The Union Public Service Commission has released the Civil Services Examination notification for 2021, hope all interested candidates have applied. The last date to submit the online applications is 24th March 2021. The preliminary exam has been scheduled to be held on 27th June 2021. So, it is high time to start the exam preparations for prelims. For the preparations, previous year question papers are really helpful to understand the question pattern and level of questions, the topics to be stressed or revised. So, in this article aspirants can download the UPSC IAS Prelims Previous Year Question Papers.
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UPSC IAS Preliminary Examination Pattern
The Examination comprises two compulsory Papers of 200 marks each. Both the question papers will be of the objective type (multiple choice questions) and each will be of two hours duration.
The General Studies Paper-II of the Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination will be a qualifying paper with minimum qualifying marks fixed at 33%.
The question papers will be set both in Hindi and English
Part A—Preliminary Examination
Paper I ‐ (200 marks, Duration 2 hours)
- Current events of national and international importance.
- History of India and Indian National Movement.
- Indian and World Geography-Physical, Social, Economic Geography of India and the World.
- Indian Polity and Governance-Constitution, Political System, Panchayati Raj, Public Policy, Rights Issues, etc.
- Economic and Social Development-Sustainable Development, Poverty, Inclusion, Demographics, Social Sector Initiatives, etc.
- General issues on Environmental ecology, Bio-diversity, and Climate Change – that do not require subject specialization.
- General Science.
Paper-II‐(200 marks, Duration-2 hours)
- Comprehension;
- Interpersonal skills including communication skills;
- Logical reasoning and analytical ability;
- Decision making and problem-solving;
- General mental ability;
- Basic numeracy (numbers and their relations, orders of magnitude, etc.) (Class X level), Data Interpretation (charts, graphs, tables, data sufficiency, etc. — Class X level);
Note:
It is mandatory for the candidate to appear in both the Papers of Civil Services (Prelim) Examination for the purpose of evaluation. Therefore, a candidate will be disqualified in case he/she does not appear in both the papers of the Civil Services (Prelim) Examination.
UPSC IAS Prelims Previous Year Question Papers PDF
Aspirants can download and practice the previous year’s question papers of both General Studies Paper I and II.
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