IAS Previous Year Papers

Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) conducts IAS Prelims and Mains Exam on yearly basis. So, candidates applied for the examination can start their preparation from the given IAS Previous Year Papers.

Download Civil Services Question Paper PDF to score good marks in the examination. IAS Mains Previous Year Paper will help you in practice and improving your speed and accuracy.

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By the help of Civil Services Old Question Papers, candidates will be able to perform well in the exam and score well. Moreover, the IAS Previous Year Papers PDF can also be downloaded from below stated links. Check out the IAS Exam Question Papers with their solved.

IAS Previous Year Papers

Download Prelims Questions

IAS prelims previous year question papers with answers PDF download links are provided below which will help you to consider the previous year questions and answers and to score good marks in UPSC IAS prelims and UPSC IAS mains exam.

Download Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination, 2021:

• General Studies Paper – I
• General Studies Paper – II

Civil Services (Main) Examination, 2020

Civil Services (Main) Examination, 2020
Compulsory Subjects	English Compulsory  Assamese Compulsory  Bengali Compulsory  Bodo Compulsory  Gujarati Compulsory  Hindi Compulsory  Kannada Compulsory  Maithili Compulsory  Malayalam Compulsory  Marathi Compulsory  Nepali Compulsory  Odia Compulsory  Punjabi Compulsory  Sindhi (Arabic) Compulsory  Sanskrit Compulsory  Tamil Compulsory  Telugu Compulsory  Urdu Compulsory
Optional Subjects	Agriculture Paper – I  Agriculture Paper – II  Animal Husbandry and Vet. Science Paper – I  Animal Husbandry and Vet. Science Paper – II  Anthropology Paper – I  Anthropology Paper – II  Botany Paper – I  Botany Paper – II  Chemistry Paper – I  Chemistry Paper – II  Civil Engineering Paper – I  Civil Engineering Paper – II  Commerce and Accountancy Paper – I  Commerce and Accountancy Paper – II  Economics Paper – I  Economics Paper – II  Electrical Engineering Paper – I  Electrical Engineering Paper – II  Geography Paper – I  Geography Paper – II  Geology Paper – I  Geology Paper – II  History Paper – I  History Paper – II  Law Paper – I  Law Paper – II  Management Paper – I  Management Paper – II  Mathematics Paper – I  Mathematics Paper – II  Mechanical Engineering Paper – I  Mechanical Engineering Paper – II  Medical Science Paper – I  Medical Science Paper – II  Philosophy Paper – I  Philosophy Paper – II  Physics Paper – I  Physics Paper – II  Political Science and IR Paper – I  Political Science and IR Paper – II  Psychology Paper – I  Psychology Paper – II  Public Administration Paper – I  Public Administration Paper – II  Sociology Paper – I  Sociology Paper – II  Statistics Paper – I  Statistics Paper – II  Zoology Paper – I  Zoology Paper – II
Literature Subjects	Assamese Literature Paper – I  Assamese Literature Paper – II  Bengali Literature Paper – I  Bengali Literature Paper – II  English Literature Paper – I  English Literature Paper – II  Gujarati Literature Paper – I  Gujarati Literature Paper – II  Hindi Literature Paper – I  Hindi Literature Paper – II  Kannada Literature Paper – I  Kannada Literature Paper – II  Maithili Literature Paper – I  Maithili Literature Paper – II  Malayalam Literature Paper – I  Malayalam Literature Paper – II  Manipuri Literature Paper – I  Manipuri Literature Paper – II  Marathi Literature Paper – I  Marathi Literature Paper – II  Odia Literature Paper – I  Odia Literature Paper – II  Punjabi Literature Paper – I  Punjabi Literature Paper – II  Sanskrit Literature Paper – I  Sanskrit Literature Paper – II  Sindhi (Arabic) Literature Paper – I  Sindhi (Arabic) Literature Paper – II  Tamil Literature Paper – I  Tamil Literature Paper – II  Telugu Literature Paper – I  Telugu Literature Paper – II  Urdu Literature Paper – I  Urdu Literature Paper – II
General Studies	General Studies Paper – I  General Studies Paper – II  General Studies Paper – III  General Studies Paper – IV
General	Essay

IAS Prelims Previous Year Question Papers With Answers PDF

Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination, 2019:

General Studies Paper-I General Studies Paper-II

Civil Services (Main) Examination, 2019:

General	Essay
Literature Subjects	Assamese Literature Paper – I Assamese Literature Paper – II Bengali Literature Paper – I Bengali Literature Paper – II English Literature Paper – I English Literature Paper – II Gujarati Literature Paper – I Gujarati Literature Paper – II Hindi Literature Paper – I Hindi Literature Paper – II Kannada Literature Paper – I Kannada Literature Paper – II Maithili Literature Paper – I Maithili Literature Paper – II Malayalam Literature Paper – I Malayalam Literature Paper – II Manipuri Literature Paper – I Manipuri Literature Paper – II Marathi Literature Paper – I Marathi Literature Paper – II Oriya Literature Paper – I Oriya Literature Paper – II Punjabi Literature Paper – I Punjabi Literature Paper – II Sanskrit Literature Paper – I Sanskrit Literature Paper – II Sindhi (Devanagari) Literature Paper – I Sindhi (Devanagari) Literature Paper – II Tamil Literature Paper – I Tamil Literature Paper – II Telugu Literature Paper – I Telugu Literature Paper – II Urdu Literature Paper – II Urdu Literature Paper – II
Optional Subjects	Agriculture Paper – I Agriculture Paper – II Animal Husbandry and Vet. Science Paper – I Animal Husbandry and Vet. Science Paper – II Anthropology Paper – I Anthropology Paper – II Botany Paper – I Botany Paper – II Chemistry Paper – I Chemistry Paper – II Civil Engineering Paper – I Civil Engineering Paper – II Commerce and Accountancy Paper – I Commerce and Accountancy Paper – II Economics Paper – I Economics Paper – II Electrical Engineering Paper – I Electrical Engineering Paper – II Geography Paper – I Geography Paper – II Geology Paper – I Geology Paper – II History Paper – I History Paper – II Law Paper – I Law Paper – II Management Paper – I Management Paper – II Mathematics Paper – I Mathematics Paper – II Mechanical Engineering Paper – I Mechanical Engineering Paper – II Medical Science Paper – I Medical Science Paper – II Philosophy Paper – I Philosophy Paper – II Physics Paper – I Physics Paper – II Political Science and IR Paper – I Political Science and IR Paper – II Psychology Paper – I Psychology Paper – II Public Administration Paper – I Public Administration Paper – II Sociology Paper – I Sociology Paper – II Statistics Paper – I Statistics Paper – II Zoology Paper – I Zoology Paper – II
Compulsory Subjects	English Compulsory Assamese Compulsory Bengali Compulsory Dogri Compulsory Gujarati Compulsory Hindi Compulsory Kannada Compulsory Maithili Compulsory Malayalam Compulsory Marathi Compulsory Nepali Compulsory Oriya Compulsory Punjabi Compulsory Sanskrit Compulsory Sindhi Compulsory Dev Tamil Compulsory Telugu Compulsory Urdu Compulsory
General Studies	General Studies Paper – I General Studies Paper – II General Studies Paper – III General Studies Paper – IV

IAS preliminary exam paper download 2018

UPSC Prelims 2018 Question Paper I

UPSC Prelims 2018 Question Paper II

 

UPSC prelims question paper download 2017

General Studies Paper – I

General Studies Paper – II

Civil Services (Main) Examination, 2017
General Studies	General Studies Paper – I
	General Studies Paper – II
	General Studies Paper – III
	General Studies Paper – IV

IAS Old Question Papers Download

IAS previous question papers download-2016

General Studies Paper I

General Studies Paper II

Official Link: Download UPSC IAS Previous Year Papers

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These IAS Previous Year Papers will assist you in knowing the pattern of questions that can be asked in the exam. Besides this, you may also practice online test series as it will develop habit of practicing more and more questions. In addition to this, it will help you in knowing difficulty level of each paper.

IAS Solved Questions

Question 1: Who is of the following is not a member of Gulf Cooperation Council

1. Iran
2. Saudi Arabia
3. Oman
4. Kuwait

Answer.1

Question 2: The name of the Laccadive, Minicoy and Amindivi islands was changed to Lakshadweep by an Act of Parliament in

1. 1970
2. 1971
3. 1972
4. 1973

Answer: 4

Question 3: The grapes are now …… enough to be picked.

1. ready
2. mature
3. ripe
4. advanced

Answer: 3

Question 4: The number of writs that can be prayed for and issued by the Supreme Court and/or a High Court is

1. 3
2. 4
3. 5
4. 6

Answer: 3

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Question 5: One of the following began with the Dandi March?

1. Home Rule Movement
2. Non – Cooperation Movement
3. Civil Disobedience Movement
4. Quit India Movement

ANSWER: 3

Question 6: With which one of the following movements is the slogan ”Do or Die” associated?

1. Swadeshi Movement
2. Non – Cooperation Movement
3. Civil Disobedience Movement
4. Quit India Movement

ANSWER: 4

Question 7: Biological Oxygen Demand (BOD) is a standard criterion for

1. Measuring oxygen levels in blood
2. Computing oxygen levels in forest ecosystems
3. Pollution assay in aquatic ecosystems
4. Assessing oxygen levels in high altitude regions

Answer. 3

Question 8: During the freedom struggle, Aruna Asaf AIi was a major woman organizer of underground activity in :

1. Civil Disobedience Movement
2. Non-Cooperation Movement
3. Quit India Movement
4. Swadeshi Movement

ANSWER: 3

Question 9: A person has 4 coins each of different denomi-nation. What is the number of different sums of money the person can form (using one or more coins at a time)?

1. 16
2. 15
3. 12
4. 11

ANSWER: 2

Question 10: The president can dissolve the Lok Sabha on

1. advice of the prime minister
2. advice of the chief justice of India
3. recommendation of Lok Sabha
4. recommendation of the Rajya Sabha

Answer: 1

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Question 11: Which one of the following is the best description of ‘INS Astradharini’, that was in the news recently?

1. Amphibious warfare ship
2. Nuclear-powered submarine
3. Torpedo launch and recovery vessel
4. Nuclear-powered aircraft carrier

Answer.3

Question 12: Entomology is the science that studies

1. Behavior of human beings
2. Insects
3. The origin and history of technical and scientific terms
4. The formation of rocks

Answer. 2

Question 13: For which of the following disciplines is Nobel Prize awarded?

1. Physics and Chemistry
2. Physiology or Medicine
3. Literature, Peace and Economics
4. All of the above

Answer. 4

Question 14: The present Lok Sabha is the

1. 13th Lok Sabha
2. 14th Lok Sabha
3. 15th Lok Sabha
4. 16th Lok Sabha

Answer: 4

Question 15: Success in this examination depends …… hard work alone.

1. at
2. over
3. for
4. on

Answer: 4

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Why You Should Practice IAS Previous Year Papers?

IAS Exam is considered as one of the toughest examinations conducted by Government of India. It is separated in two parts, Pre Exam and Main Exam. To ensure success in Indian Administrative Service (IAS) prelims and mains exam, you should follow these guidelines.

• By practicing questions from UPSC IAS exam previous year question paper, you can boost up your confidence level.
• In addition to this, you will get familiar with the pattern as well as type of questions asked in IAS Paper.
• Besides this, you will also develop speed of solving questions in first attempt.
• You can manage your time too.
• Plan your studies as per topics listed in IAS Syllabus. As we know Syllabus is the main key to get success in any examination.
• Current Affairs play most essential role in the Civil Service main exam. So, you should buy current affairs magazine to get updated with recent happenings around us. Apart of this, develop habit of reading newspaper daily.
• Consistent practice makes you more confident before you appear for IAS exam.
• For the convenience of IAS aspirants, we have provided a solution for every single issue. All you need is to download last 10 years UPSC question papers and practice them daily.
• So, there is need to study previous years question paper and examine what type of questions has been asked in IAS Exam.

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