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UPSC Prelims Previous Year Question Papers with Solutions

Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination · every paper free, with solutions

UPSC holds the UPSC Prelims (Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination) exam once a year. It has 2 papers: General Studies Paper I (100 questions, 200 marks, 2h) and General Studies Paper II (CSAT) (80 questions, 200 marks, 2h). A wrong answer costs ⅓ of that question's marks.

Below is every paper we have from 2025 to 2026: the official UPSC question paper, a worked solution for every question and a free timed mock.

UPSC Prelims 2026 Question Papers

1 exam · 2 papers
UPSC Prelims (I) · MAY

UPSC Prelims 2026 Question Paper

Held 24 May 2026

  • General Studies Paper I

    100 Q · 200 marks · 2h

  • General Studies Paper II (CSAT)

    80 Q · 200 marks · 2h

Open UPSC Prelims 2026

UPSC Prelims 2025 Question Papers

1 exam · 2 papers
UPSC Prelims (I) · MAY

UPSC Prelims 2025 Question Paper

Held 25 May 2025

  • General Studies Paper I

    100 Q · 200 marks · 2h

  • General Studies Paper II (CSAT)

    80 Q · 200 marks · 2h

Open UPSC Prelims 2025