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    UPSC Prelims Subject-Wise Weightage 2011 - 2019 - IAS Prelims Marks Distribution

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    This document provides an analysis of the UPSC Prelims exam over the past decade, including the exam structure, syllabus, cut-off marks, and subject-wise distribution of questions. The prelims exam consists of two papers testing general studies and a critical reasoning skill. While the number of questions from subjects like environment have remained stable, other topics like polity and current affairs have varied widely from year to year, making it difficult to predict the exam's weightage. The analysis aims to help aspirants better understand trends in the prelims to prepare comprehensively.

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    This document provides an analysis of the UPSC Prelims exam over the past decade, including the exam structure, syllabus, cut-off marks, and subject-wise distribution of questions. The prelims exam consists of two papers testing general studies and a critical reasoning skill. While the number of questions from subjects like environment have remained stable, other topics like polity and current affairs have varied widely from year to year, making it difficult to predict the exam's weightage. The analysis aims to help aspirants better understand trends in the prelims to prepare comprehensively.

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    This document provides an analysis of the UPSC Prelims exam over the past decade, including the exam structure, syllabus, cut-off marks, and subject-wise distribution of questions. The prelims exam consists of two papers testing general studies and a critical reasoning skill. While the number of questions from subjects like environment have remained stable, other topics like polity and current affairs have varied widely from year to year, making it difficult to predict the exam's weightage. The analysis aims to help aspirants better understand trends in the prelims to prepare comprehensively.

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    UPSC Prelims Subject-Wise Weightage 2011 - 2019 - IAS Prelims Marks Distribution

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    This document provides an analysis of the UPSC Prelims exam over the past decade, including the exam structure, syllabus, cut-off marks, and subject-wise distribution of questions. The prelims exam consists of two papers testing general studies and a critical reasoning skill. While the number of questions from subjects like environment have remained stable, other topics like polity and current affairs have varied widely from year to year, making it difficult to predict the exam's weightage. The analysis aims to help aspirants better understand trends in the prelims to prepare comprehensively.

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    In this article, aspirants can nd trend analysis of UPSC Prelims 2019 along with

    marks distribution from 2011 to 2019 and videos of paper analysis.

    UPSC Prelims Pattern and Syllabus


    The IAS prelims exam round consists of two papers. The Prelims is essentially an
    eliminating round in which, from about 5 lakh people (on average) who take the exam,
    only about 10 – 15 thousand clear it. The marks secured in this exam decide whether
    aspirants can go on to the next stage or not. It is important to prepare well and have
     a comprehensive understanding of the subjects covered in this exam. In this article,
    we bring you an analysis of the trends in marks distribution according to various
     subjects covered in the exam over the past decade.
    The prelims papers consist of objective type questions with negative marking for
    incorrect answers. The structure of the prelims exam is as follows:

    Paper Total No. of Dura Type Negative Nature


    marks questions tion marks

    General Studies 200 100 2 Objec Yes Merit


    Paper 1 hour tive Ranking
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    General Studies 200 80 2 Objec Yes Qualifyin


    Paper 2 (CSAT) hour tive g
    s

    UPSC Prelims Syllabus:

    General Studies Paper I General Studies Paper II

    Current events of national and international Comprehension


    importance.

    History of India and Indian National Interpersonal skills including


    Movement communication skills

    Indian and World Geography-Physical, Logical reasoning and analytical


    Social, Economic ability

    Geography of India and the World Decision making and problem-


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    Indian Polity and Governance-Constitution General mental ability

    Political System, Panchayati Raj, Public Basic numeracy (numbers and their
    Policy, Rights Issues, etc. relations, orders of
    Magnitude, etc.) (Class X level), Data
    interpretation
    (charts, graphs, tables, data
    su ciency etc. — Class X

    level)

    General issues on Environmental ecology,
    Biodiversity
    and Climate Change – that do not require
    subject
    specialization

    Economic and Social Development-


    Sustainable

    Development, Poverty, Inclusion,


    Demographics, Social

    Sector Initiatives, etc.

    General Science

    Candidates need to secure at least 33% in the General Studies Paper II and it is
    compulsory to attempt both the papers to be eligible for evaluation. The candidates
    who secure at least the minimum cut off marks for General Studies I and qualify in
    General Studies II are invited to appear in the Mains exam.
    About the UPSC Prelims Cut off Marks:
    The prelims cut off marks refer to the minimum marks required in the GS Paper I to
    qualify for the mains (provided candidates score at least 33% in the CSAT). This cut
    off mark changes every year depending upon the performance of the candidates and
    the number of vacancies.
    Read more about UPSC cut off marks (https://byjus.com/free-ias-prep/upsc-cut-
    off/)here. Chat now
    Subject-Wise Weightage & IAS Prelims Marks Distribution
    The Subject-wise weightage for the number of questions in General Studies I from
    2011 are as shown in the graph and table below:

    As we can see from the above chart, only questions from the subject Environment
    have shown a somewhat stable trend hovering around 15 to 18 questions most of the
    years except two dips in 2015 and 2018. The other subjects show wide variations
    every year.
    For example, questions from Polity have ranged from 7 in 2016 to 22 in 2017. That is
    a wide variation for one year. Similarly, questions directly related to current affairs
    have ranged from none in 2013 to 27 three years later in 2016. Hence it is very
    di cult to predict the UPSC prelims weightage for different subjects. This is
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    intentional on the part of UPSC to deter pattern based studying as it is very di cult to

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