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Cracking Civil Services Exam requires hard work, right strategy and effort in right direction with a bit of luck. The right strategy can only be formed after you know what types of questions are asked in examination. This section contains the solved previous year question papers of UPSC Prelims. Every year it has been observed that UPSC tends to ask 20-25% of questions which are inspired by previous year questions. Another benefit is, these papers give us an insight into the mind of the examiner, what does he/she want, what is his/her focus and which areas are more/less important from exam point of view. Every student, a novice or a veteran, must study these questions thoroughly to know the demand of the exam. Analyzing the Previous Year Paper also helps you in right track during the study period as it helps you in understanding what exactly has to be studied and how much time should be given. Also solving the Previous Year Questions helps you in self-assessing yourself with real exam type of questions before  the exam.

So, Keep practicing Previous Year Papers along with Prelims Test Series for success in Prelims Exam.

Year 2023

UPSC CSE PRELIMS 2023 PAPER 1 DETAILED ANALYSIS Download PDF

CSAT : UPSC Prelims 2023 Download PDF

Year 2022

CSAT : UPSC Prelims 2022 Download PDF

UPSC CSE PRELIMS 2022 PAPER 1 DETAILED ANALYSIS Download PDF

Year 2021

General Studies : UPSC prelims 2021 Download PDF

CSAT : UPSC Prelims 2021 Download PDF

Year 2020

General Studies Paper-I: Solved Paper Download PDF

Year 2019

General Studies Paper-I: Solved Paper Download PDF

Year 2018

General Studies Paper-II Download PDF

Year 2017

General Studies Paper-II Download PDF

Year 2016

General Studies Paper-II Download PDF

Year 2015

General Studies Paper-II Download PDF

Year 2014

General Studies Paper-II Download PDF

Year 2013

General Studies Paper-I Download PDF

General Studies Paper-II Download PDF

Year 2012

General Studies Paper-I Download PDF

General Studies Paper-II Download PDF

Year 2011

General Studies Paper-I Download PDF

General Studies Paper-II Download PDF

Year 2010

General Studies Paper-I Download PDF

Year 2009

General Studies Paper-I Download PDF