UPSC Civil Services Prelims Exam Analysis 2019 : Question Paper PDF Download
Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has conducted the Civil Services exam on 2nd June 2019. It is one of the very prestigious exams for serving the country as IAS, IPS, IRS, etc. In this article, you will find the detailed analysis of Civil Service Exam. It is being held to fill up 896 vacancies.
UPSC Civil Services Prelims Exam Pattern
Paper Name | No. of Ques | Marks (Duration) |
Paper 1 – General Studies | 100 | 200 (2 hours) |
Paper 2 – General Studies (CSAT) | 80 | 200 (2 hours) |
- Exam medium will bilingual and offline based.
- There is 1/3rd negative marking for wrong answer.
- Paper-2 is qualifying in nature and marks needed is 33% (CSAT).
- Paper-1 will be reckoned for merit to qualify for Main exam.
- Marks obtained in Prelims exam will not be added to total score for final merit.
UPSC Civil Services Prelims Exam Analysis 2019
There are two paper 1 & 2 conducted today. Here you will find the detailed analysis of questions asked in exam.
UPSC Civil Service Prelims 2019 General Studies Paper 1 Analysis
Paper 1 General Studies contains the below topics.
- History of India and Indian National Movement
- Indian Polity and Governance,
- General issues on Environmental ecology,
- Economic and Social Development,
- Indian and World Geography
- Bio-diversity and Climate Change and
- General Science
- Current events of national and international importance.
Topics | No. of Ques |
Current Affairs + Static | 37 |
Polity | 12 |
Economy | 10 |
Modern History | 9 |
Geography | 8 |
Environment | 8 |
Science & Technology | 7 |
Art & Culture | 4 |
Ancient History | 2 |
Medieval History | 3 |
Total | 100 |
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UPSC Civil Services Prelims Paper 2 Analysis
Paper 2 is of qualifying nature only and contains the below topics.
- Reading Comprehension (RC)
- 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);
Q. – Which one of the following is not Harappan site?
(a) Chanhudaro
(b) Kot Diji
(c) Sohgaura
(d) Desalpur
Q. Which of the following is not included in the assets of a commercial bank in India?
(a) Advances
(b) Deposits
(c) Investments
(d) Money at call and short notice
Q. Which Article of the Constitution of India safeguards one’s right to marry the person of one’s choice?
(a) Article 19 (b) Article 21 (c) Article 25 (d) Article 29
Q. Which one of the following is not a sub-index of the World Bank ‘Ease of Doing Business Index’?
(a) Maintenance of law and order
(b) paying taxes
(c) Registering property
(d) Dealing with construction permits
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