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UPSC conducts the civil service exam for the recruitment of candidates to All India Service and other group A services, and on 20 September 2024, the commission will began with conducting the mains exam for the recruitment of the officers, the exams are scheduled to be completed by 29 September in span of 5 day, wherein, candidates will be writing descriptive answers for each UPSC Mains Question Paper in a stipulated time frame. In this article, you will find all UPSC Mains Question Paper below
UPSC Mains Question Paper 2024
Candidates who have appeared in the exam are aware of the exam pattern which was followed in the examination but candidates who were not short-listed for mains and plan to appear for further attempts can check this article, as here we have accumulated UPSC mains question papers of all the 9 papers being conducted by the UPSC for shortlisting candidates for the interview stage.
UPSC Mains Essay Writing Question Paper 2024 PDF
UPSC Essay Paper will be the first paper of all the papers scheduled for UPSC Mains examination, essay paper 2024 forms an important part of the examination as it is the most scorable paper where candidates can gain edge over others and cover up for their future loss of marks which may occur in GS 1 or GS 4 as most candidates find these two papers to be challenging. Below we will be attaching UPSC Mains question paper 2024 (once released)
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UPSC Mains 2024 General Studies Paper 1
It is important for candidates who have appeared. If you plan to appear for further attempts, you should be aware of the type of questions you will be asked in UPSC Mains GS 1. The course covers topics like Art and Culture, Ancient History, Medieval History, Modern History, Freedom Struggle, Post-Independence Society, Physical Geography, Indian Geography, and World Geography. We have attached the UPSC Mains GS1 Question Paper and solutions below.
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UPSC Mains 2024 General Studies Paper 2
UPSC Mains GS Paper 2 will be held in the evening shift on the same day as GS 1 will be held in the morning shift, i.e. 21 September 2024, this paper includes questions generally dynamic in nature as the subjects covered are of the same nature, which includes, Indian Polity, International Relations, Governance and Government policies. Click on the below link to download the UPSC Mains GS 2 paper once the link is activated.
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UPSC Mains 2024 General Studies Paper 3
UPSC Mains 2024 GS Paper 3 is conducted for examining candidate’s knowledge over topics from the Environment, Internal Security, Science and Tech and Economy, these topics too are dynamic in nature and candidates usually find it easy to score in GS 2 and GS 3. So, these should not be missed by the candidate. Download UPSC GS 3 question paper 2024 from link below
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UPSC Mains 2024 General Studies Paper 4
UPSC had introduced GS 4 for examining candidates over ethics, the commission had introduced this paper in 2013, on recommendations from the LBSNAA and this UPSC Mains GS Paper 4 includes questions that require decision-making and giving best possible solution for human interference, emotional intelligence, ethics in administration and so on, you can download UPSC Mains GS 4 question paper from the below link
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UPSC Mains 2024 Exam Paper Subject-Wise
Below we will be attaching all the UPSC Mains Question Paper for the mentioned optional papers after the exam.
| S.No. | Optional Subjects | Question Papers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Agriculture | Agriculture Paper 1 and Agriculture Paper II |
| 2 | Botany | Botany Paper I and Botany Paper II |
| 3 | Chemistry | Chemistry Paper I and Chemistry Paper II |
| 4 | Economics | Economics Paper I and Economics Paper II |
| 5 | Medical Science | Medical Science Paper I and Medical Science Paper II |
| 6 | Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Science | Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Science Paper I |
| 7 | Anthropology | Anthropology Paper I and Anthropology Paper II |
| 8 | Civil Engineering | Civil Engineering Paper I and Civil Engineer Paper II |
| 9 | Zoology | Zoology Paper I and Zoology Paper II |
| 10 | Public Administration | Pub. Adm. Paper I and Pub. Adm. Paper II |
| 11 | Commerce and Accountancy | Commerce and Accountancy Paper I and Commerce and Accountancy Paper II |
| 12 | Electrical Engineering | Electrical Engineering Paper I and Electrical Engineering Paper II |
| 13 | Geography | Geography Paper I and Geography Paper II |
| 14 | Mathematics | Mathematics Paper I and Mathematics Paper II |
| 15 | Philosophy | Philosophy Paper I and Philosophy Paper II |
| 16 | Geology | Geology Paper I and Geology Paper II |
| 17 | History | History Paper I and History Paper II |
| 18 | Law | Law Paper I and Law Paper II |
| 19 | Political Science and International Relations | PSIR Paper I and PSIR Paper II |
| 20 | Statistics | Statistics Paper I and Statistics Paper II |
| 21 | Mechanical Engineering | Mechanical Engineering Paper I and Mechanical Engineering Paper II |
| 22 | Psychology | Psychology Paper I and Psychology Paper II |
| 23 | Sociology |
Sociology Paper 1 and Sociology Paper II |
| 24 | Management | Management Paper I and Management Paper II |
| 25 | Physics | Physics Paper I and Physics Paper II |
UPSC Mains 2024 Language Question Papers PDF
Mains exam also comprises of 2 language papers which are qualifying in nature and one of them is compulsorily English and another paper can be of any language chosen by the candidate among the scheduled languages, below we have provided the UPSC Mains Question Paper of English and Hindi language, these paper does not account for final merit list.
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Last 10 Years UPSC Mains Previous year Question Papers PDF
| UPSC Mains 2022 Question Paper | |
| UPSC GS 1 Question Paper 2022 | UPSC GS 2 Question Paper 2022 |
| UPSC GS 3 Question Paper 2022 | UPSC GS 4 Question Paper 2022 |
| UPSC Mains 2021 Question Paper | |
| UPSC Mains GS 1 Question Paper 2021 | UPSC Mains GS 2 Question Paper 2021 |
| UPSC Mains GS 3 Question Paper 2021 | UPSC Mains GS 4 Question Paper 2021 |
| UPSC Mains 2020 Question Paper | |
| UPSC Mains GS 1 Question Paper 2020 | UPSC Mains GS 2 Question Paper 2020 |
| UPSC Mains GS 3 Question Paper 2020 | UPSC Mains GS 4 Question Paper 2020 |
| UPSC Mains 2019 Question Paper | |
| UPSC Mains GS 1 Question Paper 2019 | UPSC Mains GS 2 Question Paper 2019 |
| UPSC Mains GS 3 Question Paper 2019 | UPSC Mains GS 4 Question Paper 2019 |
| UPSC Mains 2018 Question Paper | |
| UPSC Mains GS 1 Question Paper 2018 | UPSC Mains GS 2 Question Paper 2018 |
| UPSC Mains GS 3 Question Paper 2018 | UPSC Mains GS 4 Question Paper 2018 |
| UPSC Mains 2017 Question Paper | |
| UPSC Mains GS 1 Question Paper 2017 | UPSC Mains GS 2 Question Paper 2017 |
| UPSC Mains GS 3 Question Paper 2017 | UPSC Mains GS 4 Question Paper 2017 |
| UPSC Mains 2016 Question Paper | |
| UPSC Mains GS 1 Question Paper 2016 | UPSC Mains GS 2 Question Paper 2016 |
| UPSC Mains GS 3 Question Paper 2016 | UPSC Mains GS 4 Question Paper 2016 |
| UPSC Mains 2015 Question Paper | |
| UPSC Mains GS 1 Question Paper 2015 | UPSC Mains GS 2 Question Paper 2015 |
| UPSC Mains GS 3 Question Paper 2015 | UPSC Mains GS 4 Question Paper 2015 |
| UPSC Mains 2014 Question Paper | |
| UPSC Mains GS 1 Question Paper 2014 | UPSC Mains GS 2 Question Paper 2014 |
| UPSC Mains GS 3 Question Paper 2014 | UPSC Mains GS 4 Question Paper 2014 |
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| UPSC Exam Pattern | UPSC Syllabus |
| UPSC Eligibility Criteria | Best Books for UPSC |
| How to Prepare for UPSC | UPSC Previous Year Question Paper |
| UPSC Mains Exam Date | |
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