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Current Affairs & Miscellaneous UPSC Prelims PYQs
36 questions on Current Affairs & Miscellaneous asked in UPSC Prelims, sorted into 5 sub-topics. In the app you practise each sub-topic as a timed test with the UPSC marking (+2 / −0.66 per question), followed by a full analysis.
About Current Affairs & Miscellaneous in UPSC Prelims
Current Affairs & Miscellaneous is the 11th largest of the 13 topics in the UPSC bank: 36 of its 2,520 topic-wise PYQs (1.4%). The biggest sub-topics are Current Affairs: General (17), Sports (8), Defence & Security (5).
Sub-topics and question counts
| Sub-topic | PYQs | Latest year |
|---|---|---|
| Current Affairs: General | 17 | 2026 |
| Sports | 8 | 2026 |
| Defence & Security | 5 | 2026 |
| Awards & Honours | 3 | 2026 |
| Books & Authors | 3 | 2026 |
| Total | 36 | 2026 |
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 | 29 | |
| 2016–2020 | 5 | |
| 2011–2015 | 2 |
Sample Current Affairs & Miscellaneous questions from the free tests
Question text only. The options, the answer and the explanation open in the free test (free sign-in with your mobile number).
Asked in 2026
'X', born in the UK, was conferred the Nobel Prize in 2025. He was a professor in an American university when this prize was announced. Identify 'X' :
Attempt it in the free UPSC 2026 GS Paper I
Questions students ask
How many Current Affairs & Miscellaneous questions has UPSC Prelims asked?
Sovereign IAS has 36 Current Affairs & Miscellaneous previous-year questions from UPSC Prelims in 5 sub-topics, the latest from 2026.
Which Current Affairs & Miscellaneous sub-topics come up most often?
Current Affairs: General (17 questions), Sports (8 questions), Defence & Security (5 questions).
Can I practise UPSC Current Affairs & Miscellaneous PYQs for free?
Partly. 6 of these 36 questions are in the free UPSC tests (the latest papers and two topic-wise tests, free with a sign-in); the full set is part of the Destiny Pass.