Download UPSC Civil Service Preliminary Examination General Studies Paper I Previous Years Question Papers

Civil Service Examinations are conducted by the Union Public Service Commission and this examination is conducted in two stages being preliminary examination and main examination.

Subjects in the Preliminary Examination:

Civil Service Preliminary Examination has the following subjects:

• General Studies Paper I
• General Studies Paper II
• General Studies Paper II (X Series)

Syllabus for General Studies Paper:

The general studies paper of the Civil Service Preliminary Examination will have questions from the following categories:

• General mental ability
• Indian polity and economy
• Indian and world geography
• History of India and Indian National Movement
• Current events of international and national importance
• General science

Pattern of General Studies Paper-I:

The general studies paper-I of civil service preliminary examination is conducted for a duration of two hours and the maximum marks allotted for this examination is 200 marks. The question paper will have 100 questions with each question printed both in English and in Hindi with four options for each question. Candidates will be required to choose the correct option from them. Each question carries two marks and there will be a deduction of 033 or 1/3rd marks for every wrong answer.

Previous years question papers:

Civil Service aspiring candidates can download previous years question papers of General Studies –I paper for the preliminary examination from the attachment.