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    INSIGHTSIAS

    SIMPLIFYING IAS EXAM PREPARATION


    GENERAL STUDIES TEST CODE : BT1901
    Reg. No UPSC Roll No.
    Date

    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
    Ø

    TOPIC:04 125
    medium only.
    Part - B No marks will be given for answers
    Ø
    TOPIC:05 125 written in any other medium other than
    TOPIC:06 125 English.
    TOPIC:07 125 Write two essays, choosing one from
    Ø
    TOPIC:08 125 each of the following Section A & B in
    about 1000-1200 words.
    Any page or portion of the page left
    Ø
    blank in the question cum answer
    booklet must be clearly struck off
    Second essay has to be started from
    Ø
    page no-17.

    Total Marks 250

    Remarks :

    No. 1133/1, Service Road, Hampi Nagar, RPC Layout, Opp. Attiguppe Metro Station,
    Bengaluru - 560040, Karnataka, India | Mail: coordinator@insightsias.com
    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
    Overall Observation by an examiner on candidate’s essay

    1.

    2.

    3.

    4.

    5.

    6.

    Improvements seen from past essay


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    Section A & B in about 1000-1200 words.

    Section - A

    1. A healthy environment is a prerequisite for a healthy


    economy
    2. Blue economy - Threats and Opportunities
    3. Conservation and the rights of tribal people must go hand in
    hand
    4. Climate resilience and food security - Approaches and
    Challenges
    Section - B

    5. Ethical dimensions of global climate change


    6. India’s foreign trade and neighbourhood - a critique
    7. To thrive, Indian banking sector needs an ethical business
    environment
    8. India needs smart technologies to address agriculture crisis

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    SECTION-A

    1
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    that in an about 1000-1200 Words:
    Section - B
    5. Ethical dimensions of global climate change
    6. India’s foreign trade and neighbourhood - a critique
    7. To thrive, Indian banking sector needs an ethical business
    environment
    8. India needs smart technologies to address agriculture crisis

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