Essay for APSC Mains Exam – List of Suggested Essay Topics

Essay for APSC Mains Exam - Suggested Topics List

Essay for APSC Assam exam

Essays are an integral part of test( descriptive) of English language for any examination.

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As per the new APSC Mains Exam rule, the essay paper of 250 marks to be completed in 3 hours, plays a very important role. To be written in the medium or language of the candidate’s choice. Candidate is required to write an essay on a specific topic.

SUGGESTED Essay Topics for APSC Mains Exam 2020

Group A

  • Jobless growth in India
  • Cooperative federalism in India
  • Cashless Indian economy
  • Can capitalism bring inclusive growth?
  • Protection of ecology and environment is essential for sustained economic development
  • The deteriorating health care system in India
  • Lower quality of higher/technical education in India
  • Aadhar Card – Usefulness/potential threat
  • India’s Act East policy
  • India’s Renewable Energy Targets
  • NPA issue in India
  • Social media – a enabler or a spoiler

Group B

  • Prospect of Organic farming in North Eastern region
  • Citizenship issue/NRC
  • Immigration in Assam/North east
  • Threat to ethnic identity of native population
  • Promotion of culture of Assam
  • Flood menace of Assam
  • Improvement of School education in Assam
  • AFSPA Act – needed legislation or a misused power
ANALYSIS of Previous Years Essay Questions

Year 2002 – 100 Marks

  • Free thinking
  • Science in everyday life
  • International Terrorism
  • Literature and life

Year 2006 – 100 Marks

  • The Role of Media in Indian democratic polity
  • Regional Literature and Cultural integration in India
  • Whither Indian agriculture?
  • Global terrorism and what it means to India
  • Politics and personal character

Year 2011 – 100 Marks

  • India today and what you want Her to be tomorrow
  • Liberty versus Responsibility of citizens in Democracy
  • Generation Next and Generation Before – Conflict and Cooperation between the two
  • Your idea of a scientific soceity
  • Death of the Book in the Digital Age of mass production

Recent Years Questions

  • Two Essay 50×2 =100 (400-500 words)
  • Three choices in each groups
Year Group A (50 Marks) Group B (50 Marks)
2013-14 
  • Culture and society
  • What ails Indian Sports
  • More Governance, Less governance : an agenda for Economic regeneration of India
  • Cultural heritage of Assam
  • The prospect of eco-tourism in Assam
  • Identity Politics in North-East – it’s cause and consequences
2015
  • Development imbalance in different regions of India and the role of governance as a corrective measure
  • Indian Secularism and Religious Conversion
  • Sports as a career choice
  • Bio-diversity of North-East India and its commercial viability
  • Rhino Poaching : Is there a solution?
  • Fairs and Festivals of Assam
2016
  • Role of Mass Media in transforming the society
  • State of the Indian Railways and the proposal for introduction of Bullet Trains
  • Political emancipation of women
  • India’s Look East Policy and the North-east:
    Challenges and Opportunity
  • Industrialization in Assam: Problems and Prospects
  • The diversified important traditional festivals of Assam
2018
  • Advertising: its role, uses and abuses
  • Population concerns in India: Shifting trends, policies and programmes
  • India’s Foreign Policy in changing Global Mileu
  • Citizenship Amendment Bill, 2016 and its impact
  • River Transport in Assam – Problems and Prospects
  • Urbanization and it’s effects on ecology, environment and society in Assam

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Essay topics asked in the Assam Finance Service 2015

  • Vanishing Greenery in Assam and its impact
  • What ails Indian Agriculture
  • Growing urbanization in India – a bane or a boon
  • The problem of consumerism and how it affects us

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General Studies Paper ( Objective  Qs )

  • 100 MCQs
  • Total Marks: 200
  • Time: 2 Hrs

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Full Syllabus – Topic wise

I. GENERAL KNOWLEDGE AND AWARENESS

i) India’s Economic Scene including Industrial Development of India during the last one decade.
ii) General Policy of Govt. of India and Assam.
iii) Current Affairs of last 6 months, particularly of Assam.
iv) Current Business news relating to Stock Exchange, Banks, Companies & Corporate Houses, Import-Export position including Growth Rates – both India & Assam.
v) Minister and Portfolios – Central & General Assam.
vi) Important Persons figuring in economic and non-economic arenas, National and International & State.
vii) Recent Summits & Places – national and international.
viii) Population Census.
ix) Capitals of Countries.
x) Culture of India, Assam.
xi) Currency of Countries
xii) Important Books & Authors, including Assamese Books
xiii) Sports – Recent
xiv) Recent Schemes launched by Govt., Banks/State Govt./ Central Govt.
xv) Recent appointments
xvi) Science & Technology, Defence, Navy, Air Force, Missiles, Digital India, Health issues
xvii) History and Geography of Assam, India & World

 

II. GENERAL INTELLIGENCE & REASONING

i) Arithmetical reasoning and figural classification
ii) Indexing
iii) Similarities & Differences
iv) Social Intelligence
v) Space Orientation
vi) Critical thinking 15 30
vii) Semantic Analogy classification
viii) Symbolic Operations
ix) Emotional Intelligence
x) Judgement
xi) Space Visualisation
xii) Statement Conclusion

 

III. ENGLISH LANGUAGE

i) Idioms & Phrases
ii) Jumbled Sentences (Ordering)
iii) Synonyms / Antonyms
iv) Spelling
v) Tense
vi) Common Errors

 

IV. QUANTITATIVE APTITUDE

i) Ratio & Proportion
ii) Square & Cube Roots
iii) Simple & Compound Interest
iv) Profit & Loss
v) Averages
vi) LCM&HCF
Vii) Trigonometric Ratio
viii) Triangle
ix) Graphs
x) Geometry
xi) Frequency
xii) Partnership

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