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UP PCS Prelims 2021 Detailed Analysis
UP PCS Pre Detailed Analysis 2021: The UPPSC PCS Prelims 2021 examination was conducted on 24th October 2021 in two shifts. In the first shift, the UPPCS 2021 Prelims’ first paper (GS 1) was conducted between 9:30 to 11:30 AM. In the second shift, the second Paper (CSAT) of UPPCS Prelims 2021 will be conducted today between 2:30 to 4:30.
According to the first response from various aspirants, UP PCS Pre 2021 shows that prelims 2021 GS Paper 1 was on the expected lines and overall the difficulty level of the question paper was moderate. Factual questions were emphasized in the question paper, which were doable. All should know that the cut-off of the UP PCS Pre 2021 is prepared based on the marks gained by the aspirants in GS Paper 1. In the GS paper 2 (CSAT), candidates have to only secure minimum qualifying marks that are 1/3rd of the total (66.67 marks).
UPPSC PCS Prelims Exam Analysis 2021 (GS Paper I)
Here we are providing the detailed analysis of the UPPSC PCS Prelims 2021 Examination , conducted by the commission on 24th October 2021. Overall, there was no unexpected change made in this year’s question paper. The answer key for UPPSC PCS Prelims 2021 Examination has already been provided. This article deals with the number of questions asked from various sections/ subjects, and the difficulty level of UPPSC PCS Prelims 2021 Examination.
Sections | No. of Questions | Difficulty level |
History of India & Indian National Movement | 20 | Moderate |
Geography | 18 | Difficult |
Environment | 9 | Easy |
Science | 15 | Moderate |
Polity | 14 | Easy |
Economy | 8 | Difficult |
UP specific | 3 | Easy |
Current Affairs | 30 | Easy |
Misc | 15 | Moderate |
Government schemes | 5 | Moderate |
UPPSC PCS Prelims 2021 Expected Cutoff
UPPSC Prelims 2021 Analysis
Above given is the subject-wise division of the UPPSC PCS 2021. Now, let us understand the subject-wise difficulty level by carefully analysing the type of questions asked.
UP PCS Prelims Detailed Analysis 2021: Indian Polity
UPPSC Exam Analysis 2021 polity: The questions from this section were easy to moderate. If your concepts are clear, you would find many easy questions like amendments, preamble etc. However, the paper also consisted of some moderate but doable questions like the questions on Public Accounts Committee, Kesavananda Bharti case etc.
UP PCS Prelims Detailed Analysis 2021
: Environment
UPPSC Exam Analysis 2021 environment: The questions from this section were easy. Questions like fly ash, blue baby syndrome, air pollution indicator were found in the paper that were easy. Aspirants should have marked correct answers in this section.
UP PCS Pre Detailed Analysis 2021: Geography
UPPSC Exam Analysis 2021 geography: Overall, the questions from this section were difficult. If you are good with the conventional areas, you would have marked the right answer of most of the questions. Questions on albedo, lakes, ringlemann scale, agroforestry were moderate to difficult.
UP PCS Prelims Detailed Analysis 2021: History
UPPSC Exam Analysis 2021 history: The questions from this section were moderate to difficult. The questions from this section were more from the ancient and modern history, and less from the medieval section. From modern history, questions were asked from Vaikom satyagraha, Dharsana Satyagraha were asked. Following similar pattern, UPPSC asked chronological questions, and match the following type questions from this section. The questions were ‘either you know or you dont’ type questions and so can be regarded as moderate.
UP PCS Prelims Detailed Analysis 2021: Science & Technology
UPPSC Exam Analysis 2021 science: The questions from this section were moderate. Questions were more related with biology like Botulism, disease, Vitamin deficiency, among others. Some physics related questions like vector quantity, radioactivity, diffusion of light were asked. Moreover, the section was moderate and doable.
UP PCS Pre Detailed Analysis 2021: Economy
UPPSC Exam Analysis 2021 economy: The questions from this section were easy to moderate. Questions from inflation, economic growth were found in the paper. The questions from this section was more dynamic in nature and were mostly from current affairs. The questions were not much difficult and were doable.
UP PCS Pre Detailed Analysis 2021: Current Affairs
UPPSC Exam Analysis 2021 current affairs: There was a lot of questions from current affairs, that too much from the state. The questions were dynamic and were spanning over a year. Questions like visit, sensex, books,state new schemes were in the paper. Questions were also from State budget and Union budget that can be regarded as difficult.
UPPSC PCS Prelims 2021 Expected Cutoff
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