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UPSC Prelims 2021 Question Paper: UPSC Prelims Paper 2021| Download PDF

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The UPSC Examination consists of three stages, the Preliminary, Mains, and Interview stages. The UPSC Prelims Exam 2021 was conducted on October 10, 2021, and the Mains examination commenced on 7th January 2022 and continued till January 16, 2022. A total of 9,70,000 candidates appeared in the examination. Approx 13,000 students qualified for the Preliminary stage and then appeared for the Mains examination. UPSC Prelims 2021 Question Papers are now available for download here. 

In this article on UPSC 2021 Prelims Question Paper PDF, our UPSC CSE Coaching team has curated the UPSC Question Papers 2021 which include papers of the Prelims & Mains exam.

Candidates can scroll down to get free UPSC 2021 Prelims Question Papers and UPSC 2021 Mains Question Papers and start solving them for the upcoming IAS exam.

UPSC Prelims 2021 Question Paper PDF Download 

The UPSC Prelims 2021 Exam was conducted on 10th October 2021. The UPSC Prelims 2021 Question Papers are made available after the examination. It is recommended to the aspirants to download these papers and start solving them to understand the pattern of questions. The candidates can Download the Free UPSC Prelims Question Paper 2021 (General Studies & CSAT Paper 2021) by clicking on the direct links in the below table.

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UPSC 2021 Prelims Question Paper - GS 1

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UPSC 2021 Prelims Question Paper - GS 2

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UPSC Prelims 2021 Question Paper Weightage Calculation

In the UPSC CSE 2021 Prelims Question Paper, the weightage provided to each subject was almost equal, though history had a larger share compared to other subjects. The weightage of each subject has been provided in a tabular format for easy reference.

UPSC CSE 2021 Prelims Question Paper Weightage

Subject

Number of Questions

History

20

Geography

10

Economics

15

Polity

14

Environmental Sciences

15

Science and Tech

12

Current Affairs / Art and Culture

14

Also, check out the UPSC 2013 Prelims Question Paper here.

UPSC 2021 Mains Question Paper PDF Download

The Mains exams are quite important as they are taken into account for merit calculation. It is important to understand the pattern of the Mains exam. All the links to the PDF of UPSC Mains Question Paper 2021 are in the table below. Download them for free.

UPSC Mains 2021 Compulsory Language Papers 

The UPSC Aspirants can download the compulsory language papers in the table below:

UPSC Mains 2021 Essay Question Paper

The Essay Paper consists of 250 marks and the student has to write a total of two essays, one from each section. This year, the focus of the paper was more on philosophical topics, unlike previous years’ essay papers. You can download the UPSC CSE Mains 2021 Essay Question Paper from the link given below.

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UPSC Mains 2021 General Studies Question Papers

The aspirants can check the below table and Download the GS1, GS2, GS3 and GS4 Paper 2021.

UPSC 2021 Mains Optional Papers PDF

The UPSC candidates can Download and refer to their preferred Optional Paper from the table below:

UPSC 2021 Question Papers - 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
Medical Science Paper-I Medical Science Paper-II
Philosophy Paper-I Philosophy Paper-II
Public Administration Paper-I Public Administration Paper-II
Sociology Paper-I Sociology Paper-I
Statistics Paper-I Statistics Paper-II
Zoology Paper-I Zoology 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
Physics Paper-I Physics Paper-II
Political Science & IR Paper-I Political Science & IR Paper-II
Psychology Paper-I Psychology Paper-II
Sindhi Devanagari Paper-I Sindhi Devanagari Paper-II
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
Manipuri Paper-I Manipuri Paper-II
Kannada Paper-I Kannada Paper-II
Malayalam Paper-I Malayalam Paper-II
Maithili Paper-I Maithili Paper-II
Tamil Paper-I Tamil Paper-II
Nepali Paper-I Nepali Paper-II
Telugu Paper-I Telugu Paper-II
Oriya Paper-I Oriya Paper-II
Urdu Paper-I Urdu Paper-II
Sanskrit Paper-I Sanskrit Paper-II
Marathi Paper-I Marathi Paper-II
Punjabi Paper-I Punjabi Paper-II

Why is the UPSC Prelims 2021 Question Paper Important?

Previous Years Question Papers are a great option for practising because they help you mould your approach nearest to the actual exam. The PYPs help to understand the application of the syllabus according to the question asked in the exam. So if you solve them, you can plan your techniques based on PYPs for the exam.

We hope this article on UPSC 2021 Prelims Question Paper will give a boost to your exam preparation. Apart from UPSC Prelims 2021 Question Paper we also have a wide range of practice tests, mock tests, quizzes and courses with live classes to help you cover your course. For all the study-related materials you can visit our website Testbook.com or download our Testbook App.

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