Thank you so much sir for your valuable comments . sir Iam sharing my own experience with you as I appeared in C.E 2017 .I made my mind to prepare from traditional topics like democracy ,energy crisis ,corruption ,media ,women ,governance etc .I decided to focus on subjects which I prepared well (quite satisfied ).However ,the essay paper devasted all hopes .i was confident before paper ,but it made every one confused entirely .but I have a faith in Allah that He will do good.
Actually ,the topics were mixed such as are modern wars not the holy wars etc .In this topic ,we can neither be agree nor diasagreewith it .A number of candidates ,who were brilliant and hardworking ,left the examination hall .
I think the paper setter played with talented students .....

Dear I can understand your grievances. It is not your fault neither the examiner is cruel. Whatever you were told to attempt the essay you prepared it that way. First thing which a CSS aspirant should strictly know that in ESSAY IS NOT KNOWLEDGE TEST. It may be the case with other compulsory and optional papers that in those papers your knowledge about that subject is tested and you are offered a certain syllabus for preparation of these subjects but ESSAY is quite different for which no syllabus is available. When there is no syllabus for a particular subject than we do people assume that for preparation of that paper, certain areas of knowledge should be mastered? Yes you require a certain degree of knowledge but in Essay paper knowledge does not play pivotal role.
Here are few aspects of your personality which are tested in essay paper (and I’m sharing these points here from a very authentic source)
1) Mental Alertness
2) Critical Power of Assimilation
3) Balance of Judgment
4) Variety and depth in interest
5) Leadership Skills
6) Intellectual and Moral integrity
Oh that’s too much
Honestly speaking paper of English Essay is easiest paper among all compulsory and optional paper.
Now let’s take the Topic “Are Modern Wars Holy Wars?”
Now lets deconstruct the concept of Modern Wars
Lets say Napoleonic Wars are Modern Wars
Wars of National Independence are Modern Wars
First Wold War is Modern War
Second Worls War is Modern War
Cold War is Modern War

If we look from close quarters and with some degree of mental alertness we can see that behind every war some kind of ideology is hidden they were fought on the basis of these ideologies. These Ideologies are
Colonialism
Nationalism
Fascism
Communism
Capitalism
So we can say all modern wars are ideological wars
Now to prove that these Modern Ideologies / wars are holy wars, we must show that these are based on FAITH. As Allama Iqbal once that “ in taza khudaon main naya sab se watan hai” means Nationalism is modern religion.
Now should formulate the similarities between Religious Faith and Modern Ideologies
1) TRUTH : Each of these ideologies/faith (Haq and Batil) assume that their ideology is true and all other ideologies are false so in order impose reality in the world and for victory of truth it is necessary to wage war and convert people to accept the “TRUTH”

2) Superiority: Each of these assume that their ideology is superior than other so killing of innocent people is justified for that superior cause

3) Perfection: Each of these assume that our ideology/faith is perfect so our set of ideas will serve the people best

4) All of these believe that their Ideology/ Faith is universal so all people must be subjected to it

So on and so forth, you can construct several arguments only through your general approach.

You can give examples from Hitler’s Fascism, Stalin’s communism, Cold war( Killing of innocent people in Vietnam, Iraq, Afghanistan, Palestine) all in the name of Ideology or Modern Faith.

This is in defense of the Claim “Modern Wars are Holy Wars”. We can argue against it with more sold evidences that modern wars are not holy wars. Tomorrow I will show you how to attack the main claim.

Lastly, paper setter did not play with you but the way you prepared the essay, you yourself were at the risk of attempting a very limited number of essays among ten essays.

Yes sir agreed .Knowledge does not play a pivotal role even in other papers .Because we don’t have enough time to produce all ideas during papers .This is why ,Iam concentrated on writing skills .
Thanks for sharing tips .
Should one practise the same topics for essays?
Thanks for clearing my confusion regarding that particular topic ‘are modern wars not the holy wars ‘
The thing is that I had ideas about this topic .But became confused and could not decide that time . Naturally, It happens almost with everyone..

Sir These are only our skills which lead us to success. I believe .In essays our skills introduce our personality .If an aspirant does not fulfill these requirements ,this thing makes the examiner annoyed

Regards

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