UPSC Prelims 2022 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
Environment & Ecology
18
Economy
16
Science & Technology
15
International Relations
11
Indian Polity
11
Art & Culture
7
Medieval History
5
Indian Geography
5
World Geography
3
Modern History
3
Social Issues & Schemes
3
Physical Geography
2
Ancient History
1
Difficulty Analysis
Type of questions
Key Insights
- Environment & Ecology, Economy, Science & Technology 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 72% of the paper, making careful reading and elimination especially important.
- The paper was largely easy to moderate in difficulty, with 73% of questions falling in the easy or medium range and only 27% 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 28% of questions being direct, while most required evaluating multiple statements or reasoning through assertions.
PYQs with Detailed Answers
Ancient History (1)Art & Culture (7)Economy (16)Environment & Ecology (18)Geography (10)Indian Polity (11)International Relations (11)Medieval History (5)Modern History (3)Science & Technology (15)Social Issues & Schemes (3)
- View Answer for: Consider the following pairs: King | Dynasty --------------|--------------------- 1. Nannuka | Chandela 2. Jayashakti | Paramara 3. Nagabhata II | Gurjara-Pratihara 4. Bhoja | Rashtrakuta How many pairs given above are correctly matched?
Consider the following pairs:
King Dynasty 1. Nannuka Chandela 2. Jayashakti Paramara 3. Nagabhata II Gurjara-Pratihara 4. Bhoja Rashtrakuta How many pairs given above are correctly matched?
- View Answer for: With reference to Indian history, consider the following statements: The Dutch established their factories/werehouses on the east coast on lands granted to them by Gajapati rulers. Alfonso de Albuquerque captured Goa from the Bijapur Sultanate. The English East India Company established a factory at Madras on a plot of land leased from a representative of the Vijayanagara empire.Which of the statements given above are correct?
With reference to Indian history, consider the following statements:
- The Dutch established their factories/werehouses on the east coast on lands granted to them by Gajapati rulers.
- Alfonso de Albuquerque captured Goa from the Bijapur Sultanate.
- The English East India Company established a factory at Madras on a plot of land leased from a representative of the Vijayanagara empire.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
- View Answer for: In medieval India, the term “Fanam” referred to:
In medieval India, the term “Fanam” referred to:
- View Answer for: With reference to Indian history, consider the following statements: The first Mongol invasion of India happened during the reign of Jalal-ud-din Khalji. During the reign of Ala-ud-din Khalji, one Mongol assault marched up to Delhi and besieged the city. Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq temporarily lost portions of north-west of his kingdom to Mongols.Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
With reference to Indian history, consider the following statements:
- The first Mongol invasion of India happened during the reign of Jalal-ud-din Khalji.
- During the reign of Ala-ud-din Khalji, one Mongol assault marched up to Delhi and besieged the city.
- Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq temporarily lost portions of north-west of his kingdom to Mongols.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
- View Answer for: With reference to Indian history, who of the following were known as “KulahDaran”?
With reference to Indian history, who of the following were known as “KulahDaran”?
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