Essay - UPSC CSE 2025

Write two essays, choosing one topic from each of the following Sections A and B, in about 1000-1200 words each: (125*2 = 250)

Section-A

1. Truth knows no color.
2. The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting.
3. Thought finds a world and creates one also.
4. Best lessons are learnt through bitter experiences.

Section-B

1. Muddy water is best cleared by leaving it alone.
2. The years teach much which the days never know.
3. It is best to see life as a journey, not as a destination.
4. Contentment is natural wealth; luxury is artificial poverty.