UPSC Prelims · CSAT
Reading Comprehension UPSC Prelims PYQs
UPSC Prelims has asked 396 questions on Reading Comprehension, part of CSAT (1,120 questions). That is 35.4% of the topic, the second largest of its 2 sub-topics. The most recent one is from 2026.
396questions
35.4%of CSAT
2026latest year asked
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Reading Comprehension 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 | 160 | |
| 2016–2020 | 139 | |
| 2011–2015 | 97 |
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