Essay /GD topix:

Prologue

List of Mock Essay/Interview Topics

for Bank PO, LIC, RBI exams
Contents
Prologue ........................................................................................................................................................... 1
Women empowerment ............................................................................................................................... 2
Economy ........................................................................................................................................................... 3
Globalization ................................................................................................................................................... 4
Science Tech.................................................................................................................................................... 5
Environment related ..................................................................................................................................... 5
IT related .......................................................................................................................................................... 5
Science as such .............................................................................................................................................. 5
Science vs others ........................................................................................................................................... 6
Polity/Society related ................................................................................................................................... 6
Democracy, Freedom related ............................................................................................................... 6
Corruption ....................................................................................................................................................... 7
Judiciary / Law n Order ............................................................................................................................... 8
Rights ................................................................................................................................................................. 8
Religion ............................................................................................................................................................. 8
Development .................................................................................................................................................. 9
Social issues .................................................................................................................................................... 9
Culture ............................................................................................................................................................... 9
Media, Cinema, Television ......................................................................................................................... 9
Philosophical / Abstract type essays .................................................................................................... 10
Proverb based .............................................................................................................................................. 10
Youth Education and Sports ................................................................................................................... 11
Youth ............................................................................................................................................................... 11
Education ....................................................................................................................................................... 11
Sports .............................................................................................................................................................. 12

Essay /GD topix:

Women empowerment

Ive compiled this list from previous Bank Papers, LIC / other insurance exam papers,
UPSC (from both compulsory English and regular Essay- papers), index of some
essay books.
This list is neither sacred nor exhaustive, but covers lot of the ground that needs to
be covered, in terms of Essay / interviews.
This list is broadly classified into following
(1) Women empowerment
(2) Economy related
(3) Science-tech related
(4) Globalization
(5) Democracy, polity, freedom, development
(6) Indias society, culture, media
(7) Judiciary, law and order
(8) Youth, education, sports
(9) Philosophical / abstract topics and proverbs
Your task is to look at each of these essays, think in your head, brainstorm for ideas,
if this essay is asked, what will I write in it?
If youre positive that yes I can handle it for 250/500/xyz number of words=>
then it is well and good.
If you cant think of that much content, then dig google and gather fodder points.
Ofcourse there is no dearth of readymade essay books in the market, but that type
of firefighting/desi jugaad, I dont find it very helpful because such books are either
outdated (only reprinted, not updated after 90s), and or dont cover all the necessary
topics. But still, if you want to refer to any books, you may use Spectrum Book of
Essays (click to buy from flipkart, pay on delivery)
1. Beauty Contests are an insult to womanhood
2. Contribution of women in Indias freedom struggle
3. Do we need a Uniform civil Code in India?
4. Do we need Womens Reservation
5. Dowry A Curse
6. Empowerment alone cannot help our women
7. Female infanticide
8. Gender Bias
9. Greater political power alone will not improve womens plight
10. Growing Flexibility in Gender Roles of Men and Women
11. Hardships of Working Women
12. Honour Killings
13. If women ruled the world
14. Is India ready for a uniform civil code?
15. Managing work and home is the Indian working woman getting a fair deal ?
16. Men have failed: let women take over.
17. Problems of Working Women
18. Role of Women in Nation Building

Essay /GD topix:

Economy

19. Role of Women in Social Transformation

20. Should the Rapist be Sentenced to Death ?
21. The Culture of Modesty
22. The hand that rocks the cradle
23. The new emerging women power: the ground realities
24. Violence against Women
25. Whither womens emancipation?
26. Woman is gods best creation
27. Women empowerment: challenges and prospects
28. Women entrepreneurs of India
29. Women in Panchayati Raj institutions : Challenges and prospects
30. Women need empowerment
31. Women should have reserved seats in Parliament
32. Women rights in India
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Banks are manufacturers of money

Banking sector reforms in India
Banking ombudsman
Role of Banks in nation building
Are trade unions relevant in Todays world?
Protection of ecology and environment is essential for sustained economic
development
7. Economic LiberalizationChallenges before India
8. Privatisation of the Economy
9. Private Sector versus Public Sector
10. Indias Population and Its Economic Implications
11. Transforming our Huge Population into Human Resource
12. Development and Population Control
13. Tourism : Potentials and Problems
14. The Problems of a Huge Population
15. From Brain Drain to Brain Gain
16. Rise and Fall of Currency
17. Employees Rights to Strike
18. Proper Infrastructure for Growth
19. The Problem of Unemployment in India
20. inflation in India
21. FDI in retail
22. FDI will ruin the small scale industries of India
23. Too many Holidays Hamper our Pace of Progress
24. Poverty in India
25. Indian Budget is a Gamble on the Monsoons
26. In India when inflation rises govenance stalls.
27. Features of economic recession.
28. The risks of trading at the stock market.

Essay /GD topix:

Globalization

29. The impact of interest rate changes on the economy.

30. IT sector boom in india.
31. Globalization would finish small-scale industries in india.
32. Economic growth without distributive justice is bound to breed violence.
33. Ecological considerations need not hamper development.
34. Multinational corporations saviours or saboteurs
35. Special economic zone : boon or bane
36. Resource management in the Indian context.
37. Should a moratorium be imposed on all fresh mining in tribal areas of the
country?
38. Are our traditional handicrafts doomed to a slow death?
39. The focus of health care is increasingly getting skewed towards the haves of our
society.
40. Urbanization is a blessing in disguise.
41. Public-Private-Partnership
42. Why are our farmers committing suicide?
43. To feed our increasing population , forest areas need to be cleared to increase
land area available for cultivation. Do you agree?
44. Cottage industries
45. Food security for sustainable national development
46. Indian Budget is a Gamble on the Monsoons
47. In India when inflation rises governance stalls.
48. Features of economic recession.
49. The risks of trading at the stock market.
50. The impact of interest rate changes on the economy.
51. Can India achieve Double digit GDP growth rate?
52. IMF and World bank
53. WTO
54. Black Money: its social and economic impacts
1. The masks of new imperialism.
2. As civilization advances culture declines.
3. The implications of globalization for India.
4. My vision of an ideal world order.
5. Indias contribution to world wisdom.
6. The world of the twenty-first century.
7. Preparedness of our society for Indias global leadership role.
8. The global order: political and economic
9. Good fences make good neighbors
10. Terrorism and world peace
11. Indias Defence Needs in a Technological Scenario
12. United NationsRole and Future
13. On Good and Bad Neighbours
14. India as a global power

Essay /GD topix:

Science Tech

15. Is India a Soft State?

16. Globalization and Multiculturalism
17. Indias relations with its neighbors
18. Relevance of United nations in Todays world
19. Consequences of globalization
20. rise of China
21. my vision of ideal world
22. globlisation vs. nationalism
23. National identity and patriotism
24. Modernisation and westernization are not identical concepts.
I further classify them into four parts 1) Environment related 2) Computer/Information
Technology 3) Science tech as such 4) Science versus others
1. Sustainable Development and Environment
2. Pollution
3. Biodiversity
4. disaster management
5. Green activism
6. Drought : A Natural Calamity
7. Environmental Pollution
8. Wildlife Protection
9. Global Warming
10. The Need for Alternative Sources of Energy
11. Environment and Conservation
12. clean energy and sustainable Development
13. Modern worlds fears about nuclear energy.
14. Computers: A Silent Revolution
15. Information Revolution
16. Protection from Internet Abuse
17. Computer : A Boon or a Bane
18. India on Mars
19. India on Moon
20. Information Technology Avenues and Opportunities
21. cyber security
22. Computers in Everyday Life
23. Internet as Virtual Library
24. Information Technology transforming the Indian Society.
25. Computer: the harbinger of silent revolution.
26. Increasing computerization would lead to the creation of a dehumanized society.
27. The cyberworld: its charms and challenges.

Essay /GD topix:

Science vs others

28. Human Cloning A Dangerous Invention

29. The modern doctor and his patients.
30. The technological miracles of the twentieth century
31. Contribution of Science to human progress
32. Science and human happiness
33. The lure of space.
34. HIV AIDS
35. Nanotechnology
36. Biotechnology
37. Science and Technology Blessing or Curse?
38. Science Versus Religion
39. Man and Science Development in Science and Technology
40. Superstitions
41. The Limits of Science
42. Science and Religion.
43. Inventions generate necessity.
44. Science: Blessing or Curse?
45. The Scientific attitude rather than science is the need of the day
46. Moral Dilemmas Inherent in Scientific Progress
47. Are science and art antithetical to each other?
48. Science and Literature
49. Science without religion is lame, religion without science is blind
50. Superstitions
51. Human Cloning
52. The march of science and the erosion of human values.

Democracy, Freedom related

1. Whither Indian democracy today?

2. Are traditional forms of protest no longer effective?
3. The predicaments of Democracy.
4. My motherland
5. Political reform you want in India
6. If I were the Prime Minister of India.
7. Water resources should be under the control of the central government.
8. The misinterpretation and misuse of freedom in india.
9. Politics without ethics is a disaster.
10. The vip culture is a bane of indian democracy
11. How far has democracy in india delivered the goods?
12. What we have not learnt during fifty years of independence.
13. Are we a soft state ?
14. What have we gained from our democratic set-up?
15. Paradoxes of Democracy
16. Democracy implies tolerance of dissent

Essay /GD topix:

Corruption

17. The Role of Opposition in a Democracy

18. ElectionsLacunae and Remedies
19. casteism in India
20. Non-Violence
21. If the British had not colonised India
22. Relevance of Gandhi Today
23. How free are we?
24. Democracy in India
25. The test of democracy is the freedom of criticism
26. Indians are non-violent by nature
27. Indians are not non-violent by nature
28. migration and regionalism
29. Election Reforms Versus Indian Democracy
30. Politics without Ethics
31. Caste Politics in Elections
32. Threats to Indias Unity
33. Democracy in Theory and Practice
34. Directive Principles of State Policy
35. Fundamental Rights Bedrock of Indian Democracy
36. Communal Harmony VS Internal Security
37. Reservation in Private Sector
38. Coalition politics: boon or bane
39. do we need a Lokpal?
40. The Kashmir issue
41. Creation of smaller states and the consequent administrative , economic and
developmental implication.
42. Is autonomy the best answer to combat balkanization?
43. The language problem in india: its past, present and prospects.
1. Todays politicians
2. Criminalization of Politics
3. Corruption in Public Life
4. Criminalisation of Politics
5. do we need CBI
6. lokpal
7. right to information
8. right to service
9. Right to Reject/Recall India
10. Can the Corruption be Eradicated from our Society
11. My Idea of an Administrator
12. How should a civil servant conduct himself?
13. Politics, bureaucracy and business fatal triangle.
14. Need for police reforms in India
15. Election in India is the mother of all corruption.

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Judiciary / Law n Order

1. Role of Judiciary in a Democracy

2. Judicial Activism
3. Justice must reach the poor
4. Capital Punishment: favor or against
5. liquor prohibition
6. Should smoking be banned in public places?
7. Internal Security
8. Criminalization of Politics
9. Police Reforms
10. Terrorism in India & Global War against Terrorism
11. Criminalization of Politics
12. Terrorism in India.
13. Eternal Vigilance is the Price of Liberty.
14. The Changing Face of Terrorism
15. Can Terrorism be Justified?
16. Crime : New Dimensions
17. Left wing extremism in India
18. Secessionist movements in India
19. In the Indian context , both human intelligence and technical intelligence are
crucial in combating terrorism
1. Should there be reservations?
2. Human Rights
3. Status of Human Rights in Independent India
4. Human Rights and the Armed Forces special protection Act
5. custodial torture
6. Should India implement one child policy
7. Child Labour
8. Child rights
9. Right to food
10. minority rights
11. Rights of the physically challenged
12. The Rights and Wrongs of Free Expression
13. social networking sites and freedom of speech
14. Reservation, politics and empowerment.
15. Euthanasia
16. Should Mercy-Killing be Legalized for Terminally ill Patients?
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Tolerance is the key to national unity

Social Harmony vs. Communal Frenzy
religion and politics
New cults and godmen: a threat to traditional religion

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Development

True religion cannot be misused.

Politics and Religion
Communalism
The Rights and Wrongs of Conversion
The world needs more tolerance

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Peoples Participation in Development

Law as an Instrument of Social Change
Panchayati Raj and Rural Development
Evaluation of panchayati raj system in india from the point of view of eradication
of power to people.
5. Indias NGOs
6. Civil Society
1. The Changing Face of Indian Society
2. Changing Idea of Family
3. India Today
4. Road rage
5. Adulteration
6. problems of urbanization
7. India A Tourists Paradise
8. Rural Development
9. Is vegetarianism a virtue ?
10. increasing consumerism in the middle class in India
11. Consequences of globalization on Indian society
12. India vs bharat
13. rural vs urban divide
14. challenges before urbanization
15. Urbanisation and its hazards
16. The indian society at the crossroads.
17. Why should we be proud of being indians?
18. Should the Prostitution be Legalized?
19. Gays should be Accepted Gracefully
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Indian Culture
Tourism in India
Indian culture today: a myth or a reality?
Modernism and our traditional socio-ethical values.
The composite culture of india.
Globalizations and its impact on indian culture.

1. Advertising and Social Responsibility

2. Indian Cinema and Social Responsibility

Essay /GD topix:

Philosophical / Abstract type essays

3. Television and Teenage Violence

4. Challenge Before Television in India
5. Media Freedom and Individual Privacy
6. Can television affect society?
7. Role of Newspaper
8. Role of Visual Media in Socity
9. Yellow Journalism
10. Violence and Vulgarity in Films
11. Power of the press
12. Responsibility of media in moulding public opinion.
13. Advertisements : need for control
14. Role of media in good governance
15. media trials: good or bad?
16. role of media in national integration
17. breaking news
18. Mass media and cultural invasion.
19. Does indian cinema shape our popular culture or merely reflect it
20. How has satellite television brought about cultural change in indian mindsets.
21. Responsibility of media in a democracy.
22. Foreign Media in India : Any Cause for Concern?
1. There is nothing either good or bad but thinking makes it so.
2. Search for truth can only be a spiritual problem.
3. Spirituality and scientific temper.
4. Compassion is the basic of all morality
5. The pursuit of excellence.
6. What freedom means to me
7. Your idea of a happy life
8. Importance of a Work-Ethics
9. Material Progress and Human Values
10. Laughter, Truth, and Universality
11. Have We Lost the Direction ?
12. An encounter with an astrologer
13. Morality and Law
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The paths of glory lead but to the grave.

Truth is lived, not taught
History repeats itself
History needs to be rewritten
The Child is the Father of Man
Compassion is the basis of all morality
The road to happiness is always under construction
Our deeds determine us as much as we determine our deeds
Truth may be eclipsed but not extinguished

Essay /GD topix:

Youth Education and Sports

10. No one knows what he can do till he tries

11. The great end of life is not knowledge but action
12. Failures are the pillars of success
13. Cowards die many times before their death.
14. Man is saved not by faith but by work
15. Laughter is the best medicine
16. Knowledge is power
17. All That Glitters Is Not Gold
18. Discipline means success , anarchy means ruin
19. Geography may remain the same ; history need not.
20. Attitude makes, habit makes character and character makes a man.
21. Disinterested intellectual curiosity is the lifeblood of civilisation.
22. Our deeds determine us, as much as we determine our deeds.
23. Useless life is an early death.
24. He would reigns within himself and folds his passions and desires and fears is
more than a king.
25. Sweet are the uses of adversity.

1. The Problems of Old Age

2. Menace of Ragging in India
3. Generation Gap
4. The tragedy of old age is not that one is old but that one is young
5. Commercialization of sports has degraded of sportsmanship
6. Menace of Drug Addition
7. An ideal college
8. An ideal college
9. Youth is a blunder, manhood a struggle, oldage a regret
10. If youth knew, if age could.
11. Youth culture today.
1. Education in IndiaLacunae and Remedies
2. Commercialization of Education
3. Privatisation of Education: Solution to Resource Crunch
4. Examinations are a necessary evil
5. Pleasures of Reading
6. Indias Examination System needs to be Overhauled.
7. Student politics in India
8. Importance of Wearing Uniform in Schools
9. right to education
10. pressure of competition is ruining the childhood
11. Should Students be Allowed to Grade their Teachers?
12. Modern technological education and human values.

Essay /GD topix:

Sports

13. Credit based higher education system status , opportunities and challenges
14. Education for all campaign in india: myth or reality.
15. Privatization of higher education in india.
16. Irrelevance of the classroom.
17. Value-based science and education.
18. Is an egalitarian society possible by educating the masses ?
19. Independent thinking should be encouraged right form the childhood.
20. Restructuring of Indian education system.
21. Literacy is growing very fast, but there is no corresponding growth in education.
22. What is real education?
23. Education is Freedom
24. Why Ban English?
25. The ways to enrich our regional languages.
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Sports sans Sportsmanship

Ethics in Sports
Future of Sports in India
Need to check politicization of sports bodies in India
Value of yoga
India and Olympics
Need to check politicization of sports bodies in India