40 Previous Solved papers of IAS Prelims GS

Union Public Service Commission conducts the Civil Services Preliminary Exam in the month of June every year. The exam is a is a qualifying round for the selection of candidates to the IAS Mains Examination. You can download the Previous 40 years General Studies (Paper I) Question Papers and Keys from the link below

Pattern of IAS Prelims Exam

The Preliminary Examination will consist of two papers of Objective type (multiple choice questions) and carry
a maximum of 400 marks in the subjects set out as below. This examination is meant to serve as a screening test only; the marks obtained in the Preliminary Examination by the candidates who are declared qualified for
admission to the Main Examination will not be counted for determining their final order of merit.

i) Both the question papers will be of the objective type (multiple choice questions).
(ii) The General Studies Paper-II of the Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination will be a qualifying paper with
minimum qualifying marks fixed at 33%.
(iii) The question papers will be set both in Hindi and English.

Syllabus of GS Paper I  of Preliminary Examination

• Current events of national and international importance.
• History of India and Indian National Movement.
• Indian and World Geography-Physical, Social, Economic Geography of India and the World.
• Indian Polity and Governance-Constitution, Political System, Panchayati Raj, Public Policy, Rights Issues,etc.
• Economic and Social Development-Sustainable Development, Poverty, Inclusion, Demographics, Social Sector Initiatives, etc.
• General issues on Environmental ecology, Bio-diversity and ClimateChange – that do not require subject
specialization.
• General Science

Previous 40 Years Question Papers and Keys of GS1 Paper of IAS Prelims