non- Alignment Movement (NAM) lost its relevance in a multi-polar world Domain.
5. Farming has lost the ability to be a source of subsistence for majority of farmers in India Domain.
6. Impact of the new economic measures on fiscal ties between the union and states in India Domain.
7. Destiny of a nation is shaped in its classrooms.
8. We may brave human laws but cannot resist natural laws Domain.

2016

1. Need brings greed, if greed increases it spoils breed.
2. If development is not engendered, it is endangered.
3. Cyberspace and internet: Blessing or curse to the human civilization in the long run Domain.
4. Near jobless growth in India: An anomaly or an outcome of economic reforms.
5. Water disputes between states in federal India Domain.
6. Cooperative federalism: Myth or reality India.
7. Digital economy: A leveler or a source of economic inequality.
8. Innovation is the key determinant of economic growth and social welfare Domain.

2025-2021 |  2020-2016 | 2015-2011