Download UPSC Previous Year question papers- (2020- 2016)

Union Public Service Commission(UPSC) Conducts CSE(Civil Services Examination) once every year. A good performance in UPSC Civil Services Examination requires an immense amount of hard work, dedication, perseverance, and a lot of practice and tests. Lakhs of Aspirants apply for this exam every year, but there are only a few who could make it. in order to perform good one should first understand the UPSC Exam Pattern by going through the prescribed syllabus as well as practicing UPSC Previous Year Question Papers.

While practicing UPSC Previous Year questions papers one should follow the actual exam environment, and after solving the paper you should analyze your test and note down your weak and strong areas so that you can prepare well. Given below is the Complete list of UPSC prelims Previous year question papers, UPSC Mains previous year question papers, Essay papers, and GS papers.

UPSC (Prelims) Previous Year Question Papers- Prelims

Civil Services(Preliminary) Examination Previous Year Papers given year-wise : Download UPSC Prelims previous year papers pdf

Exam Year (Prelims)	GS Paper – I	GS Paper – II(CSAT)
2020	General Studies Paper-I	General Studies Paper-II
2019	General Studies Paper-I	General Studies Paper-II
2018	General Studies Paper – I	General Studies Paper – II
2017	General Studies Paper – I	General Studies Paper – II
2016	Download PDF	Download PDF

UPSC (Mains) Previous Year Questions Papers- General Studies & Essay

UPSC CSE( Mains ) Previous Year Questions Papers given Year-wise Download PDF of General Studies (Paper I+II+III+IV) & Essay Paper :

Exam Year	General Studies paper (I+II+III+IV)	Essay Paper
2020	General Studies Paper – I  General Studies Paper – II  General Studies Paper – III  General Studies Paper – IV	Essay
2019	General Studies Paper – I  General Studies Paper – II  General Studies Paper – III  General Studies Paper – IV	Essay
2018	General Studies Paper – I  General Studies Paper – II  General Studies Paper – III  General Studies Paper – IV	Essay
2017	General Studies Paper – I  General Studies Paper – II  General Studies Paper – III  General Studies Paper – IV	Essay
2016	General Studies Paper – I  General Studies Paper – II  General Studies Paper – III  General Studies Paper – IV	Essay

UPSC (Mains) Previous Year Questions Papers- Optional Paper (I+II)

UPSC CSE( Mains ) Previous Year Questions Papers given Year-wise Download PDF of UPSC Optional Paper Previous Year :

Exam Year	Optional Paper ( I+ II)
2020	Agriculture Paper – I  Agriculture Paper – II  Animal Husbandry and Vet. Science Paper – I  Animal Husbandry and Vet. Science Paper – II  Anthropology Paper – I  Anthropology Paper – II  Botany Paper – I  Botany Paper – II  Chemistry Paper – I  Chemistry Paper – II  Civil Engineering Paper – I  Civil Engineering Paper – II  Commerce and Accountancy Paper – I  Commerce and Accountancy Paper – II  Economics Paper – I  Economics Paper – II  Electrical Engineering Paper – I  Electrical Engineering Paper – II  Geography Paper – I  Geography Paper – II  Geology Paper – I  Geology Paper – II  History Paper – I  History Paper – II  Law Paper – I  Law Paper – II  Management Paper – I  Management Paper – II  Mathematics Paper – I  Mathematics Paper – II  Mechanical Engineering Paper – I  Mechanical Engineering Paper – II  Medical Science Paper – I  Medical Science Paper – II  Philosophy Paper – I  Philosophy Paper – II  Physics Paper – I  Physics Paper – II  Political Science and IR Paper – I  Political Science and IR Paper – II  Psychology Paper – I  Psychology Paper – II  Public Administration Paper – I  Public Administration Paper – II  Sociology Paper – I  Sociology Paper – II  Statistics Paper – I  Statistics Paper – II  Zoology Paper – I  Zoology Paper – II
2019	Agriculture Paper – I  Agriculture Paper – II  Animal Husbandry and Vet. Science Paper – I  Animal Husbandry and Vet. Science Paper – II  Anthropology Paper – I  Anthropology Paper – II  Botany Paper – I  Botany Paper – II  Chemistry Paper – I  Chemistry Paper – II  Civil Engineering Paper – I  Civil Engineering Paper – II  Commerce and Accountancy Paper – I  Commerce and Accountancy Paper – II  Economics Paper – I  Economics Paper – II  Electrical Engineering Paper – I  Electrical Engineering Paper – II  Geography Paper – I  Geography Paper – II  Geology Paper – I  Geology Paper – II  History Paper – I  History Paper – II  Law Paper – I  Law Paper – II  Management Paper – I  Management Paper – II  Mathematics Paper – I  Mathematics Paper – II  Mechanical Engineering Paper – I  Mechanical Engineering Paper – II  Medical Science Paper – I  Medical Science Paper – II  Philosophy Paper – I  Philosophy Paper – II  Physics Paper – I  Physics Paper – II  Political Science and IR Paper – I  Political Science and IR Paper – II  Psychology Paper – I  Psychology Paper – II  Public Administration Paper – I  Public Administration Paper – II  Sociology Paper – I  Sociology Paper – II  Statistics Paper – I  Statistics Paper – II  Zoology Paper – I  Zoology Paper – II
2018	Agriculture Paper – I  Agriculture Paper – II  Animal Husbandary & Vet. Science Paper – I  Animal Husbandary & Vet. Science Paper – II  Anthropology Paper – I  Anthropology Paper – II  Botany Paper – I  Botany Paper – II  Chemistry Paper – I  Chemistry Paper – II  Civil Engineering Paper – I  Civil Engineering Paper – II  Commerce and Accountancy Paper – I  Commerce and Accountancy Paper – II  Economics Paper – I  Economics Paper – II  Electrical Engineering Paper – I  Electrical Engineering Paper – II  Geography Paper – I  Geography Paper – II  Geology Paper – I  Geology Paper – II  History Paper – I  History Paper – II  Law Paper – I  Law Paper – II  Management Paper – I  Management Paper – II  Mathematics Paper – I  Mathematics Paper – II  Mechanical Engineering Paper – I  Mechanical Engineering Paper – II  Medical Science Paper – I  Medical Science Paper – II  Philosophy Paper – I  Philosophy Paper – II  Physics Paper – I  Physics Paper – II  Political Science and IR Paper – I  Political Science and IR Paper – II  Psychology Paper – I  Psychology Paper – II  Public Administration Paper – I  Public Administration Paper – II  Sociology Paper – I  Sociology Paper – II  Statistics Paper – I  Statistics Paper – II  Zoology Paper – I  Zoology Paper – II
2017	Agriculture Paper – I  Agriculture Paper – II  Animal Hus. & Vet. Sc. Paper – I  Animal Hus. & Vet. Sc. Paper – II  Anthropology Paper – I  Anthropology Paper – II  Botany Paper – I  Botany Paper – II  Chemistry Paper – I  Chemistry Paper – II  Civil Engineering Paper – I  Civil Engineering Paper – II  Commerce & Accountancy Paper – I  Commerce & Accountancy Paper – II  Economics Paper – I  Economics Paper – II  Electrical Engineering Paper – I  Electrical Engineering Paper – II  Geography Paper – I  Geography Paper – II  Geology Paper – I  Geology Paper – II  History Paper – I  History Paper – II  Law Paper – I  Law Paper – II  Management Paper – I  Management Paper – II  Mathematics Paper – I  Mathematics Paper – II  Mechanical Engineering Paper – I  Mechanical Engineering Paper – II  Medical Science Paper – I  Medical Science Paper – II  Philosophy Paper – I  Philosophy Paper – II  Physics Paper – I  Physics Paper – II  Political Science & IR Paper – I  Political Science & IR Paper – II  Psychology Paper – I  Psychology Paper – II  Public Administration Paper – I  Public Administration Paper – II  Sociology Paper – I  Sociology Paper – II  Statistics Paper – I  Statistics Paper – II  Zoology Paper – I  Zoology Paper – II
2016	Agriculture Paper – I  Agriculture Paper – II  Animal Hus & Vet. Sc. Paper – I  Animal Hus & Vet. Sc. Paper – I  Anthropology Paper – I  Anthropology Paper – II  Botany Paper – I  Botany Paper – II  Chemistry Paper – I  Chemistry Paper – II  Civil Engineering Paper – I  Civil Engineering Paper – II  Commerce & Accountancy Paper – I  Commerce & Accountancy Paper – II  Economics Paper – I  Economics Paper – II  Electrical Engineering Paper – I  Electrical Engineering Paper – II  Geography Paper – I  Geography Paper – II  Geology Paper – I  Geology Paper – II  History Paper – I  History Paper – II  Law Paper – I  Law Paper – II  Management Paper – I  Management Paper – II  Mathematics Paper – I  Mathematics Paper – II  Mechanical Engineering Paper – I  Mechanical Engineering Paper – II  Medical Science Paper – I  Medical Science Paper – II  Philosophy Paper – I  Philosophy Paper – II  Physics Paper – I  Physics Paper – II  Political Science & IR Paper – I  Political Science & IR Paper – II  Psychology Paper – I  Psychology Paper – II  Public Administration Paper – I  Public Administration Paper – II  Sociology Paper – I  Sociology Paper – II  Statistics Paper – I  Statistics Paper – II  Zoology Paper – I  Zoology Paper – II

UPSC (Mains) Previous Year Question Papers- Language paper, Literature paper

Exam Year	Language Paper (Compulsory)	Literature Paper( I+II )
2020	English Compulsory  Assamese Compulsory  Bengali Compulsory  Bodo Compulsory  Gujarati Compulsory  Hindi Compulsory  Kannada Compulsory  Maithili Compulsory  Malayalam Compulsory  Marathi Compulsory  Nepali Compulsory  Odia Compulsory  Punjabi Compulsory  Sindhi (Arabic) Compulsory  Sanskrit Compulsory  Tamil Compulsory  Telugu Compulsory  Urdu Compulsory	Assamese Literature Paper – I  Assamese Literature Paper – II  Bengali Literature Paper – I  Bengali Literature Paper – II  English Literature Paper – I  English Literature Paper – II  Gujarati Literature Paper – I  Gujarati Literature Paper – II  Hindi Literature Paper – I  Hindi Literature Paper – II  Kannada Literature Paper – I  Kannada Literature Paper – II  Maithili Literature Paper – I  Maithili Literature Paper – II  Malayalam Literature Paper – I  Malayalam Literature Paper – II  Manipuri Literature Paper – I  Manipuri Literature Paper – II  Marathi Literature Paper – I  Marathi Literature Paper – II  Odia Literature Paper – I  Odia Literature Paper – II  Punjabi Literature Paper – I  Punjabi Literature Paper – II  Sanskrit Literature Paper – I  Sanskrit Literature Paper – II  Sindhi (Arabic) Literature Paper- I Sindhi (Arabic) Lit. Paper- II  Tamil Literature Paper – I  Tamil Literature Paper – II  Telugu Literature Paper – I  Telugu Literature Paper – II  Urdu Literature Paper – I  Urdu Literature Paper – II
2019	English Compulsory  Assamese Compulsory  Bengali Compulsory  Dogri Compulsory  Gujarati Compulsory  Hindi Compulsory  Kannada Compulsory  Maithili Compulsory  Malayalam Compulsory  Marathi Compulsory  Nepali Compulsory  Oriya Compulsory  Punjabi Compulsory  Sanskrit Compulsory  Sindhi Compulsory Dev  Tamil Compulsory  Telugu Compulsory  Urdu Compulsory	Assamese Literature Paper – I  Assamese Literature Paper – II  Bengali Literature Paper – I  Bengali Literature Paper – II  English Literature Paper – I  English Literature Paper – II  Gujarati Literature Paper – I  Gujarati Literature Paper – II  Hindi Literature Paper – I  Hindi Literature Paper – II  Kannada Literature Paper – I  Kannada Literature Paper – II  Maithili Literature Paper – I  Maithili Literature Paper – II  Malayalam Literature Paper – I  Malayalam Literature Paper – II  Manipuri Literature Paper – I  Manipuri Literature Paper – II  Marathi Literature Paper – I  Marathi Literature Paper – II  Oriya Literature Paper – I  Oriya Literature Paper – II  Punjabi Literature Paper – I  Punjabi Literature Paper – II  Sanskrit Literature Paper – I  Sanskrit Literature Paper – II Sindhi (Devanagari) Lit. Paper-I  Sindhi (Devanagari) Lit. Paper-II  Tamil Literature Paper – I  Tamil Literature Paper – II  Telugu Literature Paper – I  Telugu Literature Paper – II  Urdu Literature Paper – I  Urdu Literature Paper – II
2018	English  Assamese  Bengali  Bodo  Dogri  Gujarati  Hindi  Kannada  Malayalam  Marathi  Nepali  Oriya  Punjabi  Sindhi (Devnagari)  Sanskrit  Tamil  Telugu  Urdu	Assamese Literature Paper – I  Assamese Literature Paper – II  Bengali Literature Paper – I  Bengali Literature Paper – II  English Literature Paper – I  English Literature Paper – II  Gujarati Literature Paper – I  Gujarati Literature Paper-II  Hindi Literature Paper – I  Hindi Literature Paper – II  Kannada Literature Paper – I  Kannada Literature Paper-II  Maithili Literature Paper – I  Maithili Literature Paper-II  Malayalam Literature Paper – I  Malayalam Literature Paper-II  Manipuri Literature Paper – I  Manipuri Literature Paper – II  Marathi Literature Paper – I  Marathi Literature Paper – II  Oriya Literature Paper – I  Oriya Literature Paper – II  Punjabi Literature Paper – I  Punjabi Literature Paper – II  Sanskrit Literature Paper – I  Sanskrit Literature Paper – II  Sindhi (Devanagari) Lit. Paper-I  Sindhi (Devanagari) Lit. Paper – II  Tamil Literature Paper – I  Tamil Literature Paper – II  Telugu Literature Paper – I  Telugu Literature Paper – II  Urdu Literature Paper – I  Urdu Literature Paper – II
2017	English  Assamese  Bengali  Bodo  Gujarati  Hindi  Kannada  Maithili  Malayalam  Marathi  Nepali  Oriya  Punjabi  Sindhi (Devanagari)  Sanskrit  Tamil  Telugu  Urdu	Assamese Paper – I  Assamese Paper – II  Bengali Paper – I  Bengali Paper – II  Bodo Paper – I  Bodo Paper – II  English Paper – I  English Paper – II  Gujarati Paper – I  Gujarati Paper – II  Hindi Paper – I  Hindi Paper – II  Kannada Paper – I  Kannada Paper – II  Maithili Paper – I  Maithili Paper – II  Malayalam Paper – I  Malayalam Paper – II  Manipuri Paper – I  Manipuri Paper – II  Marathi Paper – I  Marathi Paper – II  Nepali Paper – I  Nepali Paper – II  Oriya Paper – I  Oriya Paper – II  Punjabi Paper – I  Punjabi Paper – II  Sanskrit Paper – I  Sanskrit Paper – II  Sindhi (Devanagari) Paper – I  Sindhi (Devanagari) Paper – II  Tamil Paper – I  Tamil Paper – II  Telugu Paper – I  Telugu Paper – II  Urdu Paper – I  Urdu Paper – II
2016	Assamese  Bengali  Bodo  Dogri  Gujarati  Hindi  Kannada  Konkani  Maithili  Malayalam  Marathi  Nepali  Oriya  Punjabi  Sindhi (Arabic)  Sindhi (Devanagari)  Sanskrit  Santhali  Tamil  Telugu  Urdu	Assamese Literature Paper – I  Assamese Literature Paper – II  Bengali Literature Paper – I  Bengali Literature Paper – II  Bodo Literature Paper – I  Bodo Literature Paper – II  English Literature Paper – I  English Literature Paper – II  Gujarati Literature Paper – I  Gujarati Literature Paper – II  Hindi Literature Paper – I  Hindi Literature Paper – I  Kannada Literature Paper – I  Kannada Literature Paper – II  Maithili Literature Paper – I  Maithili Literature Paper – II  Malayalam Literature Paper – I  Malayalam Literature Paper – II  Manipuri Literature Paper – I  Manipuri Literature Paper – II  Marathi Literature Paper – I  Marathi Literature Paper – II  Oriya Literature Paper – I  Oriya Literature Paper – II  Punjabi Literature Paper – I  Punjabi Literature Paper – II  Sanskrit Literature Paper – I  Sanskrit Literature Paper – II  Santali Literature Paper – I  Santali Literature Paper – II  Sindhi (Arabic) Lit. Paper – I  Sindhi (Arabic) Lit. Paper – II  Sindhi (Devanagari) Lit. Paper – I  Sindhi (Devanagari) Lit Paper-II  Tamil Literature Paper – I  Tamil Literature Paper – II  Telugu Literature Paper – I  Telugu Literature Paper – II  Urdu Literature Paper – I  Urdu Literature Paper – II

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