Mains Practice Questions

Essay Topics

1. "Development without justice is merely a different form of exploitation."

2. "The doubter is the true man of science, but the believer is the true man of action."

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1. “Silence can preserve peace, but it can also perpetuate injustice.”

2. “The pursuit of certainty often limits the scope of progress.”

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1. “Power without legitimacy is fragile, and legitimacy without accountability is dangerous.”

2. “Comfort often becomes the greatest obstacle to change.”

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1. The abundance of options often conceals the poverty of purpose.

2. The future is shaped less by prediction than by preparation.

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1. The pursuit of comfort often comes at the cost of resilience.
2. Diversity strengthens societies when guided by mutual respect.

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1. We do not inherit the Earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from future generations.

2. Not everything that is technologically possible is ethically desirable.

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1. “The erosion of trust is the beginning of institutional decline.”

2. “The pursuit of success often overlooks the value of significance.”

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1. “The quality of a society is reflected not in its achievements, but in its choices.”

2. “Civilisations endure when wisdom keeps pace with innovation.”

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1. A civilisation survives not by strength alone, but by self-correction.

2. Order without justice is merely organised injustice.

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1. Poverty is the parent of revolution and crime.

2. He who has a 'why' to live for can bear almost any 'how'.

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1. “The true test of freedom lies in the ability to self-regulate.”
2. “You can’t cross the sea merely by standing and staring at the water.”

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1. “Capabilities create opportunities, but character determines outcomes.”

2. “In the era of instant reactions, thoughtful restraint is revolutionary.”

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1. “Efficiency may optimize systems, but values sustain societies.”

2. “Freedom without ethical restraint becomes another form of inequality."

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1.“Institutions endure when values outlive individuals.”

2. “In a connected world, empathy is the new currency of leadership.”

Essay Topics

1. Nature protects those who protect it.

2. Development is not merely the expansion of choices, but the cultivation of conscience.

Essay Topics

Q1.Technology empowers, but institutions humanise governance.
Q2.Progress without purpose is movement without meaning.

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1. “Technology can amplify human potential, but it cannot replace human judgment.”

2. “Cultural roots give societies resilience in times of rapid change.”

Essay Topics

1. A rising tide lifts all boats.

2. Education is not the learning of facts. It's rather the training of the mind to think.

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1.“Popular will may shape law, but it cannot be the foundation of justice.”

2. “Integrity begins where convenience ends.”

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1. In an age of increasing efficiency, humanity’s greatest need is compassion, not perfection.”

2. “Justice must be rooted in principles, not in public opinion.”

Essay Topics:

1. The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes.

2. Power is meaningful only when it empowers others.

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1. The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes but in having new eyes.

2. Justice is the first condition of humanity.

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Q.1.Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced. (1200 words)

Q.2.Between stimulus and response, there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. (1200 words)

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Q.1.Those who say religion has nothing to do with politics do not know what religion is. (1200 words)

Q.2.Wisdom is knowing the right path to take; integrity is taking it. (1200 words)

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Q.Management is doing things right; leadership is doing the right things.(1200 words)

Q.A people that values its privileges above its principles soon loses both. (1200 words)

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Q. Sustainability is no longer about doing less harm. It’s about doing more good. (1200 words)

Q. Mutual assured destruction is a paradox: it guarantees peace by guaranteeing destruction. (1200 words)

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Q. The individual is not a pre-given entity; he is constituted through power relations. (1200 words)

Q. Experience without theory is blind, but theory without experience is mere intellectual play. (1200 words)

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Q.1.The impediment to action advances action. What stands in the way becomes the way. (1200 words)
Q.2.History began when humans invented gods, and will end when humans become gods. (1200 words)

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Q1. He who has a why to live can bear almost any how. (1200 words)
Q2. Ambition without wisdom is a tempest, while contentment without effort is a mirage. (1200 words)

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Q1. Justice is the first virtue of social institutions, as truth is of systems of thought. (1200 words)
Q2. Freedom of mind is real freedom. (1200 words)