UPSC CSE Mains 2022 Paper 1: UPSC Mains 2022 Question Paper Paper 1 was successfully conducted on September 16, 2022 by UPSC. This Paper comprises questions which 250 marks. The duration of the exam is 3 hours. Click here to Join Telegram study group →
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UPSC CSE Mains 2022 Paper 1 (Essay) Question Paper PDF
Following questions were asked in Paper 1:
Section A
1. Forests are the best case studies for economic excellence
2. Poets are the unacknowledged legislators of the world
3. History is a series of victories won by the scientific man over the romantic man
4. A ship in harbour is safe, but that is not what ship is for
Section B
5. The time to repair the roof is when the sun is shining
6. You cannot step twice in the same river
7. A smile is the chosen vehicle for all ambiguities
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UPSC Mains Exam Pattern 2022
Paper | Subject | Duration | IAS Total marks |
Paper A | Compulsory Indian language | 3 hours | 300 |
Paper B | English | 3 hours | 300 |
Paper I | Essay | 3 hours | 250 |
Paper II | General Studies I | 3 hours | 250 |
Paper III | General Studies II | 3 hours | 250 |
Paper IV | General Studies III | 3 hours | 250 |
Paper V | General Studies IV | 3 hours | 250 |
Paper VI | Optional I | 3 hours | 250 |
Paper VII | Optional II | 3 hours | 250 |