UPPSC Prelims · Topic-wise PYQs
Current Affairs & Miscellaneous UPPSC Prelims PYQs
47 questions on Current Affairs & Miscellaneous asked in UPPSC Prelims, sorted into 2 sub-topics. In the app you practise each sub-topic as a timed test (longer sub-topics in sets of about 25 questions) with the UPPSC marking (+1.33 / −0.44 per question), followed by a full analysis.
About Current Affairs & Miscellaneous in UPPSC Prelims
Current Affairs & Miscellaneous is the 12th largest of the 12 topics in the UPPSC bank: 47 of its 4,128 topic-wise PYQs (1.1%). The biggest sub-topics are Books & Authors (38), Awards & Honours (9).
Sub-topics and question counts
| Sub-topic | PYQs | Latest year |
|---|---|---|
| Books & Authors | 38 | 2024 |
| Awards & Honours | 9 | 2006 |
| Total | 47 | 2024 |
Sub-topics with fewer than 20 questions are practised inside the Current Affairs & Miscellaneous tests in the app and have no page of their own.
Current Affairs & Miscellaneous PYQs by the latest year asked
Each question is counted once, under the latest year it was asked in the exam.
| Period | PYQs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 and later | 5 | |
| 2016–2020 | 3 | |
| 2011–2015 | 9 | |
| 2001–2010 | 16 | |
| Before 2001 | 14 |
Questions students ask
How many Current Affairs & Miscellaneous questions has UPPSC Prelims asked?
Sovereign IAS has 47 Current Affairs & Miscellaneous previous-year questions from UPPSC Prelims in 2 sub-topics, the latest from 2024.
Which Current Affairs & Miscellaneous sub-topics come up most often?
Books & Authors (38 questions), Awards & Honours (9 questions).
Can I practise UPPSC Current Affairs & Miscellaneous PYQs for free?
Partly. 2 of these 47 questions are in the free UPPSC tests (the latest papers and two topic-wise tests, free with a sign-in); the full set is part of the Destiny Pass.