UPSC Civil Services Exam (IAS/IPS) Previous Year Question Papers

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UPSC Civil Services (Preliminary) Exam Previous Year Question Papers Free Download

Civil Services (Preliminary) Exam 2021 Question Papers

Civil Services (Preliminary) Exam 2020 Question Papers

Civil Services (Preliminary) Exam 2019 Question Papers

Civil Services (Preliminary) Exam 2018 Question Papers

Civil Services (Preliminary) Exam 2017 Question Papers

Civil Services (Preliminary) Exam 2016 Question Papers

Civil Services (Preliminary) Exam 2015 Question Papers

Civil Services (Preliminary) Exam 2014 Question Papers

UPSC Civil Services (Main) Exam Previous Year Question Papers Free Download

Civil Services (Main) Exam 2021 Question Papers

Compulsory Subjects	English Compulsory Assamese Compulsory Bengali Compulsory Bodo Compulsory Gujarati Compulsory Hindi Compulsory Kannada Compulsory Maithili Compulsory Malayalam Compulsory Marathi Compulsory Nepali Compulsory Odia Compulsory Punjabi Compulsory Sindhi (Arabic) Compulsory Sanskrit Compulsory Tamil Compulsory Telugu Compulsory Urdu Compulsory
Optional Subjects	Agriculture Paper – I Agriculture Paper – II Animal Husbandry and Vet. Science Paper – I Animal Husbandry and Vet. Science Paper – II Anthropology Paper – I Anthropology Paper – II Botany Paper – I Botany Paper – II Chemistry Paper – I Chemistry Paper – II Civil Engineering Paper – I Civil Engineering Paper – II Commerce and Accountancy Paper – I Commerce and Accountancy Paper – II Economics Paper – I Economics Paper – II Electrical Engineering Paper – I Electrical Engineering Paper – II Geography Paper – I Geography Paper – II Geology Paper – I Geology Paper – II History Paper – I History Paper – II Law Paper – I Law Paper – II Management Paper – I Management Paper – II Mathematics Paper – I Mathematics Paper – II Mechanical Engineering Paper – I Mechanical Engineering Paper – II Medical Science Paper – I Medical Science Paper – II Philosophy Paper – I Philosophy Paper – II Physics Paper – I Physics Paper – II Political Science and IR Paper – I Political Science and IR Paper – II Psychology Paper – I Psychology Paper – II Public Administration Paper – I Public Administration Paper – II Sociology Paper – I Sociology Paper – II Statistics Paper – I Statistics Paper – II Zoology Paper – I Zoology Paper – II
Literature Subjects	Assamese Literature Paper – I Assamese Literature Paper – II Bengali Literature Paper – I Bengali Literature Paper – II English Literature Paper – I English Literature Paper – II Gujarati Literature Paper – I Gujarati Literature Paper – II Hindi Literature Paper – I Hindi Literature Paper – II Kannada Literature Paper – I Kannada Literature Paper – II Maithili Literature Paper – I Maithili Literature Paper – II Malayalam Literature Paper – I Malayalam Literature Paper – II Manipuri Literature Paper – I Manipuri Literature Paper – II Marathi Literature Paper – I Marathi Literature Paper – II Odia Literature Paper – I Odia Literature Paper – II Punjabi Literature Paper – I Punjabi Literature Paper – II Sanskrit Literature Paper – I Sanskrit Literature Paper – II Sindhi (Arabic) Literature Paper – I Sindhi (Arabic) Literature Paper – II Tamil Literature Paper – I Tamil Literature Paper – II Telugu Literature Paper – I Telugu Literature Paper – II Urdu Literature Paper – I Urdu Literature Paper – II
General Studies	General Studies Paper – I General Studies Paper – II General Studies Paper – III General Studies Paper – IV
General	Essay

Civil Services (Main) Exam 2020 Question Papers

Literature Subjects

Assamese Literature Paper – I

Assamese Literature Paper – II

Bengali Literature Paper – I

Bengali Literature Paper – II

English Literature Paper – I

English Literature Paper – II

Gujarati Literature Paper – I

Gujarati Literature Paper – II

Hindi Literature Paper – I

Hindi Literature Paper – II

Kannada Literature Paper – I

Kannada Literature Paper – II

Maithili Literature Paper – I

Maithili Literature Paper – II

Malayalam Literature Paper – I

Malayalam Literature Paper – II

Manipuri Literature Paper – I

Manipuri Literature Paper – II

Marathi Literature Paper – I

Marathi Literature Paper – II

Oriya Literature Paper – I

Oriya Literature Paper – II

Punjabi Literature Paper – I

Punjabi Literature Paper – II

Sanskrit Literature Paper – I

Sanskrit Literature Paper – II

Sindhi (Devanagari) Literature Paper – I

Sindhi (Devanagari) Literature Paper – II

Tamil Literature Paper – I

Tamil Literature Paper – II

Telugu Literature Paper – I

Telugu Literature Paper – II

Urdu Literature Paper – I

Urdu Literature Paper – II

General	Essay
Optional Subjects	Agriculture Paper – I Agriculture Paper – II Animal Husbandry and Vet. Science Paper – I Animal Husbandry and Vet. Science Paper – II Anthropology Paper – I Anthropology Paper – II Botany Paper – I Botany Paper – II Chemistry Paper – I Chemistry Paper – II Civil Engineering Paper – I Civil Engineering Paper – II Commerce and Accountancy Paper – I Commerce and Accountancy Paper – II Economics Paper – I Economics Paper – II Electrical Engineering Paper – I Electrical Engineering Paper – II Geography Paper – I Geography Paper – II Geology Paper – I Geology Paper – II History Paper – I History Paper – II Law Paper – I Law Paper – II Management Paper – I Management Paper – II Mathematics Paper – I Mathematics Paper – II Mechanical Engineering Paper – I Mechanical Engineering Paper – II Medical Science Paper – I Medical Science Paper – II Philosophy Paper – I Philosophy Paper – II Physics Paper – I Physics Paper – II Political Science and IR Paper – I Political Science and IR Paper – II Psychology Paper – I Psychology Paper – II Public Administration Paper – I Public Administration Paper – II Sociology Paper – I Sociology Paper – II Statistics Paper – I Statistics Paper – II Zoology Paper – I Zoology Paper – II
Compulsory Subjects	English Compulsory Assamese Compulsory Bengali Compulsory Dogri Compulsory Gujarati Compulsory Hindi Compulsory Kannada Compulsory Maithili Compulsory Malayalam Compulsory Marathi Compulsory Nepali Compulsory Oriya Compulsory Punjabi Compulsory Sanskrit Compulsory Sindhi Compulsory Dev Tamil Compulsory Telugu Compulsory Urdu Compulsory
General Studies	General Studies Paper – I General Studies Paper – II General Studies Paper – III General Studies Paper – IV

Civil Services (Main) Exam 2019 Question Papers

Literature Subjects

Assamese Literature Paper – I

Assamese Literature Paper – II

Bengali Literature Paper – I

Bengali Literature Paper – II

English Literature Paper – I

English Literature Paper – II

Gujarati Literature Paper – I

Gujarati Literature Paper – II

Hindi Literature Paper – II

Hindi Literature Paper – I

Kannada Literature Paper – I

Kannada Literature Paper – II

Maithili Literature Paper – I

Maithili Literature Paper – II

Malayalam Literature Paper – I

Malayalam Literature Paper – II

Manipuri Literature Paper – I

Manipuri Literature Paper – II

Marathi Literature Paper – I

Marathi Literature Paper – II

Oriya Literature Paper – I

Oriya Literature Paper – II

Punjabi Literature Paper – I

Punjabi Literature Paper – II

Sanskrit Literature Paper – I

Sanskrit Literature Paper – II

Sindhi (Devanagari) Literature Paper – I

Sindhi (Devanagari) Literature Paper – II

Tamil Literature Paper – I

Tamil Literature Paper – II

Telugu Literature Paper – I

Telugu Literature Paper – II

Urdu Literature Paper – I

Urdu Literature Paper – II

Civil Services (Main) Exam 2018 Question Papers

General Studies	General Studies Paper – I General Studies Paper – II General Studies Paper – III General Studies Paper – IV
Compulsory Subjects	English Assamese Bengali Bodo Dogri Gujarati Hindi Kannada Malayalam Marathi Nepali Oriya Punjabi Sindhi (Devnagari) Sanskrit Tamil Telugu Urdu
Optional Subjects	Agriculture Paper – I Agriculture Paper – II Animal Husbandary & Veterinary Science Paper – I Animal Husbandary & Veterinary Science Paper – II Anthropology Paper – I Anthropology Paper – II Botany Paper – I Botany Paper – II Chemistry Paper – I Chemistry Paper – II Civil Engineering Paper – I Civil Engineering Paper – II Commerce and Accountancy Paper – I Commerce and Accountancy Paper – II Economics Paper – I Economics Paper – II Electrical Engineering Paper – I Electrical Engineering Paper – II Geography Paper – I Geography Paper – II Geology Paper – I Geology Paper – II History Paper – I History Paper – II Law Paper – I Law Paper – II Management Paper – I Management Paper – II Mathematics Paper – I Mathematics Paper – II Mechanical Engineering Paper – I Mechanical Engineering Paper – II Medical Science Paper – I Medical Science Paper – II Philosophy Paper – I Philosophy Paper – II Physics Paper – I Physics Paper – II Political Science and IR Paper – I Political Science and IR Paper – II Psychology Paper – I Psychology Paper – II Public Administration Paper – I Public Administration Paper – II Sociology Paper – I Sociology Paper – II Statistics Paper – I Statistics Paper – II Zoology Paper – I Zoology Paper – II
General	Essay

Civil Services (Main) Exam 2017 Question Papers

General Studies	General Studies Paper – I General Studies Paper – II General Studies Paper – III General Studies Paper – IV
Compulsory Subjects	Essay English Assamese Bengali Bodo Gujarati Hindi Kannada Maithili Malayalam Marathi Nepali Oriya Punjabi Sindhi (Devanagari) Sanskrit Tamil Telugu Urdu
Optional Subjects	Agriculture Paper – I Agriculture Paper – II Animal Hus. & Vet. Sc. Paper – I Animal Hus. & Vet. Sc. Paper – II Anthropology Paper – I Anthropology Paper – II Botany Paper – I Botany Paper – II Chemistry Paper – I Chemistry Paper – II Civil Engineering Paper – I Civil Engineering Paper – II Commerce & Accountancy Paper – I Commerce & Accountancy Paper – II Economics Paper – I Economics Paper – II Electrical Engineering Paper – I Electrical Engineering Paper – II Geography Paper – I Geography Paper – II Geology Paper – I Geology Paper – II History Paper – I History Paper – II Law Paper – I Law Paper – II Management Paper – I Management Paper – II Mathematics Paper – I Mathematics Paper – II Mechanical Engineering Paper – I Mechanical Engineering Paper – II Medical Science Paper – I Medical Science Paper – II Philosophy Paper – I Philosophy Paper – II Physics Paper – I Physics Paper – II Political Science & IR Paper – I Political Science & IR Paper – II Psychology Paper – I Psychology Paper – II Public Administration Paper – I Public Administration Paper – II Sociology Paper – I Sociology Paper – II Statistics Paper – I Statistics Paper – II Zoology Paper – I Zoology Paper – II
Literature Subjects	Assamese Paper – I Assamese Paper – II Bengali Paper – I Bengali Paper – II Bodo Paper – I Bodo Paper – II English Paper – I English Paper – II Gujarati Paper – I Gujarati Paper – II Hindi Paper – I Hindi Paper – II Kannada Paper – I Kannada Paper – II Maithili Paper – I Maithili Paper – II Malayalam Paper – I Malayalam Paper – II Manipuri Paper – I Manipuri Paper – II Marathi Paper – I Marathi Paper – II Nepali Paper – I Nepali Paper – II Oriya Paper – I Oriya Paper – II Punjabi Paper – I Punjabi Paper – II Sanskrit Paper – I Sanskrit Paper – II Sindhi (Devanagari) Paper – I Sindhi (Devanagari) Paper – II Tamil Paper – I Tamil Paper – II Telugu Paper – I Telugu Paper – II Urdu Paper – I Urdu Paper – II

Civil Services (Main) Exam 2016 Question Papers

Literature Subjects	Assamese Literature Paper – I Assamese Literature Paper – II Bengali Literature Paper – I Bengali Literature Paper – II Bodo Literature Paper – I Bodo Literature Paper – II English Literature Paper – I English Literature Paper – II Gujarati Literature Paper – I Gujarati Literature Paper – II Hindi Literature Paper – I Hindi Literature Paper – I Kannada Literature Paper – I Kannada Literature Paper – II Maithili Literature Paper – I Maithili Literature Paper – II Malayalam Literature Paper – I Malayalam Literature Paper – II Manipuri Literature Paper – I Manipuri Literature Paper – II Marathi Literature Paper – I Marathi Literature Paper – II Oriya Literature Paper – I Oriya Literature Paper – II Punjabi Literature Paper – I Punjabi Literature Paper – II Sanskrit Literature Paper – I Sanskrit Literature Paper – II Santali Literature Paper – I Santali Literature Paper – II Sindhi (Arabic) Literature Paper – I Sindhi (Arabic) Literature Paper – II Sindhi (Devanagari) Literature Paper – I Sindhi (Devanagari) Literature Paper – II Tamil Literature Paper – I Tamil Literature Paper – II Telugu Literature Paper – I Telugu Literature Paper – II Urdu Literature Paper – I Urdu Literature Paper – II
Optional Subjects	Agriculture Paper – I Agriculture Paper – II Animal Hus & Vet. Sc. Paper – I Animal Hus & Vet. Sc. Paper – I Anthropology Paper – I Anthropology Paper – II Botany Paper – I Botany Paper – II Chemistry Paper – I Chemistry Paper – II Civil Engineering Paper – I Civil Engineering Paper – II Commerce & Accountancy Paper – I Commerce & Accountancy Paper – II Economics Paper – I Economics Paper – II Electrical Engineering Paper – I Electrical Engineering Paper – II Geography Paper – I Geography Paper – II Geology Paper – I Geology Paper – II History Paper – I History Paper – II Law Paper – I Law Paper – II Management Paper – I Management Paper – II Mathematics Paper – I Mathematics Paper – II Mechanical Engineering Paper – I Mechanical Engineering Paper – II Medical Science Paper – I Medical Science Paper – II Philosophy Paper – I Philosophy Paper – II Physics Paper – I Physics Paper – II Political Science & IR Paper – I Political Science & IR Paper – II Psychology Paper – I Psychology Paper – II Public Administration Paper – I Public Administration Paper – II Sociology Paper – I Sociology Paper – II Statistics Paper – I Statistics Paper – II Zoology Paper – I Zoology Paper – II
Indian Languages (Compulsory)	Assamese (Compulsory) Bengali (Compulsory) Bodo (Compulsory) Dogri (Compulsory) Gujarati (Compulsory) Hindi (Compulsory) Kannada (Compulsory) Konkani (Compulsory) Maithili (Compulsory) Malayalam (Compulsory) Marathi (Compulsory) Nepali (Compulsory) Oriya (Compulsory) Punjabi (Compulsory) Sindhi (Arabic) (Compulsory) Sindhi (Devanagari) (Compulsory) Sanskrit (Compulsory) Santhali (Compulsory) Tamil (Compulsory) Telugu (Compulsory) Urdu (Compulsory)
General	Essay (Compulsory) English (Compulsory)
General Studies	General Studies Paper – I General Studies Paper – II General Studies Paper – III General Studies Paper – IV

Civil Services (Main) Exam 2015 Question Papers

Optional Subjects for Main Examination	Agriculture Paper I Agriculture Paper II Animal Husbandary & Veterinary Science Paper I Animal Husbandary & Veterinary Science Paper II Anthropology Paper I Anthropology Paper II Botony Paper I Botony Paper II Chemistry Paper I Chemistry Paper II Civil Engineering Paper I Civil Engineering Paper II Commerce & Accountancy Paper I Commerce & Accountancy Paper II Economics Paper I Economics Paper II Electrical Engineering Paper I Electrical Engineering Paper II Geography Paper I Geography Paper II History Paper I History Paper II Law Paper I Law Paper II Management Paper I Management Paper II Mathematics Paper I Mathematics Paper II Mechanical Engineering Paper I Mechanical Engineering Paper II Medical Science Paper I Medical Science Paper II Philosphy Paper I Philosphy Paper II Physics Paper I Physics Paper II Political Science & International Relations Paper I Political Science & International Relations Paper II Psychology Paper I Psychology Paper II Public Administration Paper I Public Administration Paper II Sociology Paper I Sociology Paper II Statistics Paper I Statistics Paper II Zoology Paper I Zoology Paper II Geology Paper I Geology Paper II
Indian Languages (Compulsory)	Assamese Bodo Hindi Maithili Marathi Oriya Sanskrit Tamil Urdu Sindhi (Devanagari) Bengali Gujarati Kannada Malayalam Nepali Punjabi Telugu Sindhi (Arabic) Dogri Santhali
Literature Subjects for Main Examination	Assamese Paper I Assamese Paper II Bengali Paper I Bengali Paper II Dogri Paper I Dogri Paper II English Paper I English Paper II Gujarati Paper I Gujarati Paper II Hindi Paper I Hindi Paper II Kannada Paper I Kannada Paper II Manipuri Paper I Manipuri Paper II Maithili Paper I Maithili Paper II Malayalam Paper I Malayalam Paper II Marathi Paper I Marathi Paper II Oriya Paper I Oriya Paper II Punjabi Paper I Punjabi Paper II Sanskrit Paper I Sanskrit Paper II Santhali Paper I Santhali Paper II Sindhi (Arabic) Paper I Sindhi (Arabic) Paper II Sindhi (Devanagari) Paper I Sindhi (Devanagari) Paper II Tamil Paper I Tamil Paper II Telugu Paper I Telugu Paper II Urdu Paper I Urdu Paper II
General Studies	Paper I Paper II Paper III Paper IV
General	Essay English Language (Compulsory)

Civil Services (Main) Exam 2014 Question Papers

Literature Subjects for Main Examination	Assamese Paper I Bengali Paper I English Paper I Gujarati Paper I Hindi Paper I Kannada Paper I Manipuri Paper I Maithili Paper I Malayalam Paper I Marathi Paper I Oriya Paper I Punjabi Paper I Sanskrit Paper I Santali Paper I Sindhi (Arabic) Paper I Sindhi (Devanagari) Paper I Tamil Paper I Telugu Paper I Urdu Paper I Assamese Paper II Bengali Paper II English Paper II Gujarati Paper II Hindi Paper II Kannada Paper II Manipuri Paper II Maithili Paper II Malayalam Paper II Marathi Paper II Oriya Paper II Punjabi Paper II Sanskrit Paper II Santali Paper II Sindhi (Arabic) paper II Sindhi (Devanagari) Paper II Tamil Paper II Telugu Paper II Urdu Paper II
General	Essay General Studies Paper I General Studies Paper II General Studies Paper III General Studies Paper IV English Language (Compulsory)
Indian Languages (Compulsory)	Assamese Bodo Hindi Maithili Marathi Oriya Sanskrit Tamil Urdu Sindhi (Devanagari) Bengali Gujarati Kannada Malayalam Nepali Punjabi Manipuri Telugu Konkani Sindhi (Arabic)
Optional Subjects for Main Examination	Agriculture Paper I Animal Husbandary & Veterinary Science Paper I Anthropology Paper I Botony Paper I Chemistry Paper I Civil Engineering Paper I Commerce & Accountancy Paper I Economics Paper I Electrical Engineering Paper I Geography Paper I Geology Paper I History Paper I Law Paper I Management Paper I Mathematics Paper I Mechanical Engineering Paper I Medical Science Paper I Philosphy Paper I Physics Paper I Political Science & Internation Relations Paper I Psychology Paper I Public Administration Paper I Sociology Paper I Statistics Paper I Zoology Paper I Agriculture Paper II Animal Husbandary & Veterinary Science Paper II Anthropology Paper II Botony Paper II Chemistry Paper II Civil Engineering Paper II Commerce & Accountancy Paper II Economics Paper II Electrical Engineering Paper II Geography Paper II Geology Paper II History Paper II Law Paper II Management Paper II Mathematics Paper II Mechanical Engineering Paper II Medical Science Paper II Philosphy Paper II Physics Paper II Political Science & Internation Relations Paper II Psychology Paper II Public Administration Paper II Sociology Paper II Zoology Paper II Statistics Paper II

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