UPSC Prelims 2015 Question Paper & Analysis
Get the UPSC Prelims Previous Year Question (PYQ) Paper with subject-wise trends, difficulty analysis, and detailed model answers — including diagrams, flowcharts, and structured writing for GS.
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Key Insights
- Environment & Ecology, Economy, Indian Polity carried the highest weightage, together accounting for 49% of the paper.
- The paper strongly favoured statement-based questions — multi-statement and assertion-reasoning questions together made up 46% of the paper, making careful reading and elimination especially important.
- The paper was largely easy to moderate in difficulty, with 83% of questions falling in the easy or medium range and only 17% classified as hard.
- Questions were spread across 13 subject areas, making broad syllabus coverage important rather than relying on a few traditionally dominant subjects.
- The question format demanded more than direct recall, with only 54% of questions being direct, while most required evaluating multiple statements or reasoning through assertions.
PYQs with Detailed Answers
- View Answer for: With reference to Rowlatt Satyagraha, which of the following statements is/are correct? The Rowlatt Act was based on the recommendations of the ‘Sedition Committee’ In Rowlatt Satyagraha Gandhiji tried to use the Home Rule League Demonstrations against the Simon Commission coincided with the Rowlatt Satyagraha
With reference to Rowlatt Satyagraha, which of the following statements is/are correct?
- The Rowlatt Act was based on the recommendations of the ‘Sedition Committee’
- In Rowlatt Satyagraha Gandhiji tried to use the Home Rule League
- Demonstrations against the Simon Commission coincided with the Rowlatt Satyagraha
- View Answer for: With reference to Congress Socialist Party, consider the following statements: It advocated the boycott of British goods and evasion of taxes. It wanted to establish the dictatorship of the proletariat. It advocated separate electorate for minorities and oppressed classes.Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
With reference to Congress Socialist Party, consider the following statements:
- It advocated the boycott of British goods and evasion of taxes.
- It wanted to establish the dictatorship of the proletariat.
- It advocated separate electorate for minorities and oppressed classes.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
- View Answer for: With reference to the cabinet mission, which of the following statements is/are correct? It recommended a federal government. It enlarged the powers of the Indian courts. It provided for more Indians in the ICSSelect the correct answer using the code given below.
With reference to the cabinet mission, which of the following statements is/are correct?
- It recommended a federal government.
- It enlarged the powers of the Indian courts.
- It provided for more Indians in the ICS
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
- View Answer for: The Government of India Act of 1919 clearly defined -
The Government of India Act of 1919 clearly defined -
- View Answer for: Who of the following organized a march on the Tanjore coast to break the Salt Law in April 1930?
Who of the following organized a march on the Tanjore coast to break the Salt Law in April 1930?
- View Answer for: Consider the following statements : The first woman President of the Indian National Congress was Sarojini Naidu. The first Muslim President of the Indian National Congress was Badruddin TyabjiWhich of the statements given above is/are correct?
Consider the following statements :
- The first woman President of the Indian National Congress was Sarojini Naidu.
- The first Muslim President of the Indian National Congress was Badruddin Tyabji
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
- View Answer for: Who of the following was/were economic critic/critics of colonialism in India? Dadabhai Naoroji Subramania Iyer R.C. DuttSelect the correct answer using the code given below.
Who of the following was/were economic critic/critics of colonialism in India?
- Dadabhai Naoroji
- Subramania Iyer
- R.C. Dutt
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
- View Answer for: Which one of the following movements have contributed to a split in the Indian National Congress resulting in the emergence of ‘moderates’ and ‘extremists’?
Which one of the following movements have contributed to a split in the Indian National Congress resulting in the emergence of ‘moderates’ and ‘extremists’?
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