About UPSC CSE Prelims 2025<\/strong><\/p>\nThe UPSC Civil Services Preliminary Examination is the first stage of the UPSC Civil Services Examination, which is a highly competitive exam conducted annually by the UPSC of India. The Prelims exam serves as a screening test for candidates who aspire to join the prestigious Indian Administrative Service (IAS), Indian Foreign Service (IFS), Indian Police Service (IPS), and other central services.<\/p>\n
The Preliminary Examination comprises two compulsory papers, both of which are objective in nature (multiple-choice questions). The details of GS Paper 1 are as follows:<\/p>\n
General Studies Paper 1 (GS Paper 1)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\u00a0Duration: 2 hours<\/p>\n
\n- Total Questions: 100<\/li>\n
- Total Marks: 200<\/li>\n
- Question Type: Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)<\/li>\n
- Negative Marking: 1\/3rd mark deducted for each incorrect answer<\/li>\n
- Purpose: This paper tests the candidates’ knowledge and understanding of a wide range of subjects, including:<\/li>\n
- History of India and Indian National Movement<\/li>\n
- Indian and World Geography – Physical, Social, Economic Geography of India and the World<\/li>\n
- Indian Polity and Governance – Constitution, Political System, Panchayati Raj, Public Policy, Rights Issues, etc.<\/li>\n
- Economic and Social Development – Sustainable Development, Poverty, Inclusion, Demographics, Social Sector Initiatives, etc.<\/li>\n
- General Issues on Environmental Ecology, Biodiversity, and Climate Change – that do not require subject specialization<\/li>\n
- General Science<\/li>\n
- Current Events of National and International Importance<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
General Studies Paper 2 (CSAT)<\/strong><\/p>\n\u00a0Duration: 2 hours<\/p>\n
\n- Total Questions: 80<\/li>\n
- Total Marks: 200<\/li>\n
- Question Type: Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)<\/li>\n
- Negative Marking: 1\/3rd mark deducted for each incorrect answer<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
\u00a0Purpose:<\/strong>\u00a0This paper tests the candidates’ skills in areas such as:<\/p>\n\n- Comprehension<\/li>\n
- Interpersonal Skills including Communication Skills<\/li>\n
- Logical Reasoning and Analytical Ability<\/li>\n
- Decision-Making and Problem-Solving<\/li>\n
- General Mental Ability<\/li>\n
- Basic Numeracy (numbers and their relations, orders of magnitude, etc.) – Class X level<\/li>\n
- Data Interpretation (charts, graphs, tables, data sufficiency, etc.) – Class X level<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
The CSAT paper (GS Paper 2) is of qualifying nature, meaning candidates need to secure at least 33% marks (66 out of 200) to qualify. The marks obtained in GS Paper 1 are considered for the cut-off.<\/p>\n
Cut-off:<\/strong>\u00a0The cut-off for the Preliminary Examination is determined based on the marks obtained in GS Paper 1 only. Candidates need to clear the cut-off to qualify for the Main Examination.<\/p>\nTotal Marks:<\/strong>\u00a0The total marks for the Preliminary Examination (considering both papers) are 400.<\/p>\nThe\u00a0UPSC 2025 Prelims Answer Key<\/strong>\u00a0will be your\u00a0first reality check<\/strong>\u00a0after months of hard work. Whether it brings confidence or a need to recalibrate, it offers clarity\u2014and clarity is power in this exam journey.<\/p>\nStay tuned with\u00a0ForumIAS<\/strong>\u00a0on\u00a025th May 2025<\/strong>\u00a0for\u00a0instant access to the most accurate and detailed answer key<\/strong>. Until then, give your best shot in the exam, and remember\u2014every attempt makes you sharper, stronger, and closer to your goal.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) is all set to conduct the\u00a0Civil Services Prelims Examination 2025\u00a0on\u00a0Sunday, 25th May 2025. As lakhs of aspirants gear up to take one of the most competitive exams in the country, the anticipation doesn’t end with the final bell on exam day\u2014it carries forward into the hours and days that… Continue reading UPSC Prelims Answer Key 2025<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10357,"featured_media":338295,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[23,8,11323,1228],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-337936","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-academy","category-announcements","category-notification","category-upsc-exam-alert","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/UPSC-Prelims-Answer-Key.jpg?fit=1920%2C1080&ssl=1","views":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/337936","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\/10357"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=337936"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/337936\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/338295"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=337936"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=337936"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=337936"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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