QUESTION 6(b)
GS4
10 marks
“The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.” — Mahatma Gandhi. What does this quotation mean to you?
WRITE IN
7 min
150 words
What the examiner wants
Explain what Gandhi's idea of finding oneself through service means to you.
What does it mean to youAnswer exactly what the question asks.
Demand-wise check
- 1Meaning: selfless service gives purpose and self-knowledge≈30 words
- 2Personal: volunteering, empathy, humility≈30 words
- 3Public service: civil servant as servant of the people≈30 words
- 4Examples: Baba Amte, Mother Teresa, officers serving in remote areas≈30 words
Open in about 20 words and close in about 20.
Answer plan
MeaningPersonal viewExamplesConclusion
Where marks usually go
- Only quoting Gandhi
- No example, e.g. Baba Amte's leprosy work or an officer serving in remote areas
Draw this
- Circle: serve → understand self → serve better
Value addition
- ExampleBaba Amte's Anandwan (1949) rehabilitated leprosy patients through work and dignity.Maharogi Sewa Samiti
- ThinkerGita's nishkama karma: action without attachment to results.Bhagavad Gita
Mapped topper copies
Reviewed public-source references related to this PYQ. Same-syllabus references are labelled separately.
- Karishma Nair · Page 11 ↗Reviewed PYQ reference
- Shakti Dubey · AIR 1 · Page 23 ↗Same syllabus reference
- G Sanjana · AIR 55 · Page 3 ↗Same syllabus reference
- Vidushi Singh · AIR 13 · Page 5 ↗Same syllabus reference
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