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Previous years’ question papers help students become familiar with the exam pattern and also helps in time management. We have often found that certain questions are regularly repeated, which will help students score some guaranteed marks. They also help them to acquire confidence in a subject. The past papers help you identify how questions are structured. They help you get into the exam taking zone and familiarize yourself with the kinds of questions you’ll have to answer in the real thing. In this article, we have provided the link for the papers of last eight to ten years. You can download these papers and save them for future reference.
UPSC Malayalam Paper
There are two optional papers for Malayalam – Paper I and Paper II.
Paper I – It is theoretical in nature. Students should have a deep understanding of the characteristics of the language to do well in this paper.
Paper II – This includes many literary compositions. Students should be able to understand the characters of novels and also critically evaluate the work. Most of the stories and poems in the syllabus would have been covered earlier if you had Malayalam as one of your subjects in school.
Benefits of Solving UPSC Malayalam Previous Years’ Papers
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- UPSC exam is time bound. Attempting previous years’ question papers help in sharpening your time management skills. They help you to develop a better understanding of which questions to answer first, and which ones to keep for later.
- Going through previous year question papers gives you a better idea of the exam pattern. Some questions may be repeated either in consecutive or alternate years. You will be able to identify them by going through the last 5 or 10 years’ question papers of these exams.
- Practicing previous papers acts a self-assessment tool to measure the progress of your exam preparation. You can understand the areas you excel and lack in and can prepare accordingly.
- These papers help boost your confidence and prepare you for the real examination.
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UPSC Malayalam Exam Pattern
The Mains exam has a total of 9 papers out of which two are optional which vary from candidate to candidate.
- There will be two papers for Malayalam Literature in UPSC Mains Examination.
- Both the papers of the Malayalam Literature Optional Subject will be of 250 marks each, which totals up to 500 marks.
- All papers including both the Malayalam Literature Optional Subject Papers are subjective.
- There will be no negative marking.
- The duration of the exam will be three hours.
UPSC Malayalam Question Paper FAQs
Can a candidate choose Malayalam if he/she has not studied at graduate or Post graduate level?
Yes, you can choose Malayalam even if you have not done it at graduate or post graduate level.
Can I write all the papers in Malayalam?
You are allowed to write UPSC exams in your mother tongue. But the essay paper is in English only.
Is it necessary to have a strong command over English to clear the UPSC Exam?
Not at all! But you must have decent communication skills in English.
