{"id":245127,"date":"2023-05-29T19:09:16","date_gmt":"2023-05-29T13:39:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=245127"},"modified":"2024-05-10T11:07:36","modified_gmt":"2024-05-10T05:37:36","slug":"upsc-ias-cse-prelims-2023-csat-answer-key-set-a-and-set-b","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/upsc-ias-cse-prelims-2023-csat-answer-key-set-a-and-set-b\/","title":{"rendered":"UPSC IAS CSE Prelims 2023 CSAT Answer Key Set A and Set B"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Dear Friends,<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>UPSC held the Prelims examination for the year 2023 yesterday. We have released the <a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/upsc-cse-ias-prelims-2023-csat-question-paper\/\">question papers<\/a> of the same. Today, through this post, we are releasing the UPSC IAS CSE Prelims 2023 CSAT Answer Key for Set A, B, C, D. You can download the answer key from the pdf below or you can check it directly in the table:<\/p>\n<p><strong>UPSC IAS CSE Prelims 2023 CSAT Answer Key PDF<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>ANSWER KEY \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 35.7592%;\" width=\"299\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 31.3131%;\" width=\"96\"><strong>Q. No.<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 32.9966%;\" width=\"103\"><strong>SET A<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 32.3232%;\" width=\"100\"><strong>SET B<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 31.3131%;\" width=\"96\"><strong>1<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 32.9966%;\" width=\"103\"><strong>a<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 32.3232%;\" width=\"100\"><strong>d<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 31.3131%;\" width=\"96\"><strong>2<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 32.9966%;\" width=\"103\"><strong>d<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 32.3232%;\" width=\"100\"><strong>c<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 31.3131%;\" width=\"96\"><strong>3<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 32.9966%;\" width=\"103\"><strong>c<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 32.3232%;\" width=\"100\"><strong>b<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 31.3131%;\" width=\"96\"><strong>4<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 32.9966%;\" width=\"103\"><strong>d<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 32.3232%;\" width=\"100\"><strong>c<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 31.3131%;\" width=\"96\"><strong>5<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 32.9966%;\" width=\"103\"><strong>b<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 32.3232%;\" width=\"100\"><strong>b<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 31.3131%;\" width=\"96\"><strong>6<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 32.9966%;\" width=\"103\"><strong>b<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 32.3232%;\" width=\"100\"><strong>c<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 31.3131%;\" width=\"96\"><strong>7<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 32.9966%;\" width=\"103\"><strong>a<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 32.3232%;\" width=\"100\"><strong>d<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 31.3131%;\" width=\"96\"><strong>8<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 32.9966%;\" width=\"103\"><strong>a<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 32.3232%;\" width=\"100\"><strong>d<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 31.3131%;\" width=\"96\"><strong>9<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 32.9966%;\" width=\"103\"><strong>d<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 32.3232%;\" width=\"100\"><strong>c<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 31.3131%;\" width=\"96\"><strong>10<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 32.9966%;\" width=\"103\"><strong>c<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 32.3232%;\" width=\"100\"><strong>d<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 31.3131%;\" width=\"96\"><strong>11<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 32.9966%;\" width=\"103\"><strong>c<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 32.3232%;\" width=\"100\"><strong>b<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 31.3131%;\" width=\"96\"><strong>12<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 32.9966%;\" width=\"103\"><strong>a<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 32.3232%;\" width=\"100\"><strong>b<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 31.3131%;\" width=\"96\"><strong>13<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 32.9966%;\" width=\"103\"><strong>b<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 32.3232%;\" width=\"100\"><strong>b<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 31.3131%;\" width=\"96\"><strong>14<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 32.9966%;\" width=\"103\"><strong>a<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 32.3232%;\" width=\"100\"><strong>a<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 31.3131%;\" width=\"96\"><strong>15<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 32.9966%;\" width=\"103\"><strong>d<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 32.3232%;\" width=\"100\"><strong>c<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 31.3131%;\" width=\"96\"><strong>16<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 32.9966%;\" width=\"103\"><strong>a<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 32.3232%;\" width=\"100\"><strong>b<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 31.3131%;\" width=\"96\"><strong>17<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 32.9966%;\" width=\"103\"><strong>d<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 32.3232%;\" width=\"100\"><strong>a<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 31.3131%;\" width=\"96\"><strong>18<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 32.9966%;\" width=\"103\"><strong>a<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 32.3232%;\" width=\"100\"><strong>c<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 31.3131%;\" width=\"96\"><strong>19<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 32.9966%;\" width=\"103\"><strong>c<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 32.3232%;\" width=\"100\"><strong>b<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 31.3131%;\" width=\"96\"><strong>20<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 32.9966%;\" width=\"103\"><strong>a<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 32.3232%;\" width=\"100\"><strong>c<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 31.3131%;\" width=\"96\"><strong>21<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 32.9966%;\" width=\"103\"><strong>b<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 32.3232%;\" width=\"100\"><strong>c<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 31.3131%;\" width=\"96\"><strong>22<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 32.9966%;\" width=\"103\"><strong>b<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 32.3232%;\" width=\"100\"><strong>a<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 31.3131%;\" width=\"96\"><strong>23<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 32.9966%;\" width=\"103\"><strong>b<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 32.3232%;\" width=\"100\"><strong>b<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 31.3131%;\" width=\"96\"><strong>24<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 32.9966%;\" width=\"103\"><strong>a<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 32.3232%;\" width=\"100\"><strong>a<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 31.3131%;\" width=\"96\"><strong>25<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 32.9966%;\" width=\"103\"><strong>c<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 32.3232%;\" width=\"100\"><strong>d<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 31.3131%;\" width=\"96\"><strong>26<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 32.9966%;\" width=\"103\"><strong>b<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 32.3232%;\" width=\"100\"><strong>a<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 31.3131%;\" width=\"96\"><strong>27<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 32.9966%;\" width=\"103\"><strong>a<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 32.3232%;\" width=\"100\"><strong>d<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 31.3131%;\" width=\"96\"><strong>28<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 32.9966%;\" width=\"103\"><strong>c<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 32.3232%;\" width=\"100\"><strong>a<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 31.3131%;\" width=\"96\"><strong>29<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 32.9966%;\" width=\"103\"><strong>b<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 32.3232%;\" width=\"100\"><strong>c<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 31.3131%;\" width=\"96\"><strong>30<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 32.9966%;\" width=\"103\"><strong>c<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 32.3232%;\" width=\"100\"><strong>a<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 31.3131%;\" width=\"96\"><strong>31<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 32.9966%;\" width=\"103\"><strong>d<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 32.3232%;\" width=\"100\"><strong>a<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 31.3131%;\" width=\"96\"><strong>32<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 32.9966%;\" width=\"103\"><strong>c<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 32.3232%;\" width=\"100\"><strong>d<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 31.3131%;\" width=\"96\"><strong>33<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 32.9966%;\" width=\"103\"><strong>b<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 32.3232%;\" width=\"100\"><strong>c<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 31.3131%;\" width=\"96\"><strong>34<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 32.9966%;\" width=\"103\"><strong>c<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 32.3232%;\" width=\"100\"><strong>d<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 31.3131%;\" width=\"96\"><strong>35<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 32.9966%;\" width=\"103\"><strong>b<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 32.3232%;\" width=\"100\"><strong>b<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 31.3131%;\" width=\"96\"><strong>36<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 32.9966%;\" width=\"103\"><strong>c<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 32.3232%;\" width=\"100\"><strong>b<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 31.3131%;\" width=\"96\"><strong>37<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 32.9966%;\" width=\"103\"><strong>d<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 32.3232%;\" width=\"100\"><strong>a<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 31.3131%;\" width=\"96\"><strong>38<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 32.9966%;\" width=\"103\"><strong>d<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 32.3232%;\" width=\"100\"><strong>a<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 31.3131%;\" width=\"96\"><strong>39<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 32.9966%;\" width=\"103\"><strong>c<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 32.3232%;\" width=\"100\"><strong>d<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 31.3131%;\" width=\"96\"><strong>40<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 32.9966%;\" width=\"103\"><strong>d<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 32.3232%;\" width=\"100\"><strong>c<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 31.3131%;\" width=\"96\"><strong>41<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 32.9966%;\" width=\"103\"><strong>a<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 32.3232%;\" width=\"100\"><strong>b<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 31.3131%;\" width=\"96\"><strong>42<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 32.9966%;\" width=\"103\"><strong>a<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 32.3232%;\" width=\"100\"><strong>b<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 31.3131%;\" width=\"96\"><strong>43<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 32.9966%;\" width=\"103\"><strong>a<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 32.3232%;\" width=\"100\"><strong>d<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 31.3131%;\" width=\"96\"><strong>44<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 32.9966%;\" width=\"103\"><strong>c<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 32.3232%;\" width=\"100\"><strong>d<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 31.3131%;\" width=\"96\"><strong>45<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 32.9966%;\" width=\"103\"><strong>d<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 32.3232%;\" width=\"100\"><strong>d<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 31.3131%;\" width=\"96\"><strong>46<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 32.9966%;\" width=\"103\"><strong>c<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 32.3232%;\" width=\"100\"><strong>a<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 31.3131%;\" width=\"96\"><strong>47<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 32.9966%;\" width=\"103\"><strong>a<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 32.3232%;\" width=\"100\"><strong>d<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 31.3131%;\" width=\"96\"><strong>48<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 32.9966%;\" width=\"103\"><strong>c<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 32.3232%;\" width=\"100\"><strong>a<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 31.3131%;\" width=\"96\"><strong>49<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 32.9966%;\" width=\"103\"><strong>a<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 32.3232%;\" width=\"100\"><strong>a<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 31.3131%;\" width=\"96\"><strong>50<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 32.9966%;\" width=\"103\"><strong>b<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 32.3232%;\" width=\"100\"><strong>c<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 31.3131%;\" width=\"96\"><strong>51<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 32.9966%;\" width=\"103\"><strong>d<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 32.3232%;\" width=\"100\"><strong>d<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 31.3131%;\" width=\"96\"><strong>52<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 32.9966%;\" width=\"103\"><strong>a<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 32.3232%;\" width=\"100\"><strong>d<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 31.3131%;\" width=\"96\"><strong>53<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 32.9966%;\" width=\"103\"><strong>a<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 32.3232%;\" width=\"100\"><strong>b<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 31.3131%;\" width=\"96\"><strong>54<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 32.9966%;\" width=\"103\"><strong>b<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 32.3232%;\" width=\"100\"><strong>c<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 31.3131%;\" width=\"96\"><strong>55<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 32.9966%;\" width=\"103\"><strong>b<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 32.3232%;\" width=\"100\"><strong>d<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 31.3131%;\" width=\"96\"><strong>56<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 32.9966%;\" width=\"103\"><strong>d<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 32.3232%;\" width=\"100\"><strong>c<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 31.3131%;\" width=\"96\"><strong>57<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 32.9966%;\" width=\"103\"><strong>c<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 32.3232%;\" width=\"100\"><strong>d<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 31.3131%;\" width=\"96\"><strong>58<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 32.9966%;\" width=\"103\"><strong>a<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 32.3232%;\" width=\"100\"><strong>d<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 31.3131%;\" width=\"96\"><strong>59<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 32.9966%;\" width=\"103\"><strong>d<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 32.3232%;\" width=\"100\"><strong>c<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 31.3131%;\" width=\"96\"><strong>60<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 32.9966%;\" width=\"103\"><strong>b<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 32.3232%;\" width=\"100\"><strong>b<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 31.3131%;\" width=\"96\"><strong>61<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 32.9966%;\" width=\"103\"><strong>d<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 32.3232%;\" width=\"100\"><strong>d<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 31.3131%;\" width=\"96\"><strong>62<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 32.9966%;\" width=\"103\"><strong>d<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 32.3232%;\" width=\"100\"><strong>a<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 31.3131%;\" width=\"96\"><strong>63<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 32.9966%;\" width=\"103\"><strong>b<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 32.3232%;\" width=\"100\"><strong>a<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 31.3131%;\" width=\"96\"><strong>64<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 32.9966%;\" width=\"103\"><strong>c<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 32.3232%;\" width=\"100\"><strong>b<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 31.3131%;\" width=\"96\"><strong>65<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 32.9966%;\" width=\"103\"><strong>d<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 32.3232%;\" width=\"100\"><strong>b<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 31.3131%;\" width=\"96\"><strong>66<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 32.9966%;\" width=\"103\"><strong>c<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 32.3232%;\" width=\"100\"><strong>d<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 31.3131%;\" width=\"96\"><strong>67<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 32.9966%;\" width=\"103\"><strong>d<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 32.3232%;\" width=\"100\"><strong>c<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 31.3131%;\" width=\"96\"><strong>68<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 32.9966%;\" width=\"103\"><strong>d<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 32.3232%;\" width=\"100\"><strong>a<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 31.3131%;\" width=\"96\"><strong>69<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 32.9966%;\" width=\"103\"><strong>c<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 32.3232%;\" width=\"100\"><strong>d<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 31.3131%;\" width=\"96\"><strong>70<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 32.9966%;\" width=\"103\"><strong>b<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 32.3232%;\" width=\"100\"><strong>b<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 31.3131%;\" width=\"96\"><strong>71<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 32.9966%;\" width=\"103\"><strong>b<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 32.3232%;\" width=\"100\"><strong>a<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 31.3131%;\" width=\"96\"><strong>72<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 32.9966%;\" width=\"103\"><strong>b<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 32.3232%;\" width=\"100\"><strong>a<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 31.3131%;\" width=\"96\"><strong>73<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 32.9966%;\" width=\"103\"><strong>d<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 32.3232%;\" width=\"100\"><strong>a<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 31.3131%;\" width=\"96\"><strong>74<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 32.9966%;\" width=\"103\"><strong>d<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 32.3232%;\" width=\"100\"><strong>c<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 31.3131%;\" width=\"96\"><strong>75<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 32.9966%;\" width=\"103\"><strong>d<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 32.3232%;\" width=\"100\"><strong>d<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 31.3131%;\" width=\"96\"><strong>76<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 32.9966%;\" width=\"103\"><strong>a<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 32.3232%;\" width=\"100\"><strong>c<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 31.3131%;\" width=\"96\"><strong>77<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 32.9966%;\" width=\"103\"><strong>d<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 32.3232%;\" width=\"100\"><strong>a<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 31.3131%;\" width=\"96\"><strong>78<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 32.9966%;\" width=\"103\"><strong>a<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 32.3232%;\" width=\"100\"><strong>c<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 31.3131%;\" width=\"96\"><strong>79<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 32.9966%;\" width=\"103\"><strong>a<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 32.3232%;\" width=\"100\"><strong>a<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 31.3131%;\" width=\"96\"><strong>80<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 32.9966%;\" width=\"103\"><strong>c<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 32.3232%;\" width=\"100\"><strong>b<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>About Prelims CSAT Paper and Marking Scheme<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Civil Services Aptitude Test (CSAT) is the second paper of the Preliminary Examination of the UPSC Civil Services Exam. It is designed to assess the candidates&#8217; abilities in certain skills, such as comprehension, logical reasoning, and decision-making. Here&#8217;s the marking scheme for the CSAT paper:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Total Marks:<\/strong> The CSAT paper is of 200 marks.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Number of Questions:<\/strong> There are a total of 80 questions in the CSAT paper.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Marks per Question:<\/strong> Each question carries 2.5 marks.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Negative Marking:<\/strong> There is negative marking in the CSAT paper. For each wrong answer, one-third (0.83) of the marks assigned to that question will be deducted. However, if a candidate leaves a question blank, i.e., he does not answer it at all, there will be no deduction for that question.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Qualifying Nature:<\/strong> The CSAT paper is of qualifying nature. Candidates need to score a minimum of 33%, or approximately 67 marks out of 200, to qualify. The marks obtained in this paper are not counted for determining the order of merit for the Main Examination or the final selection.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dear Friends, &nbsp; UPSC held the Prelims examination for the year 2023 yesterday. We have released the question papers of the same. Today, through this post, we are releasing the UPSC IAS CSE Prelims 2023 CSAT Answer Key for Set A, B, C, D. You can download the answer key from the pdf below or&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/upsc-ias-cse-prelims-2023-csat-answer-key-set-a-and-set-b\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">UPSC IAS CSE Prelims 2023 CSAT Answer Key Set A and Set B<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10308,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[11747,11748,11749,11750,11751,11752],"class_list":["post-245127","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-public","tag-prelims-2023-csat-answer-key","tag-upsc-prelims-2023-csat-answer-key","tag-upsc-prelims-2023-csat-answer-key-set-a","tag-upsc-prelims-2023-csat-answer-key-set-b","tag-upsc-prelims-2023-csat-answer-key-set-c","tag-upsc-prelims-2023-csat-answer-key-set-d","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/245127","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10308"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=245127"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/245127\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=245127"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=245127"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=245127"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}