UPSC 2024 Prelims Question Paper: GS 1 & CSAT Paper PDF Download

UPSC Prelims 2024 Question Paper PDF is now available to download for all the aspirants who will be appearing for the upcoming UPSC Civil Services Examination 2025. The UPSC Prelims 2024 was conducted on 16 June, 2024 in two parts – GS Paper 1 and the CSAT, each conducted for a total of 200 marks on the same day. Candidates who will be appearing for the upcoming Prelims exam on 25 May, 2025 should download the UPSC Prelims Question Paper 2024 for both GS 1 and CSAT to understand the question paper pattern, type of questions expected from the UPSC Syllabus, subject-wise weightage, and the expected difficulty level of the paper. 

• The UPSC Prelims 2024 Question Paper will consist of two parts – General Studies Paper 1 or GS-1 and General Studies Paper 2 or the CSAT. 
• Both GS Paper 1 and the UPSC CSAT will comprise objective-type Multiple Choice Questions carrying a total of 200 marks each. The UPSC Prelims will be conducted for a total of 400 marks. 
• The CSAT is qualifying in nature. This means that the marks obtained in GS Paper 2 will NOT be considered in the selection of UPSC Mains. However, only those who obtain at least 33% in the CSAT will have their GS Paper 1 Answer Sheets evaluated. 

All UPSC aspirants must download the UPSC Prelims 2024 Question Paper PDF for both GS Paper 1 and the CSAT to derive insights about the paper pattern, trends from the last years’ Prelims Question Paper, and the subject wise weightage of questions.

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UPSC Prelims 2024 Question Paper PDFs - Conducted on 16th June

The UPSC Prelims was conducted on 16 June, 2024. Candidates who will be appearing for the upcoming Prelims Exam on 25 May, 2025 must download the UPSC Prelims Question Paper 2024 for GS 1 and CSAT to give the final touch to their preparation before the Prelims. Download the set wise GS Paper 1 Question Paper and CSAT Question Paper PDF for UPSC Prelims 2024 in the following sections. 

Also find out UPSC Prelims Subject Wise Weightage for GS 1 and CSAT.

UPSC 2024 Prelims Question Paper PDFs: GS Paper 1 Set Wise

The first part of the UPSC Prelims 2024 Question Paper is General Studies Paper 1 or GS-1. It comprises a total of 100 questions for 200 marks, with a negative marking of 0.66 per incorrect answer. Candidates must go through the set wise UPSC Prelims GS 1 question papers to derive insights about the nature of questions and the overall difficulty level of the last years’ Prelims exam. Download set wise question papers from the table below –

Also download year-wise UPSC Answer Key to self-evaluate your preparation!

The CSAT is the second part of the UPSC Prelims 2024 Question Paper comprising 80 questions for 200 marks. The UPSC CSAT is qualifying in nature, meaning that the marks obtained in this GS Paper 2 will not be considered in the final selection for the Mains. However, only the candidates who qualify the CSAT will be eligible to have their answer sheets for the GS Paper 1 evaluated. Download the UPSC CSAT 2024 Question Paper with solutions from the table below –

Also read – 

• UPSC Prelims 2023 Question Paper
• UPSC 2022 Question Paper
• UPSC 2021 Question Paper
• UPSC 2020 Question Paper
• UPSC 2019 Question Paper

UPSC CSAT Question Distribution (2014-2024): Subject-Wise Analysis

The below graph represents the trend of UPSC subject-wise weightage –

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How to Download UPSC Prelims 2024 Question Paper?

The UPSC Prelims 2024 Question Paper is now available to download on the Testbook platform. Follow the steps given below to get your copy of the Prelims Question Paper 2024 from Testbook –

• Step 1: Go to the official Testbook website or download the Testbook App.
• Step 2: Sign in or create your account.
• Step 3: Go to the previous year's papers section.
• Step 4: Search for the "UPSC Prelims 2024 Exam”.
• Step 5: A list of the previous year's papers will open up. Choose the PDF you want to open.
• Step 6: Download the PDF and save it for your reference.

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