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UPSC Prelims mock tests from PYQs

Full papers, subject by subject, CSAT topic by topic — all from UPSC's own Prelims 2011–2026, timed and marked as in the exam. Your score the moment you submit.

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The Vault has 115 timed tests built only from UPSC's own questions: 16 full GS Paper I papers and 11 full CSAT papers (2011–2026), 43 subject-wise sets covering all 1,091 scored GS Paper I questions, and 45 CSAT topic sets covering all 879 scored CSAT questions. Marking follows UPSC: +2 / −0.66 in GS Paper I, +2.5 / −0.83 in CSAT.

Updated 16 Oct 2026 · answers follow UPSC's official keys (provisional for 2026 until the final key; 2011–2015 worked out from official sources).

New to PYQs? Take Prelims 2026 as a full test → 2 hours, exactly as UPSC set it. Revising a subject? Pick it in the table below → Sets of 25, 30 minutes each. CSAT worries you? Practise topic by topic → Sets of 20, a passage always whole.

Full papers, year by year

GS Paper I exactly as UPSC set it — 2 hours, +2 / −0.66. Read it with answers, take it as a test, or download it.

Year	Read with answers	Timed test	PDF	UPSC's paper & key
2026	Prelims 2026 →	Take the test	Download	Paper ↗ · Key ↗
2025	Prelims 2025 →	Take the test 🔒	Download	Paper ↗ · Key ↗
2024	Prelims 2024 →	Take the test 🔒	Download	Paper ↗ · Key ↗
2023	Prelims 2023 →	Take the test 🔒	Download	Paper ↗ · Key ↗
2022	Prelims 2022 →	Take the test 🔒	Download	Paper ↗ · Key ↗
2021	Prelims 2021 →	Take the test 🔒	Download	Paper ↗ · Key ↗
2020	Prelims 2020 →	Take the test 🔒	Download	Paper ↗ · Key ↗
2019	Prelims 2019 →	Take the test 🔒	Download	Paper ↗ · Key ↗
2018	Prelims 2018 →	Take the test 🔒	Download	Paper ↗ · Key ↗
2017	Prelims 2017 →	Take the test 🔒	Download	Paper ↗ · Key ↗
2016	Prelims 2016 →	Take the test 🔒	Download	Paper ↗ · Key ↗
2015	Prelims 2015 →	Take the test 🔒	—
2014	Prelims 2014 →	Take the test 🔒	—
2013	Prelims 2013 →	Take the test 🔒	—
2012	Prelims 2012 →	Take the test 🔒	—
2011	Prelims 2011 →	Take the test 🔒	—

Prelims GS Paper I, subject by subject

1,091 questions in 43 sets of about 25 (30 minutes each), mixed across topics and years. ✓ marks the sets you've done.

Ancient India47 questions

Set 1 Set 2 🔒
Medieval India27 questions

Set 1
Modern India & the freedom struggle71 questions

Set 1 Set 2 🔒Set 3 🔒
Art & culture38 questions

Set 1 Set 2 🔒
Geography162 questions

Set 1 Set 2 🔒Set 3 🔒Set 4 🔒Set 5 🔒Set 6 🔒
Polity & governance150 questions

Set 1 Set 2 🔒Set 3 🔒Set 4 🔒Set 5 🔒Set 6 🔒
Economy & social development186 questions

Set 1 Set 2 🔒Set 3 🔒Set 4 🔒Set 5 🔒Set 6 🔒Set 7 🔒
Environment & ecology155 questions

Set 1 Set 2 🔒Set 3 🔒Set 4 🔒Set 5 🔒Set 6 🔒
Science & technology122 questions

Set 1 Set 2 🔒Set 3 🔒Set 4 🔒Set 5 🔒
International relations & current affairs133 questions

Set 1 Set 2 🔒Set 3 🔒Set 4 🔒Set 5 🔒

Subject	Questions	Timed sets	All sets
Ancient India	47	Set 1 Set 2 🔒	Overview →
Medieval India	27	Set 1	Overview →
Modern India & the freedom struggle	71	Set 1 Set 2 🔒Set 3 🔒	Overview →
Art & culture	38	Set 1 Set 2 🔒	Overview →
Geography	162	Set 1 Set 2 🔒Set 3 🔒Set 4 🔒Set 5 🔒Set 6 🔒	Overview →
Polity & governance	150	Set 1 Set 2 🔒Set 3 🔒Set 4 🔒Set 5 🔒Set 6 🔒	Overview →
Economy & social development	186	Set 1 Set 2 🔒Set 3 🔒Set 4 🔒Set 5 🔒Set 6 🔒Set 7 🔒	Overview →
Environment & ecology	155	Set 1 Set 2 🔒Set 3 🔒Set 4 🔒Set 5 🔒Set 6 🔒	Overview →
Science & technology	122	Set 1 Set 2 🔒Set 3 🔒Set 4 🔒Set 5 🔒	Overview →
International relations & current affairs	133	Set 1 Set 2 🔒Set 3 🔒Set 4 🔒Set 5 🔒	Overview →

CSAT, full papers and topic by topic

Any 2 CSAT tests free with a free account · every other one 🔒 in the PYQ Test Pass

Full CSAT papers, year by year

Paper II exactly as UPSC set it — 2 hours, +2.5 / −0.83. Read it with answers, take it as a test, or download it.

Year	Read with answers	Timed test	PDF	UPSC's paper & key
2026	CSAT 2026 →	Take the test	Download	Paper ↗ · Key ↗
2025	CSAT 2025 →	Take the test	Download	Paper ↗ · Key ↗
2024	CSAT 2024 →	Take the test	Download	Paper ↗ · Key ↗
2023	CSAT 2023 →	Take the test	Download	Paper ↗ · Key ↗
2022	CSAT 2022 →	Take the test	Download	Paper ↗ · Key ↗
2021	CSAT 2021 →	Take the test	Download	Paper ↗ · Key ↗
2020	CSAT 2020 →	Take the test	Download	Paper ↗ · Key ↗
2019	CSAT 2019 →	Take the test	Download	Paper ↗ · Key ↗
2018	CSAT 2018 →	Take the test	Download	Paper ↗ · Key ↗
2017	CSAT 2017 →	Take the test	Download	Paper ↗ · Key ↗
2016	CSAT 2016 →	Take the test	Download	Paper ↗ · Key ↗

CSAT, topic by topic

879 questions in 45 sets of about 20 (30 minutes each) — a reading passage always with all its questions. CSAT is qualifying: 33%.

Reading comprehension299 questions

Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Set 6 Set 7 Set 8 Set 9 Set 10 Set 11 Set 12 Set 13 Set 14 Set 15
Number system140 questions

Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Set 6 Set 7
Arithmetic: percentage, ratio, averages, time & work132 questions

Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Set 6 Set 7
Puzzles, arrangements & general mental ability113 questions

Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Set 6
Logical & analytical reasoning68 questions

Set 1 Set 2 Set 3
Data interpretation & sufficiency58 questions

Set 1 Set 2 Set 3
Counting, permutations & probability43 questions

Set 1 Set 2
Geometry & mensuration20 questions

Set 1
Decision making & interpersonal skills6 questions

Set 1

Topic	Questions	Timed sets	All sets
Reading comprehension	299	Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Set 6 Set 7 Set 8 Set 9 Set 10 Set 11 Set 12 Set 13 Set 14 Set 15	Overview →
Number system	140	Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Set 6 Set 7	Overview →
Arithmetic: percentage, ratio, averages, time & work	132	Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Set 6 Set 7	Overview →
Puzzles, arrangements & general mental ability	113	Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Set 6	Overview →
Logical & analytical reasoning	68	Set 1 Set 2 Set 3	Overview →
Data interpretation & sufficiency	58	Set 1 Set 2 Set 3	Overview →
Counting, permutations & probability	43	Set 1 Set 2	Overview →
Geometry & mensuration	20	Set 1	Overview →
Decision making & interpersonal skills	6	Set 1	Overview →

How the tests work

The Prelims 2026 paper, set 1 of every subject and any 2 CSAT tests are free; every other test, with the full report, your rank and a mistakes bank, is in the PYQ Test Pass. Every question stays free to read in the Vault.
Stop any time — your answers are saved in this browser, and this page marks what you've done and what's next.
Questions are UPSC's own, word for word; answers follow UPSC's official keys. Every Sunday there's also a Weekly Revision Quiz on the week's Daily Briefs.