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Expected Cut-off Marks for UPSC CSE Prelims 2025 is 87Marks + / - 5 Marks.

UPSC Answer Key 2025 Prelims

upsc prelims 2024 paper 1 gs and paper 2 csat answer key of all set a, set b, set c, set d

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This year UPSC conducted Civil Services Preliminary Examination on 25th May 2025. With the help of the UPSC Prelims 2025 Answer Key released by Chahal Academy, candidates can calculate their tentative score and check their chances of clearing UPSC Prelims Result 2025. ...

The cut off for UPSC Prelims Paper 1 (General Studies) is not fixed and will be decided on the basis of, how tough it is for majority of the candidates: if it is tough for majority of the candidates cut off will be lower (may be around 90) if it easy cut off marks could go even more than 110, only while Paper 2 (CSAT) is qualifying in nature i.e., you just need to score minimum 66 marks in paper 2. Also there is negative marking for every wrong answer i.e., 1/3rd marks which will be deducted for every wrong question for gs 0.66 and for csat 0.83 (csat is qualifying exam at 33% marks, one qualifies it).

The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) conducts the Civil Services Examination every year in three stages. The first stage of the Civil Services Exam is the Prelims. The UPSC Prelims is an objective type exam which comprises two papers each of 200marks, namely, Paper 1 General Studies - GS (100 questions) and Paper 2 CSAT (80 questions).

UPSC 2025 Prelims General Studies (GS) Answer Key: Paper 1 CSE

Que Set A Answer Key Set B Answer Key Set C Answer Key Set D Answer Key
1 B C D B
2 A/D D D C
3 B C C B
4 B C D A
5 D B A C
6 C B D B
7 A C A A
8 A D A A
9 A D A C
10 A A B D
11 C B A D
12 C C A A
13 B B C D
14 A A B C
15 B A A A
16 C C A C
17 B D C C
18 D C D A
19 B B D B
20 A B A D
21 B C B A
22 C C C A
23 D B B C
24 D A A B
25 C B C A
26 C C B A
27 A B A C
28 C D A D
29 C B C D
30 C A D A
31 B B D C
32 C A/D A C
33 B B D A
34 A B C A
35 A D A C
36 C C C D
37 D A C D
38 C A A A
39 B A B D
40 B A D B
41 C B C D
42 D C C D
43 C D A C
44 C D A D
45 B C C A
46 B C D D
47 C A D A
48 D C A A
49 D C D A
50 A C B B
51 C D C B
52 C D D A/D
53 A C C B
54 A D C B
55 C A B D
56 D D B C
57 D A C A
58 A A D A
59 D A D A
60 B B A A
61 D A D B
62 A A C C
63 D C B D
64 C B A D
65 A A A C
66 C A C C
67 C C D A
68 A D C C
69 B D B C
70 D A B C
71 B D B C
72 C A C C
73 B D D B
74 A C D A
75 C A C B
76 B C C C
77 A C A B
78 A A C D
79 C B C B
80 D D C A
81 A C C C
82 A C C D
83 C A B C
84 B A A C
85 A C B B
86 A D C B
87 C D B C
88 D A D D
89 D D B D
90 A B A A
91 D B B B
92 D C A/D C
93 C B B B
94 D A B A
95 A C D A
96 D B C C
97 A A A D
98 A A A C
99 A C A B
100 B D A B

UPSC 2025 CSAT Answer Key: Prelims Paper-2 CSE

Que Set A Answer Key Set B Answer Key Set C Answer Key Set D Answer Key
1 B C/D D D
2 D A D A
3 D B A A
4 C B D A
5 B B C C
6 A B D C
7 C B B B
8 B B A C
9 D C C D
10 A B C C
11 D D B C/D
12 A D D A
13 A A D B
14 A D C B
15 C C B B
16 C D A B
17 B B C B
18 C A B B
19 D C D C
20 C C A B
21 D D C/D B
22 D A A D
23 A A B D
24 D A B C
25 C C B B
26 D C B A
27 B B B C
28 A C B B
29 C D C D
30 C C B A
31 C/D B D D
32 A D A D
33 B D A A
34 B C A D
35 B B C C
36 B A C D
37 B C B B
38 B B C A
39 C D D C
40 B A C C
41 B B B B
42 A D C C
43 C D A D
44 C B C D
45 D D C C
46 C C B A
47 C C A D
48 D A D B
49 D A C B
50 C C D C
51 B B B B
52 C C A D
53 D A C D
54 D C C B
55 C C D D
56 A B C C
57 D A C C
58 B D D A
59 B C D A
60 C D C C
61 B B B B
62 C C D A
63 A D D C
64 C D B C
65 C C D D
66 B A C C
67 A D C C
68 D B A D
69 C B A D
70 D C C C
71 B B B B
72 D A C C
73 D C D A
74 B C D C
75 D D C C
76 C C A B
77 C C D A
78 A D B D
79 A D B C
80 C C C D

UPSC CSE Prelims Cut-off Marks of Last 5 years

Sr. Year GS Cut Off Marks
1 UPSC 2020 93/200
2 UPSC 2021 88/200
3 UPSC 2022 88.2/200
4 UPSC 2023 75.4/200
5 UPSC 2024 87.98/200

We at Chahal Academy are releasing the most accurate and the most comprehensive Answer Key with Marks calculator for both for Paper 1 General Studies and Paper 2 CSAT....

Events Date of Event
UPSC CSE Prelims Exam 25th May 2025 (Sunday)
UPSC CSE Prelims Exam Result July 2025 (in 35-40Days Expected)
UPSC CSE Prelims Exam Official Answer key UPSC Releases the official answer key only after declaring the final selections.
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UPSC Answer Key 2024 General Studies (GS): Prelims Paper 1 CSE

Que Set A Answer Key Set B Answer Key Set C Answer Key Set D Answer Key
1 D D A D
2 A C D A
3 D D A B
4 A D B D
5 C B C C
6 B C C D
7 A B D D
8 B C D C
9 A B B A
10 B A B C
11 A B C D
12 A D D A
13 D A C C
14 C B B C
15 D D B B
16 B D D D
17 D D B A
18 B C A C
19 B D C D
20 C C D D
21 C A D C
22 A A A D
23 D D B C
24 A C D B
25 A D C B
26 A B D D
27 D D D B
28 A B C A
29 C B A C
30 A C C D
31 B D D A
32 D A A C
33 A D C D
34 B A C B
35 D C B B
36 D B D A
37 D A A B
38 C B C B
39 D A D A
40 C B D C
41 D C A A
42 C A C D
43 D D D A
44 D A B B
45 B A B C
46 C A A C
47 B D B D
48 C A B D
49 B C A B
50 A A C B
51 A A D D
52 C D C A
53 D A D D
54 B B D A
55 B C B C
56 A C C B
57 B D B A
58 B D C B
59 A B B A
60 C B A B
61 D C B C
62 A D D A
63 C C A D
64 C B B A
65 B B D A
66 D D D A
67 A B D D
68 C A C A
69 B C D C
70 D D C A
71 D D C A
72 A A A A
73 B C D D
74 D C A C
75 C B A D
76 D D A B
77 D A D D
78 C C A B
79 A D C B
80 C D A C
81 C A A D
82 D C A C
83 C D D D
84 B B C D
85 B B D B
86 D A B C
87 B B D B
88 A B B C
89 C A B B
90 D C C A
91 A D D B
92 D A A D
93 A B D A
94 B D A B
95 C C C D
96 C D B D
97 D D A D
98 D C B C
99 B A A D
100 B C B C