UPSC Prelims 2025 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
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Key Insights
- Economy, Environment & Ecology, Indian Polity carried the highest weightage, together accounting for 47% of the paper.
- The paper strongly favoured statement-based questions — multi-statement and assertion-reasoning questions together made up 74% of the paper, making careful reading and elimination especially important.
- The paper was largely easy to moderate in difficulty, with 68% of questions falling in the easy or medium range and only 32% 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 26% of questions being direct, while most required evaluating multiple statements or reasoning through assertions.
PYQs with Detailed Answers
- View Answer for: Consider the following fruits:I. Papaya II. Pineapple III. GuavaHow many of the above were introduced in India by the Portuguese in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries?
Consider the following fruits:
I. Papaya II. Pineapple III. Guava
How many of the above were introduced in India by the Portuguese in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries?
- View Answer for: Who provided legal defence to the people arrested in the aftermath of Chauri Chaura incident?
Who provided legal defence to the people arrested in the aftermath of Chauri Chaura incident?
- View Answer for: Subsequent to which one of the following events, Gandhiji, who consistently opposed untouchability and appealed for its eradication from all spheres, decided to include the upliftment of 'Harijans' in his political and social programme?
Subsequent to which one of the following events, Gandhiji, who consistently opposed untouchability and appealed for its eradication from all spheres, decided to include the upliftment of 'Harijans' in his political and social programme?
- View Answer for: Who among the following was the founder of the 'Self-Respect Movement'?
Who among the following was the founder of the 'Self-Respect Movement'?
- View Answer for: Sedition has become my religion' was the famous statement given by Gandhiji at the time of
Sedition has become my religion' was the famous statement given by Gandhiji at the time of
- View Answer for: Consider the following statements in respect of the Non-Cooperation Movement: The Congress declared the attainment of 'Swaraj' by all legitimate and peaceful means to be its objective. It was to be implemented in stages with civil disobedience and non-payment of taxes for the next stage only if 'Swaraj' did not come within a year and the Government resorted to repression.Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Consider the following statements in respect of the Non-Cooperation Movement:
- The Congress declared the attainment of 'Swaraj' by all legitimate and peaceful means to be its objective.
- It was to be implemented in stages with civil disobedience and non-payment of taxes for the next stage only if 'Swaraj' did not come within a year and the Government resorted to repression.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
- View Answer for: Consider the following subjects with regard to Non-Cooperation Programme:I. Boycott of law-courts and foreign cloth II. Observance of strict non-violence III. Retention of titles and honours without using them in public IV. Establishment of Panchayats for settling disputesHow many of the above were parts of Non-Cooperation Programme?
Consider the following subjects with regard to Non-Cooperation Programme:
I. Boycott of law-courts and foreign cloth II. Observance of strict non-violence III. Retention of titles and honours without using them in public IV. Establishment of Panchayats for settling disputes
How many of the above were parts of Non-Cooperation Programme?
- View Answer for: Consider the following statements about Raja Ram Mohan Roy:I. He possessed great love and respect for the traditional philosophical systems of the East. II. He desired his countrymen to accept the rational and scientific approach and the principle of human dignity and social equality of all men and women.Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Consider the following statements about Raja Ram Mohan Roy:
I. He possessed great love and respect for the traditional philosophical systems of the East. II. He desired his countrymen to accept the rational and scientific approach and the principle of human dignity and social equality of all men and women.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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