UPSC CSE PRELIM'S EXAM PATTERN

• 1. Paper 1 - (200 marks)

• -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 Climate Change - that do not require subject specialization.

• -General Science.
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     2. Paper II - (200 marks)

• -Comprehension; Interpersonal Skills including Communication Skills.
• -Logical Reasoning and Analytical Ability.

• -Decision Making and Problem Solving.

• -General Mental Ability.

• -Basic Numeracy (Numbers and their Relations, Orders of Magnitude, etc.) (Class X level).

• -Data Interpretation (charts, graphs, tables, data sufficiency etc. — Class X level).

Note 1: Paper-II of the Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination will be a qualifying paper with minimum qualifying marks fixed at 33%.

Note 2: The questions will be of multiple choice, objective type.

The Table of UPSC Prelim's Exam is as follows -

NUMBER 0F PAPERS	PAPAER 1 (GS)	PAPER 2 (CSAT)
PAPER TYPE	MERIT	QUALIFYING
QUE. TYPE	MCQ	MCQ
MAXIMUM MARKS	100QUE/200MM	80QUE/200MM
DURATION	2 HOURS	2 HOURS
NEGATIVE MARKING	1/3	1/3
MEDIUM OF EXAM	HINDI/ENG	HINDI/ENG