Civil Services Aspirants must check this article for UPSC CSE Prelims Syllabus and Previous Year Question Papers.
UPSC CSE Preliminary Examination Syllabus
Paper I – (200 marks)
Duration: Two 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: Two 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 1: Paper-II of the Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination will be a qualifying paper with minimum qualifying marks fixed at 33%.
Note 2: The questions will be of multiple choice, objective type.
Note 3: 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 Civil Services (Prelim) Examination.
UPSC Prelims General Studies Past Year Question Papers
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2025 GS Paper – I
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2024 GS Paper – I
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2023 GS Paper – I
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2022 GS Paper – I
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2021 GS Paper – I
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2020 GS Paper – I
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2019 GS Paper – I
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2018 GS Paper – I
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2017 GS Paper – I
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2016 GS Paper – I
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2015 GS Paper – I
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2014 GS Paper – I
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2013 GS Paper – I
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2012 GS Paper – I
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2011 GS Paper – I
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2010 GS Paper – I
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2009 GS Paper – I
Click HereGeneral Studies Paper – II
| Year | Papers | |
| 2024 | General Studies Paper – II (CSAT) | Download |
| 2023 | General Studies Paper – II (CSAT) | Download |
| 2022 | General Studies Paper – II (CSAT) | Download |
| 2021 | General Studies Paper – II (CSAT) | Download |
| 2020 | General Studies Paper – II (CSAT) | Download |
| 2019 | General Studies Paper – II (CSAT) | Download |
| 2018 | General Studies Paper – II (CSAT) | Download |
| 2017 | General Studies Paper – II (CSAT) | Download |
| 2016 | General Studies Paper – II (CSAT) | Download |
| 2015 | General Studies Paper – II (CSAT) | Download |
| 2014 | General Studies Paper – II (CSAT) | Download |
| 2013 | General Studies Paper – II (CSAT) | Download |
| 2012 | General Studies Paper – II (CSAT) | Download |
| 2011 | General Studies Paper – II (CSAT) | Download |
