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UPSC CSE

UPSC Civil Services Examination (IAS)

UPSC Prelims Paper II (CSAT) is a qualifying test requiring 33% (66/200 marks). No sectional divisions officially - it's an integrated 80-question paper covering comprehension, reasoning, and basic numeracy. Comprehension has dominated recent papers.

📋 Exam Pattern

80 questions, 200 marks, 120 min. Offline OMR-based. Negative marking: −0.83 per wrong answer (each Q = 2.5 marks). Qualifying threshold: 33% (66 marks). CSAT marks do NOT count in Prelims merit - Paper I (GS) determines ranking.

Section-wise Syllabus

#SectionQuestionsTime
1Comprehension25Shared 120 min
2Logical Reasoning & Analytical Ability20Shared 120 min
3General Mental Ability15Shared 120 min
4Basic Numeracy & Data Interpretation20Shared 120 min
01

Comprehension

25 Q·Shared 120 min
English Language Comprehension (Class X level)Passage-based QuestionsInference QuestionsMain Idea Identification
02

Logical Reasoning & Analytical Ability

20 Q·Shared 120 min
Deductive ReasoningInductive ReasoningAnalytical Reasoning →Logical Puzzles →Statement and AssumptionStatement and ConclusionStatement and Argument →Cause and Effect →
03

General Mental Ability

15 Q·Shared 120 min
Number Series →Analogies →Coding-Decoding →ClassificationDirection Sense →Venn Diagrams →Calendars →Clocks →
04

Basic Numeracy & Data Interpretation

20 Q·Shared 120 min
Percentage →Ratio and Proportion →Profit and Loss →Time and Work →Time and Distance →Data Interpretation →Graphs →Tables →Bar Charts

Practice for UPSC CSE

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