UPSC previous year questions (PYQs), year-wise

10,187 UPSC previous-year questions (PYQs) — Prelims since 1979, Mains and Optional papers — each on its own page, linked to the NCERT chapters that teach it.

UPSC Prelims (GS Paper 1) PYQs by year

2026UPSC Prelims 2026 questions (GS Paper 1) (100)
2025UPSC Prelims 2025 questions (GS Paper 1) (100)
2024UPSC Prelims 2024 questions (GS Paper 1) (100)
2023UPSC Prelims 2023 questions (GS Paper 1) (100)
2022UPSC Prelims 2022 questions (GS Paper 1) (100)
2021UPSC Prelims 2021 questions (GS Paper 1) (100)
2020UPSC Prelims 2020 questions (GS Paper 1) (100)
2019UPSC Prelims 2019 questions (GS Paper 1) (100)
2018UPSC Prelims 2018 questions (GS Paper 1) (100)
2017UPSC Prelims 2017 questions (GS Paper 1) (100)
2016UPSC Prelims 2016 questions (GS Paper 1) (100)
2015UPSC Prelims 2015 questions (GS Paper 1) (100)
2014UPSC Prelims 2014 questions (GS Paper 1) (100)
2013UPSC Prelims 2013 questions (GS Paper 1) (100)
2012UPSC Prelims 2012 questions (GS Paper 1) (100)
2011UPSC Prelims 2011 questions (GS Paper 1) (100)
2010UPSC Prelims 2010 questions (GS Paper 1) (126)
2009UPSC Prelims 2009 questions (GS Paper 1) (135)
2008UPSC Prelims 2008 questions (GS Paper 1) (136)
2007UPSC Prelims 2007 questions (GS Paper 1) (132)
2006UPSC Prelims 2006 questions (GS Paper 1) (133)
2005UPSC Prelims 2005 questions (GS Paper 1) (134)
2004UPSC Prelims 2004 questions (GS Paper 1) (135)
2003UPSC Prelims 2003 questions (GS Paper 1) (140)
2002UPSC Prelims 2002 questions (GS Paper 1) (136)
2001UPSC Prelims 2001 questions (GS Paper 1) (134)
2000UPSC Prelims 2000 questions (GS Paper 1) (126)
1999UPSC Prelims 1999 questions (GS Paper 1) (128)
1998UPSC Prelims 1998 questions (GS Paper 1) (129)
1997UPSC Prelims 1997 questions (GS Paper 1) (129)
1996UPSC Prelims 1996 questions (GS Paper 1) (130)
1995UPSC Prelims 1995 questions (GS Paper 1) (128)
1994UPSC Prelims 1994 questions (GS Paper 1) (131)
1993UPSC Prelims 1993 questions (GS Paper 1) (128)
1992UPSC Prelims 1992 questions (GS Paper 1) (131)
1991UPSC Prelims 1991 questions (GS Paper 1) (132)
1990UPSC Prelims 1990 questions (GS Paper 1) (128)
1989UPSC Prelims 1989 questions (GS Paper 1) (128)
1988UPSC Prelims 1988 questions (GS Paper 1) (128)
1987UPSC Prelims 1987 questions (GS Paper 1) (129)
1986UPSC Prelims 1986 questions (GS Paper 1) (133)
1985UPSC Prelims 1985 questions (GS Paper 1) (130)
1984UPSC Prelims 1984 questions (GS Paper 1) (129)
1983UPSC Prelims 1983 questions (GS Paper 1) (131)
1982UPSC Prelims 1982 questions (GS Paper 1) (127)
1981UPSC Prelims 1981 questions (GS Paper 1) (129)
1980UPSC Prelims 1980 questions (GS Paper 1) (130)
1979UPSC Prelims 1979 questions (GS Paper 1) (199)

UPSC Mains PYQs by year

UPSC Optional papers PYQs by year

2026UPSC Optional papers 2026 questions (224)
2025UPSC Optional papers 2025 questions (224)
2024UPSC Optional papers 2024 questions (224)
2023UPSC Optional papers 2023 questions (224)
2022UPSC Optional papers 2022 questions (224)
2021UPSC Optional papers 2021 questions (224)
2020UPSC Optional papers 2020 questions (224)
2019UPSC Optional papers 2019 questions (224)
2018UPSC Optional papers 2018 questions (223)
2017UPSC Optional papers 2017 questions (224)
2016UPSC Optional papers 2016 questions (224)
2015UPSC Optional papers 2015 questions (224)
2014UPSC Optional papers 2014 questions (224)
2013UPSC Optional papers 2013 questions (220)

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