UPSC IAS Mains Previous Year Question Exam Papers Question Paper

UPSC aspirants can download UPSC IAS, Civil Services Mains Exam Question Paper in Hindi and English.

UPSC Civil Services  Question Paper is now available for download as PDF.

The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has conducted the Civil Services Preliminary Exam 2020 on 4th October from 9.30 AM – 11.30 AM.

About 10.58 lakh candidates had registered for Civil Services Examination (CSE) 2020, intended to select the best brains in the country for the prestigious posts like IAS, IPS, IFS etc. UPSC is responsible for conducting this exam.

As the exam is over, aspirants can download all sets of Question Papers ie. A, B, C, and D versions. ClearIAS will also provide answer keys, detailed solutions, and all-India performance trends.

UPSC IAS Mains 2021 Exam Question Paper

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Optional Subjects:

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Year: 2019

Combined Geo-Scientist and Geologist Examination, 2019

Geology Paper - I  Geology Paper - II  Geology Paper - III  Geophysics Paper - I  Geophysics Paper - II  Geophysics Paper - III  Chemistry Paper - I  Chemistry Paper - II  Chemistry Paper - III  Hydrogeology

Indian Economic Service and Indian Statistical Service Examination, 2019

General Economics Paper - I  General Economics Paper - II  General Economics Paper - III  Indian Economics  Statistics Paper - I  Statistics Paper - II  Statistics Paper - III  Statistics Paper - IV  General Studies  General English

Engineering Services (Main) Examination, 2019

Civil Engineering Paper - I  Civil Engineering Paper - II  Mechanical Engineering Paper - I  Mechanical Engineering Paper - II  Electrical Engineering Paper - I  Electrical Engineering Paper - II  Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering Paper - I  Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering Paper - II

Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination, 2019

General Studies Paper-I  General Studies Paper-II

National Defence Academy and Naval Academy Examination (I), 2019

General Ability Test  Mathematics

CISF AC(EXE) LDCE-2019

Essay, Precis Writing & Comprehension  General Ability & Intelligence and Professional Skills

Combined Defence Services Examination (I), 2019

Elementary Mathematics  General Knowledge  English

Engineering Services (Preliminary - Stage I) Examination, 2019

Civil Engineering Paper  Electrical Engineering Paper  Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering Paper  General Studies and Engineering Aptitude Paper  Mechanical Engineering Paper

Year: 2019

Civil Services (Main) Examination, 2019

Literature Subjects	Assamese Literature Paper - I  Assamese Literature Paper - II  Bengali Literature Paper - I  Bengali Literature Paper - II  English Literature Paper - I  English Literature Paper - II  Gujarati Literature Paper - I  Gujarati Literature Paper - II  Hindi Literature Paper - I  Hindi Literature Paper - II  Kannada Literature Paper - I  Kannada Literature Paper - II  Maithili Literature Paper - I  Maithili Literature Paper - II  Malayalam Literature Paper - I  Malayalam Literature Paper - II  Manipuri Literature Paper - I  Manipuri Literature Paper - II  Marathi Literature Paper - I  Marathi Literature Paper - II  Oriya Literature Paper - I  Oriya Literature Paper - II  Punjabi Literature Paper - I  Punjabi Literature Paper - II  Sanskrit Literature Paper - I  Sanskrit Literature Paper - II  Sindhi (Devanagari) Literature Paper - I  Sindhi (Devanagari) Literature Paper - II  Tamil Literature Paper - I  Tamil Literature Paper - II  Telugu Literature Paper - I  Telugu Literature Paper - II  Urdu Literature Paper - I  Urdu Literature Paper - II
General	Essay
Optional Subjects	Agriculture Paper - I  Agriculture Paper - II  Animal Husbandry and Vet. Science Paper - I  Animal Husbandry and Vet. Science Paper - II  Anthropology Paper - I  Anthropology Paper - II  Botany Paper - I  Botany Paper - II  Chemistry Paper - I  Chemistry Paper - II  Civil Engineering Paper - I  Civil Engineering Paper - II  Commerce and Accountancy Paper - I  Commerce and Accountancy Paper - II  Economics Paper - I  Economics Paper - II  Electrical Engineering Paper - I  Electrical Engineering Paper - II  Geography Paper - I  Geography Paper - II  Geology Paper - I  Geology Paper - II  History Paper - I  History Paper - II  Law Paper - I  Law Paper - II  Management Paper - I  Management Paper - II  Mathematics Paper - I  Mathematics Paper - II  Mechanical Engineering Paper - I  Mechanical Engineering Paper - II  Medical Science Paper - I  Medical Science Paper - II  Philosophy Paper - I  Philosophy Paper - II  Physics Paper - I  Physics Paper - II  Political Science and IR Paper - I  Political Science and IR Paper - II  Psychology Paper - I  Psychology Paper - II  Public Administration Paper - I  Public Administration Paper - II  Sociology Paper - I  Sociology Paper - II  Statistics Paper - I  Statistics Paper - II  Zoology Paper - I  Zoology Paper - II
Compulsory Subjects	English Compulsory  Assamese Compulsory  Bengali Compulsory  Dogri Compulsory  Gujarati Compulsory  Hindi Compulsory  Kannada Compulsory  Maithili Compulsory  Malayalam Compulsory  Marathi Compulsory  Nepali Compulsory  Oriya Compulsory  Punjabi Compulsory  Sanskrit Compulsory  Sindhi Compulsory Dev  Tamil Compulsory  Telugu Compulsory  Urdu Compulsory
General Studies	General Studies Paper - I  General Studies Paper - II  General Studies Paper - III  General Studies Paper - IV

Indian Forest Service (Main) Examination, 2019

Agriculture Paper - I  Agriculture Paper - II  Agricultural Engineering Paper - I  Agricultural Engineering Paper - II  Animal Hus and Veterinary Science Paper - I  Animal Hus and Veterinary Science Paper - II  Botany Paper - I  Botany Paper - II  Civil Engineering Paper - I  Civil Engineering Paper - II  Chemistry Paper - I  Chemistry Paper - II  Chemical Engineering Paper - I  Chemical Engineering Paper - II  Forestry Paper - I  Forestry Paper - II  Geology Paper - I  Geology Paper - II  Mechanical Engineering Paper - I  Mechanical Engineering Paper - II  Mathematics Paper - I  Mathematics Paper - II  Physics Paper - I  Physics Paper - II  Statistics Paper - I  Statistics Paper - II  Zoology Paper - I  Zoology Paper - II  General Knowledge  General English

National Defence Academy and Naval Academy Examination (II), 2019

General Ability Test  Mathematics

Combined Defence Services Examination (II), 2019

Elementary Mathematics  English  General Knowledge

Central Armed Police Forces (ACs) Examination, 2019

General Ability and Intelligence  General Studies, Essay and Comprehension

Combined Medical Services Examination, 2019

Paper - I  Paper - II

Year: 2020

Combined Medical Services Examination, 2020

Paper - I  Paper - II

Engineering Services (Main) Examination, 2020

Civil Engineering Paper - I  Civil Engineering Paper - II  Electrical Engineering Paper - I  Electrical Engineering Paper - II  Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering Paper - I  Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering Paper - II  Mechanical Engineering Paper - I  Mechanical Engineering Paper - II

Indian Economic Service - Indian Statistical Service Examination, 2020

General Economics Paper - I  General Economics Paper - II  General Economics Paper - III  General English  General Studies  Indian Economics  Statistics Paper - I  Statistics Paper - II  Statistics Paper - III  Statistics Paper - IV

Combined Geo-Scientist (Main) Examination, 2020

Chemistry Paper - I  Chemistry Paper - II  Chemistry Paper - III  Geology Paper - I  Geology Paper - II  Geology Paper - III  Geophysics Paper - I  Geophysics Paper - II  Geophysics Paper - III  Hydrogeology

Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination, 2020

General Studies Paper-I  General Studies Paper-II

National Defence Academy and Naval Academy Examination (I) & (II), 2020

General Ability Test  Mathematics

CISF AC(EXE) LDCE-2020

Essay, Precis Writing and Comprehension  General Ability and Intelligence and Professional Skills

Combined Defence Services Examination (I), 2020

Elementary Mathematics  English  General Knowledge

Combined Geo-Scientist (Preliminary) Examination, 2020

Paper - I  Paper - II Geology - Hydrogeology  Paper - II Chemistry  Paper - II Geophysics

Engineering Services (Preliminary) Examination, 2020

General Studies & Engineering Aptitude  Civil Engineering  Mechanical Engineering  Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering  Electrical Engineering

Year: 2021

Combined Geo-Scientist (Preliminary) Examination, 2021

Paper - I  Paper - II Chemistry  Paper - II Geology  Paper - II Geophysics

Combined Defence Services Examination (I), 2021

Elementary Mathematics  English  General Knowledge

Year: 2020

Indian Forest Service (Main) Examination, 2020

Agricultural Engineering Paper - I  Agricultural Engineering Paper - II  Agriculture Paper - I  Agriculture Paper - II  Animal Hus and Veterinary Science Paper - I  Animal Hus and Veterinary Science Paper - II  Botany Paper - I  Botany Paper - II  Chemical Engineering Paper - I  Chemical Engineering Paper - II  Chemistry Paper - I  Chemistry Paper - II  Civil Engineering Paper - I  Civil Engineering Paper - II  Forestry Paper - I  Forestry Paper - II  General English  General Knowledge  Geology Paper - I  Geology Paper - II  Mathematics Paper - I  Mathematics Paper - II  Mechanical Engineering Paper - I  Mechanical Engineering Paper - II  Physics Paper - I  Physics Paper - II  Statistics Paper - I  Statistics Paper - II  Zoology Paper - I  Zoology Paper - II

Civil Services (Main) Examination, 2020

Compulsory Subjects	English Compulsory  Assamese Compulsory  Bengali Compulsory  Bodo Compulsory  Gujarati Compulsory  Hindi Compulsory  Kannada Compulsory  Maithili Compulsory  Malayalam Compulsory  Marathi Compulsory  Nepali Compulsory  Odia Compulsory  Punjabi Compulsory  Sindhi (Arabic) Compulsory  Sanskrit Compulsory  Tamil Compulsory  Telugu Compulsory  Urdu Compulsory
Optional Subjects	Agriculture Paper - I  Agriculture Paper - II  Animal Husbandry and Vet. Science Paper - I  Animal Husbandry and Vet. Science Paper - II  Anthropology Paper - I  Anthropology Paper - II  Botany Paper - I  Botany Paper - II  Chemistry Paper - I  Chemistry Paper - II  Civil Engineering Paper - I  Civil Engineering Paper - II  Commerce and Accountancy Paper - I  Commerce and Accountancy Paper - II  Economics Paper - I  Economics Paper - II  Electrical Engineering Paper - I  Electrical Engineering Paper - II  Geography Paper - I  Geography Paper - II  Geology Paper - I  Geology Paper - II  History Paper - I  History Paper - II  Law Paper - I  Law Paper - II  Management Paper - I  Management Paper - II  Mathematics Paper - I  Mathematics Paper - II  Mechanical Engineering Paper - I  Mechanical Engineering Paper - II  Medical Science Paper - I  Medical Science Paper - II  Philosophy Paper - I  Philosophy Paper - II  Physics Paper - I  Physics Paper - II  Political Science and IR Paper - I  Political Science and IR Paper - II  Psychology Paper - I  Psychology Paper - II  Public Administration Paper - I  Public Administration Paper - II  Sociology Paper - I  Sociology Paper - II  Statistics Paper - I  Statistics Paper - II  Zoology Paper - I  Zoology Paper - II
Literature Subjects	Assamese Literature Paper - I  Assamese Literature Paper - II  Bengali Literature Paper - I  Bengali Literature Paper - II  English Literature Paper - I  English Literature Paper - II  Gujarati Literature Paper - I  Gujarati Literature Paper - II  Hindi Literature Paper - I  Hindi Literature Paper - II  Kannada Literature Paper - I  Kannada Literature Paper - II  Maithili Literature Paper - I  Maithili Literature Paper - II  Malayalam Literature Paper - I  Malayalam Literature Paper - II  Manipuri Literature Paper - I  Manipuri Literature Paper - II  Marathi Literature Paper - I  Marathi Literature Paper - II  Odia Literature Paper - I  Odia Literature Paper - II  Punjabi Literature Paper - I  Punjabi Literature Paper - II  Sanskrit Literature Paper - I  Sanskrit Literature Paper - II  Sindhi (Arabic) Literature Paper - I  Sindhi (Arabic) Literature Paper - II  Tamil Literature Paper - I  Tamil Literature Paper - II  Telugu Literature Paper - I  Telugu Literature Paper - II  Urdu Literature Paper - I  Urdu Literature Paper - II
General Studies	General Studies Paper - I  General Studies Paper - II  General Studies Paper - III  General Studies Paper - IV
General	Essay

Central Armed Police Forces (ACs) Examination, 2020

General Ability and Intelligence  General Studies, Essay and Comprehension

Combined Defence Services Examination (II), 2020

Elementary Mathematics  English  General Knowledge

Year: 2021

Combined Medical Services Examination, 2021

General Medicine and Pediatrics  Surgery, Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Preventive and Social Medicine

National Defence Academy and Naval Academy Examination (II), 2021

General Ability Test  Mathematics

Combined Defence Services Examination (II), 2021

Elementary Mathematics  English  General Knowledge

Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination, 2021

General Studies Paper - I  General Studies Paper - II

Central Armed Police Forces (ACs) Examination, 2021

General Ability and Intelligence  General Studies, Essay and Comprehension

Indian Economic Service - Indian Statistical Service Examination, 2021

General English  General Studies  General Economics Paper - I  General Economics Paper - II  General Economics Paper - III  Indian Economics  Statistics Paper - I  Statistics Paper - II  Statistics Paper - III  Statistics Paper - IV

Engineering Services (Preliminary) Examination, 2021

Civil Engineering  Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering  Electrical Engineering  General Studies and Engineering Aptitude  Mechanical Engineering

Combined Geo-Scientist (Main) Examination, 2021

Chemistry Paper - I  Chemistry Paper - II  Chemistry Paper - III  Geology Paper - I  Geology Paper - II  Geo-Physics Paper - I  Geo-Physics Paper - II  Geo-Physics Paper - III  HydroGeology

National Defence Academy and Naval Academy Examination (I), 2021

General Ability Test  Mathematics

CISF AC(EXE) LDCE-2021

General Ability and Intelligence and Professional Skills  Essay, Precis Writing and Comprehension

Year: 2021

Indian Forest Service (Main) Examination, 2021

Agriculture Paper - I  Agriculture Paper - II  Agricultural Engineering Paper - I  Agricultural Engineering Paper - II  Animal Husb and Veterinary Science Paper - I  Animal Husb and Veterinary Science Paper - II  Botany Paper - I  Botany Paper - II  Civil Engineering Paper - I  Civil Engineering Paper - II  Chemistry Paper - I  Chemistry Paper - II  Chemical Engineering Paper - I  Chemical Engineering Paper - II  Forestry Paper - I  Forestry Paper - II  Geology Paper - I  Geology Paper - II  Mechanical Engineering Paper - I  Mechanical Engineering Paper - II  Mathematics Paper - I  Mathematics Paper - II  Physics Paper - I  Physics Paper - II  Statistics Paper - I  Statistics Paper - II  Zoology Paper - I  Zoology Paper - II  General Knowledge  General English

Civil Services (Main) Examination, 2021

General	Essay
General Studies	General Studies Paper - I  General Studies Paper - II  General Studies Paper - III  General Studies Paper - IV
Compulsory Subjects	English  Assamese  Bengali  Bodo  Gujarati  Hindi  Kannada  Malayalam  Marathi  Nepali  Odia  Punjabi  Sanskrit  Sindhi  Tamil  Telugu  Urdu
Optional Subjects	Agriculture Paper-I  Agriculture Paper-II  Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Science Paper-I  Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Science Paper-II  Anthropology Paper-I  Anthropology Paper-II  Botany Paper-I  Botany Paper-II  Chemistry Paper-I  Chemistry Paper-II  Civil Engineering Paper-I  Civil Engineering Paper-II  Commerce and Accountancy Paper-I  Commerce and Accountancy Paper-II  Economics Paper-I  Economics Paper-II  Electrical Engineering Paper-I  Electrical Engineering Paper-II  Geography Paper-I  Geography Paper-II  Geology Paper-I  Geology Paper-II  History Paper-I  History Paper-II  Law Paper-I  Law Paper-II  Management Paper-I  Management Paper-II  Mathematics Paper-I  Mathematics Paper-II  Mechanical Engineering Paper-I  Mechanical Engineering Paper-II  Medical Science Paper-I  Medical Science Paper-II  Philosophy Paper-I  Philosophy Paper-II  Physics Paper-I  Physics Paper-II  Political Science and International Relations Paper-I  Political Science and International Relations Paper-II  Psychology Paper-I  Psychology Paper-II  Public Administration Paper-I  Public Administration Paper-II  Sociology Paper-I  Sociology Paper-II  Statistics Paper-I  Statistics Paper-II  Zoology Paper-I  Zoology Paper-II
Literature Subjects	Bengali Paper-I  Bengali Paper-II  English Paper-I  English Paper-II  Gujarati Paper-I  Gujarati Paper-II  Hindi Paper-I  Hindi Paper-II  Kannada Paper-I  Kannada Paper-II  Maithili Paper-I  Maithili Paper-II  Malayalam Paper-I  Malayalam Paper-II  Manipuri Paper-I  Manipuri Paper-II  Marathi Paper-I  Marathi Paper-II  Punjabi Paper-I  Punjabi Paper-II  Sanskrit Paper-I  Sanskrit Paper-II  Sindhi Paper-I  Sindhi Paper-II  Tamil Paper-I  Tamil Paper-II  Telugu Paper-I  Telugu Paper-II  Urdu Paper-I  Urdu Paper-II

SO-Steno (GD-B-GD-I) LDCE, 2016-2017

English Dictation - I  English Dictation - II  English Dictation - III  Hindi Dictation  Paper - I  Paper - II for Categories III and VII  Paper - II Categories I, IV VIII and IX  Paper - II for Categories II and V  Paper - II for Category VI  Paper - III Noting and Drafting, Precis Writing

Engineering Services (Main) Examination, 2021

Civil Engineering Paper - I  Civil Engineering Paper - II  Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering Paper - I  Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering Paper - II  Electrical Engineering Paper - I  Electrical Engineering Paper - II  Mechanical Engineering Paper - I  Mechanical Engineering Paper - II

Year: 2022

Engineering Services (Preliminary) Examination, 2022

General Studies and Engineering Aptitude  Civil Engineering  Mechanical Engineering  Electrical Engineering  Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering

Year: 2022

Central Armed Police Forces (ACs) Examination, 2022

General Studies and Intelligence  General Studies, Essay and Comprehension

Combined Medical Services Examination, 2022

General Medicine and Pediatrics  Surgery, Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Preventive and Social Medicine

Combined Geo-Scientist (Main) Examination, 2022

Chemistry Paper - I  Chemistry Paper - II  Chemistry Paper - III  Geology Paper - I  Geology Paper - II  Geology Paper - III  Geo-Physics Paper - I  Geo-Physics Paper - II  Geo-Physics Paper - III  Hydrogeology

Indian Economic Service - Indian Statistical Service Examination, 2022

General English  General Studies  General Economics Paper - I  General Economics Paper - II  General Economics Paper - III  Indian Economics  Statistics Paper - I  Statistics Paper - II  Statistics Paper - III  Statistics Paper - IV

Engineering Services (Main) Examination, 2022

Civil Engineering Paper - I  Civil Engineering Paper - II  Electrical Engineering Paper - I  Electrical Engineering Paper - II  Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering Paper - I  Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering Paper - II  Mechanical Engineering Paper - I  Mechanical Engineering Paper - II

Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination, 2022

General Studies Paper I  General Studies Paper II

Combined Defence Services Examination (I), 2022

General English  General Knowledge  Elementary Mathematics

National Defence Academy and Naval Academy Examination (I), 2022

General Ability Test  Mathematics

CISF AC(EXE) LDCE-2022

General Ability and Intelligence and Professional Skills  Essay, Precis Writing and Comprehension

Combined Geo-Scientist (Preliminary) Examination, 2022

General Studies  Geology and Hydrogeology  Geophysics  Chemistry