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This year UPSC conducted Civil Services Preliminary Examination on 24th May 2026. With the help of the UPSC Prelims 2026 Answer Key released by UPSC, candidates can calculate their tentative score and check their chances of clearing UPSC Prelims Result 2026. ...
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).
| Que | Set A Answer Key | Set B Answer Key | Set C Answer Key | Set D Answer Key |
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| 2 | A/D | D | D | C |
| 3 | B | C | C | B |
| 4 | B | C | D | A |
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| 31 | B | B | D | C |
| 32 | C | A/D | A | C |
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| 52 | C | D | D | A/D |
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| 59 | D | A | D | A |
| 60 | B | B | A | A |
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| 62 | A | A | C | C |
| 63 | D | C | B | D |
| 64 | C | B | A | D |
| 65 | A | A | A | C |
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| 67 | C | C | D | A |
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| 69 | B | D | B | C |
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| 72 | C | A | C | C |
| 73 | B | D | D | B |
| 74 | A | C | D | A |
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| 77 | A | C | A | B |
| 78 | A | A | C | D |
| 79 | C | B | C | B |
| 80 | D | D | C | A |
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| 82 | A | C | C | D |
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| 84 | B | A | A | C |
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| 86 | A | D | C | B |
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| 90 | A | B | A | A |
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| 92 | D | C | A/D | C |
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| 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 |
| Que | Set A Answer Key | Set B Answer Key | Set C Answer Key | Set D Answer Key |
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| 1 | A | D | D | B |
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| 4 | D | C | C | A |
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| 21 | B | A | D | C |
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| 30 | B | D | C | D |
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| 43 | B | D | C | A |
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| 56 | D | B | B | C |
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| 58 | B | B | A | A |
| 59 | C | C | A | B |
| 60 | D | B | A | D |
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| 62 | B | B | C | D |
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| 69 | A | B | C | D |
| 70 | A | C | D | D |
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| 72 | B | D | C | B |
| 73 | C | C | B | D |
| 74 | C | D | D | A |
| 75 | D | A | C | B |
| 76 | C | A | C | D |
| 77 | D | A | C | A |
| 78 | A | B | D | D |
| 79 | B | D | B | B |
| 80 | D | D | D | C |
| 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 |
| 6 | UPSC 2025 | 92.66/200 |
| Events | Date of Event |
|---|---|
| UPSC CSE Prelims Exam | 24th May 2026 (Sunday) |
| UPSC CSE Prelims Exam Result | July 2026 (in 35-40Days Expected) |
| UPSC CSE Prelims Exam Official Answer key | UPSC Releases the official answer key only after declaring the final selections. |
| UPSC CSE Exam Calender | Download Official Exam Calendar |