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UPSC Civil Services Preliminary Examination 2026 - General Studies Paper I — question paper

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UPSC Civil Services Preliminary Examination 2026 - General Studies Paper I

Paper #3172 · 05-2026 · General Studies Paper I · 10 reviewed questions

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Official UPSC Civil Services Prelims 2026 General Studies Paper I, Series A, presented in ten readable English review sections covering all 100 questions. KSLC independently reviewed 99 scoring answers against UPSC's provisional Series-A key; Q64 is conspicuously non-scoring because the provisional key drops the defective position. The complete 56-page official bilingual scan remains available for exact stems and options.

  1. History, art and culture — official source questions 1-10. The official UPSC Series-A scanned PDF linked to paper #3172 controls every exact English stem and option. This record carries KSLC's independently reviewed answer map for those source positions.
  2. History, art and culture — official source questions 11-20. The official UPSC Series-A scanned PDF linked to paper #3172 controls every exact English stem and option. This record carries KSLC's independently reviewed answer map for those source positions.
  3. Environment, geography and current affairs — official source questions 21-30. The official UPSC Series-A scanned PDF linked to paper #3172 controls every exact English stem and option. This record carries KSLC's independently reviewed answer map for those source positions.
  4. Environment, geography and current affairs — official source questions 31-40. The official UPSC Series-A scanned PDF linked to paper #3172 controls every exact English stem and option. This record carries KSLC's independently reviewed answer map for those source positions.
  5. Science and technology — official source questions 41-50. The official UPSC Series-A scanned PDF linked to paper #3172 controls every exact English stem and option. This record carries KSLC's independently reviewed answer map for those source positions.
  6. Ethics and polity — official source questions 51-60. The official UPSC Series-A scanned PDF linked to paper #3172 controls every exact English stem and option. This record carries KSLC's independently reviewed answer map for those source positions.
  7. Governance and international affairs — official source questions 61-70. The official UPSC Series-A scanned PDF linked to paper #3172 controls every exact English stem and option. This record carries KSLC's independently reviewed answer map for those source positions.
  8. International affairs and technology — official source questions 71-80. The official UPSC Series-A scanned PDF linked to paper #3172 controls every exact English stem and option. This record carries KSLC's independently reviewed answer map for those source positions.
  9. Current affairs and digital economy — official source questions 81-90. The official UPSC Series-A scanned PDF linked to paper #3172 controls every exact English stem and option. This record carries KSLC's independently reviewed answer map for those source positions.
  10. Finance and development — official source questions 91-100. The official UPSC Series-A scanned PDF linked to paper #3172 controls every exact English stem and option. This record carries KSLC's independently reviewed answer map for those source positions.

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