UPSC Prelims 2017 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.
Subject-wise MCQ Distribution
Difficulty Analysis
Type of questions
Key Insights
- Indian Polity, Economy, Environment & Ecology carried the highest weightage, together accounting for 54% of the paper.
- The paper strongly favoured statement-based questions — multi-statement and assertion-reasoning questions together made up 58% of the paper, making careful reading and elimination especially important.
- The paper was largely easy to moderate in difficulty, with 66% of questions falling in the easy or medium range and only 34% classified as hard.
- Questions were spread across 12 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 42% of questions being direct, while most required evaluating multiple statements or reasoning through assertions.
PYQs with Detailed Answers
- View Answer for: Who among the following can join the National Pension System (NPS)?
Who among the following can join the National Pension System (NPS)?
- View Answer for: What is the purpose of ‘Vidyanjali Yojana’? To enable the famous foreign educational institutions to open their campuses in India. To increase the quality of education provided in government schools by taking help from the private sector and the community. To encourage voluntary monetary contributions from private individuals and organizations so as to improve the infrastructure facilities for primary and secondary schools.Select the correct answer using the code given below :
What is the purpose of ‘Vidyanjali Yojana’?
- To enable the famous foreign educational institutions to open their campuses in India.
- To increase the quality of education provided in government schools by taking help from the private sector and the community.
- To encourage voluntary monetary contributions from private individuals and organizations so as to improve the infrastructure facilities for primary and secondary schools.
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- View Answer for: With reference to ‘National Skills Qualification Framework (NSQF)’, which of the statements given below is/are correct? Under NSQF, a learner can acquire the certification for competency only through formal learning. An outcome expected from the implementation of NSQF is the mobility between vocational and general education.Select the correct answer using the code given below:
With reference to ‘National Skills Qualification Framework (NSQF)’, which of the statements given below is/are correct?
- Under NSQF, a learner can acquire the certification for competency only through formal learning.
- An outcome expected from the implementation of NSQF is the mobility between vocational and general education.
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- View Answer for: Which of the following gives the ‘Global Gender Gap Index’ ranking to the countries of the world?
Which of the following gives the ‘Global Gender Gap Index’ ranking to the countries of the world?
- View Answer for: ‘Recognition of Prior Learning Scheme’ is sometimes mentioned in the news with reference to
‘Recognition of Prior Learning Scheme’ is sometimes mentioned in the news with reference to
- View Answer for: Which of the following are the objectives of ‘National Nutrition Mission’? To create awareness relating to malnutrition among pregnant women and lactating mothers. To reduce the incidence of anaemia among young children, adolescent girls and women. To promote the consumption of millets, coarse cereals and unpolished rice. To promote the consumption of poultry eggs.Select the correct answer using the code given below:
Which of the following are the objectives of ‘National Nutrition Mission’?
- To create awareness relating to malnutrition among pregnant women and lactating mothers.
- To reduce the incidence of anaemia among young children, adolescent girls and women.
- To promote the consumption of millets, coarse cereals and unpolished rice.
- To promote the consumption of poultry eggs.
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- View Answer for: Consider the following in respect of ‘National Career Service’: National Career Service is an initiative of the Department of Personnel and Training, Government of India. National Career Service has been launched in a Mission Mode to improve the employment opportunities to uneducated youth of the country.Which of the above statements is/are correct?
Consider the following in respect of ‘National Career Service’:
- National Career Service is an initiative of the Department of Personnel and Training, Government of India.
- National Career Service has been launched in a Mission Mode to improve the employment opportunities to uneducated youth of the country.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
- View Answer for: What is the aim of the programme ‘Unnat Bharat Abhiyan’?
What is the aim of the programme ‘Unnat Bharat Abhiyan’?
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