English Essay (CSS 2024) – CSS Exam Desk
English Essay (CSS 2024) – CSS Exam Desk
Candidates will be required to write one or more Essay in English. A wide choice of
topics will be given. Candidates are expected to reflect comprehensive and research
based knowledge on a selected topic. Candidate’s articulation, expression and
technical treatment of the style of English Essay writing will be examined.
Quick Review
Humanity
Hero-worship is the strongest where there is least regard for human freedom.
(CSS 2000)
Personal liberty is the paramount essential to human dignity and human
happiness. (CSS 2000)
Humanism. (CSS 2004)
All humans are born equal in dignity and rights but they are in shackles
everywhere. (CSS 2010)
The War on terror has contributed to the growing abuse of human rights. (CSS
2015)
In the fight against terrorism and corruption, it is imperative not to compromise
human rights and civil liberties. (CSS 2018)
Universal human equality is utopia. (CSS 2021)
Human development and economic sustainability. (CSS 2022)
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Environment
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Of all the needs a book has, the chief need is that it be readable. (CSS 2002)
The pleasures of reading. (CSS 2011)
Morality/ Principles
Atif Ameer (PSP) 2nd in Pakistan, CSS 2018-19 (Essay Marks 52)
Extremism
For English essay, I used to make outlines and practice paragraph writing. The
key strategy in attempting an essay is to write it in simple, logical, coherent and
precise way. One should refrain from using long sentences, jargons and difficult
expressions. Furthermore, in order to avoid incoherence and jumps between
essay paragraphs and outline, I left first two sheets of answer sheet for final
outline, which I only wrote, once I was done writing essay.
Aamina Ihsan (PAS) 18th in Pakistan, CSS 2018-19 (Essay Marks 48)
Media
Good governance and the role of the public servant. (CSS 2000)
Devolution of power in Pakistan. (CSS 2001)
The future of democracy in Pakistan. (CSS 2009)
The food crisis: problems, challenges and opportunities for Pakistan. (CSS
2009)
Pakistan is rich in natural resources but very poor in their management. (CSS
2010)
Disaster management and government preparedness. (CSS 2011)
Democracy is a culture rather than a process. (CSS 2012)
In a hierarchy every employee tends to rise to his level of incompetence. (CSS
2015)
Crisis of good governance in Pakistan: Need for reforms and institution
building. (CSS 2016)
Mohammad Murtaza (PAS), 3rd in Pakistan, CSS 2017 (Essay Marks 45)
Education
Education makes a people easy to lead, but difficult to drive, easy to govern,
but impossible to enslave. (CSS 2000)
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Economic prosperity of a nation is directly proportional to the level of literacy in
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National Integration
Water
We never know the worth of water till the well is dry. (CSS 2000)
Dilemma of the water and energy crisis in Pakistan. (CSS 2003)
Do not waste water even if you were at a running stream. (CSS 2021)
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Bureaucracy
The Essay paper for CSS 2017 was somewhat out of the box. Despite that, I had
complete control on my nerves and great confidence in my writing skills. I chose
the topic “Is colonial mentality impeding the progress of Pakistan?” I supported
this stance. First, I brainstormed and then wrote an outline on a rough page.
Then, I presented it on the answer sheet in an impressive way so as to facilitate
the examiner. I wrote almost twenty arguments or paragraphs to prove my stance.
The language I used was simple yet flawless.
Syed Fazul Shah (PSP), 3rd in Balochistan, CSS 2017-18 (Essay Marks 44)
Poverty/ Progress
Economy
The essay which I attempted was argumentative in nature. So, I tried my best to
follow the structure of such essays. I introduced the topic by giving a brief
overview of the points I would be discussing; presented some examples from
history, contemporary world and Pakistan; highlighted some counter arguments
against the mentioned examples and re-countered them to justify my point, and
concluded the topic with summing up all the arguments and justifications I had
given in the body of the essay.
Nawab Sameer Hussain Laghari (PAS), 2nd in Sindh, CSS-2016-17 (Essay Marks 45)
Religion
Let there be more light in the corridors of worship places. (CSS 2019)
United Nations
Women/ Gender
Accountability/ Corruption
Essay is the most difficult thing in CSS, and, perhaps, rightly so. There are
numerous ways to write it but the key is to understand the topic and giving sound
arguments in grammatically correct English.
Muhammad Murad (PSP), 7th in Pakistan, CSS 2017 (Essay Marks 60)
Nationalism/ Minorities
Politics
Structure and coherence make the key to success in the essay paper. I avoided
verbosity and instead ensured I had understood the idea well. I also placed a lot
of emphasis on the overall structure of the essay, making sure my paragraphs
were coherent, sentences were well structured and the overall flow of the ideas
was good.
Muhammad Abrahim Shah (PAS) 3rd in Pakistan, CSS 2018-19 (Marks 61)
Nuclear Politics
Nuclear weapons are ‘not only a great peril, but a great hope. (CSS 2006)
The more developed a country, the more leathly it is armed. (CSS 2007)
Terrorism
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It is not only fine feathers that make fine birds. (CSS 2001)
Existentialism. (CSS 2003)
Liberalism (CSS 2006)
Brain, like hearts, go where they are appreciated. (CSS 2006, 2012)
There is no great genius without a mixture of madness. (CSS 2009)
The time we live in is the winter of the world. (CSS 2011)
Beggars can’t be choosers. (CSS 2012)
If gold rusts what shall the iron do. (CSS 2013)
Anticipation is often greater than realization. (CSS 2015)
Sometimes we do not see what we see. (CSS 2019)
I fall upon the thorns of life I bleed. (CSS 2021)
Imagination is more important than knowledge. (CSS 2022)
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Essay is the very paper most aspirants fail. Reason? Lack of practice! Most
aspirants know the reason but still they do not practice. If one cannot practice a
long essay daily, one should write, at least, outline, introduction and conclusion
daily, and practice a long essay once or twice a week. I did the same and when I
sat to structure my essay, I did not face any problem in generating ideas and
structuring them instantly.
Bakhtiar Ismail (PAS), 1st in Balochistan, CSS 2017-18 (Essay Marks 66)
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