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.
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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 | Questions | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Comprehension | 30 | Shared 120 min |
| 02 | Logical Reasoning & Analytical Ability | 20 | Shared 120 min |
| 03 | General Mental Ability | 15 | Shared 120 min |
| 04 | Basic Numeracy & Data Interpretation | 15 | Shared 120 min |
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