The first paper for the UPSC 2021 Mains examinations was held on the 7th of January and it has stirred a lot of buzz online. When a couple of IAS and IPS officers took to Twitter to share pictures of the question paper, people were in for a toss.
You see, UPSC aspirants were surprised (read: shocked) as the topics for the essays were a little…hatke. They had “philosophical” (as people online called it) options including:
Your perception of me is a reflection of you; my reaction to you is an awareness of me.
The real is rational and the rational is real.
There are better practices to “best practices”.
Have a look at the question paper here:
IAS officer Jitin Yadav shared the picture on Twitter and asked people online which two topics would they choose.
Today's #UPSC Mains Essay paper
Sharing for aspirants so that they can practice at home on their own.
Which two you will pick and why?
Would love to know explanations behind picking essays. pic.twitter.com/Mc2lE0hYT6
— Jitin Yadav, IAS (@Jitin_IAS) January 7, 2022
While there were many who took interest in the question and spoke about which topics would they choose, several others cracked jokes and shared memes because…come on!
There is a common saying among #UPSC aspirants that After couple of attempts, one will become a philosopher! Guess Essay paper was set by some UPSC veteran for sure 😅 pic.twitter.com/j03rSeFPvH
— Rajkumar M, IFS (@rajkumar_ifs) January 7, 2022
T-195: #UPSC #CSE 2022 Aspirants should practice #Essay on topics such as: "Philosophy's philosophy by philosophy's philosophers".
— Mudit Jain, IRS (@MuditJainIRS) January 7, 2022
Break up hua tha kya?
When the paper settee goes through a break up, this is what the Mains 2021 Essay paper looks like. pic.twitter.com/6Cf6nwmu0m
— Atish Mathur (@atishmathur) January 7, 2022
I swear!
Every UPSC Mains appearing candidate after the Essay paper today 👇🏽 pic.twitter.com/zRAtwiWt6w
— Somesh Upadhyay, IAS (@Somesh_IAS) January 7, 2022
How a UPSC Mains Student felt after watching today's Essay Paper..?
All the best for rest of the papers!#upscmains #UPSC pic.twitter.com/UoccXMBggF
— General knowledge (@UpscforAll) January 7, 2022
UPSC to aspirants after today's Essay paper.. 😂 pic.twitter.com/GxOc5ORxqp
— UPSC Memes (@UPSC_KRO) January 7, 2022
— aman. (@aman__ch) January 7, 2022
Never ignore “Good morning” messages. They might appear in one of your exams.#UPSC pic.twitter.com/ZXA4Z0z0Rv
— Dheeraj Sharma, IRS (@irs_dheeraj) January 7, 2022
I honestly feel for the examinees!