UPSC Mains exam 2022 analysis: Essay paper difficult to undersand
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Here's the detailed analysis of the UPSC Mains 2022 Civil Services exam shared by experts.
UPSC Mains 2022: The exam conducting body, Union Public Service Commission (UPSC), has started the UPSC Civil Services Exam 2022 from September 16, 2022. UPSC, on Sep 16, conducted the Essay paper which had a wide variety of topics, unlike last year.
Check here a detailed analysis of UPSC Mains exam Paper 1 'Essay' shared by some of the experts.
This year, for the first time, the essays were based on metaphors and were difficult to understand.
In terms of essay pattern, this year the pattern was the same as last year. For instance: In Section B, all essays were based on metaphors, and in Section A, the essay topics included essays on History. Environment and Geography.
The three topics of the essays were quite simple and based on popular quotations. The meaning of these quotations was easy to comprehend.
The last two essay topics were difficult to comprehend. The 7th essay topic- 'A smile is the chosen vehicle for all ambiguities', was the most difficult one.