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UPSC Prelims previous-year questions, year-wise and topic-wise

Every UPSC CSE Prelims paper from 2013–2026 as a timed test with the official marking, plus a topic-wise bank of 2,520 questions that UPSC has asked, sorted into 13 topics and their sub-topics.

28year-wise papers
2,520questions in those papers
2,520topic-wise PYQs
13topics
Year-wise papersTopic-wise testsFree sample tests

Year-wise papers

14 GS Paper I papers and 14 CSAT papers, 2013–2026. Each paper opens as a full timed test (120 minutes) with that paper’s marking, followed by a question-by-question analysis.

YearGS Paper ICSAT (Paper II)Access
2026100 Qs80 QsFree
2025100 Qs80 QsDestiny Pass
2024100 Qs80 QsDestiny Pass
2023100 Qs80 QsDestiny Pass
2022100 Qs80 QsDestiny Pass
2021100 Qs80 QsDestiny Pass
2020100 Qs80 QsDestiny Pass
2019100 Qs80 QsDestiny Pass
2018100 Qs80 QsDestiny Pass
2017100 Qs80 QsDestiny Pass
2016100 Qs80 QsDestiny Pass
2015100 Qs80 QsDestiny Pass
2014100 Qs80 QsDestiny Pass
2013100 Qs80 QsDestiny Pass

Topic-wise PYQs

2,520 questions asked in UPSC Prelims, grouped into 13 topics. Inside the app you practise them sub-topic by sub-topic, so a weak area can be revised on its own.

Indian Economy272 PYQs · 15 sub-topicsEnvironment, Ecology & Disaster Management228 PYQs · 5 sub-topicsIndian Polity & Governance198 PYQs · 9 sub-topicsScience & Tech and Basic Science186 PYQs · 8 sub-topicsInternational Relations98 PYQs · 3 sub-topicsModern History95 PYQs · 5 sub-topicsWorld Geography84 PYQs · 6 sub-topicsArt & Culture74 PYQs · 5 sub-topicsIndian Geography62 PYQs · 7 sub-topicsAncient History48 PYQs · 5 sub-topicsCurrent Affairs & Miscellaneous36 PYQs · 5 sub-topicsMedieval History19 PYQs · 4 sub-topicsCSAT1,120 PYQs · 2 sub-topics

All UPSC topics and sub-topics with question counts

Marking scheme used in the tests

PaperQuestionsMarksTimeCorrectWrong
GS Paper I100200120 min+2−0.66
CSAT (Paper II)80200120 min+2.5−0.83

A wrong answer costs one third of the marks for that question. Topic-wise tests use the same marking, and their time is set in proportion to the number of questions.

Free sample tests

These tests are free with a free sign-in (mobile number and one-time password). Every other UPSC test is part of the Destiny Pass.

Sample question from the free UPSC 2026 GS Paper I

Which one of the following Carnatic music ragas is similar to Raga Bilawal in Hindustani music ?

  1. (a) Nat Bhairavi
  2. (b) Kamavardhini
  3. (c) Hanumatodi
  4. (d) Dheera Shankarabharanam

Attempt the free paper to see the answer and the explanation.

Also on Sovereign IAS: UPPSC Prelims PYQs · BPSC Prelims PYQs.