Civil Services (Main) Examination is the second level in the Civil Services Selection Process. This stage of exam comes after the Preliminary examination and it is held every year.
The exam comprises of 9 descriptive type papers: 1 Essay paper, 4 General Studies Papers, 2 Optional Papers (choice to be selected from the Civil Services Exam Optional Subjects), 2 language papers (marks scored in language papers will not be included to arrive at the final ranking order – however, candidates need to score at least 25% in each paper in order to qualify).
Eligibility Condition:
Those candidates who qualify the Preliminary Examination are eligible to appear the Mains examination.
Following is a set of Previous year question of Civil Services (Main) Examination, 2018:
General Studies:
1. General Studies Paper – I: Click here
2. General Studies Paper – II: Click here
3. General Studies Paper – III: Click here
4. General Studies Paper – IV: Click here
Literature Subjects:
1. Assamese Literature Paper – I: Click here
2. Assamese Literature Paper – II: Click here
3. Bengali Literature Paper – I: Click here
4. Bengali Literature Paper – II: Click here
5. English Literature Paper – I: Click here
6. English Literature Paper – II: Click here
7. Gujarati Literature Paper – I: Click here
8. Gujarati Literature Paper – II: Click here
9. Hindi Literature Paper – II: Click here
10. Hindi Literature Paper – I: Click here
11. Kannada Literature Paper – I: Click here
12. Kannada Literature Paper – II: Click here
13. Maithili Literature Paper – I: Click here
14. Maithili Literature Paper – II: Click here
15. Malayalam Literature Paper – I: Click here
16. Malayalam Literature Paper – II: Click here
17. Manipuri Literature Paper – I: Click here
18. Manipuri Literature Paper – II: Click here
19. Marathi Literature Paper – I: Click here
20. Marathi Literature Paper – II: Click here
21. Oriya Literature Paper – I: Click here
22. Oriya Literature Paper – II: Click here
23. Punjabi Literature Paper – I: Click here
24. Punjabi Literature Paper – II: Click here
25. Sanskrit Literature Paper – I: Click here
26. Sanskrit Literature Paper – II: Click here
27. Sindhi (Devanagari) Literature Paper – I: Click here
28. Sindhi (Devanagari) Literature Paper – II: Click here
29. Tamil Literature Paper – I: Click here
30. Tamil Literature Paper – II: Click here
31. Telugu Literature Paper – I: Click here
32. Telugu Literature Paper – II: Click here
33. Urdu Literature Paper – I: Click here
34. Urdu Literature Paper – II: Click here
Optional Subjects:
1.Agriculture Paper – I: Click here
2. Agriculture Paper – II: Click here
3. Animal Husbandary & Veterinary Science Paper – I: Click here
4. Animal Husbandary & Veterinary Science Paper – II: Click here
5. Anthropology Paper – I: Click here
6. Anthropology Paper – II: Click here
7. Botany Paper – I: Click here
8. Botany Paper – II: Click here
9. Chemistry Paper – I: Click here
10. Chemistry Paper – II: Click here
11. Civil Engineering Paper – I: Click here
12. Civil Engineering Paper – II: Click here
13. Commerce and Accountancy Paper – I: Click here
14. Commerce and Accountancy Paper – II: Click here
15. Economics Paper – I: Click here
16. Economics Paper – II: Click here
17. Electrical Engineering Paper – I: Click here
18. Electrical Engineering Paper – II: Click here
19. Geography Paper – I: Click here
20. Geography Paper – II: Click here
21. Geology Paper – I: Click here
22. Geology Paper – II: Click here
23. History Paper – I: Click here
24. History Paper – II: Click here
26. Law Paper – II: Click here
27. Management Paper – I: Click here
28. Management Paper – II: Click here
29. Mathematics Paper – I: Click here
30. Mathematics Paper – II: Click here
31. Mechanical Engineering Paper – I: Click here
32. Mechanical Engineering Paper – II: Click here
33. Medical Science Paper – I: Click here
34. Medical Science Paper – II: Click here
35. Philosophy Paper – I: Click here
36. Philosophy Paper – II: Click here
37. Physics Paper – I: Click here
38. Physics Paper – II: Click here
39. Political Science and IR Paper – I: Click here
40. Political Science and IR Paper – II: Click here
41. Psychology Paper – I: Click here
42. Psychology Paper – II: Click here
43. Public Administration Paper – I: Click here
44. Public Administration Paper – II: Click here
45. Sociology Paper – I: Click here
46. Sociology Paper – II: Click here
47. Statistics Paper – I: Click here
48. Statistics Paper – II: Click here
49. Zoology Paper – I: Click here
50. Zoology Paper – II: Click here
Compulsory Subjects:
1. English: Click here
13. Sindhi (Devnagari): Click here
Candidates who clear the first two stages will be called for the interview by the commission and the maximum allotted marks for the interview round is 275 marks.
Candidates are suggested to check the official website for more details: https://upsc.gov.in
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