Previous Question Paper of Civil Services (Main) Examination, 2018

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:
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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

25. Law Paper – I: 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

2. Assamese: Click here

3. Bengali: Click here

3. Bodo: Click here

4. Dogri: Click here

5. Gujarati: Click here

6. Hindi: Click here

7. Kannada: Click here

8. Malayalam: Click here

9. Marathi: Click here

10. Nepali: Click here

11. Oriya: Click here

12. Punjabi: Click here

13. Sindhi (Devnagari): Click here

14. Sanskrit: Click here

15. Tamil: Click here

16. Telugu: Click here

17. Urdu: Click here

1. General Essay : 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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