Text taken verbatim from the commission's published question paper. Transcribed from UPSC’s question paper, CS(M) 2015 Essay (English and Hindi): scan of the original booklet hosted by Drishti IAS, https://www.drishtiias.com/images/pdf/ESSAY_COMP.pdf (not on upsc.gov.in). 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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