OFFICIAL QUESTION PAPERS · UPSC CIVIL SERVICES MAINS

UPSC Mains 2022:
read the demand, then plan.

All 104 papers listed below are linked from UPSC’s official archive. Open the original paper to read every question, then use a short brainstorming session to practise your approach.

Make a past paper work harder for you.

  1. Underline the directive and separate every clause. Identify what the question states and what a complete answer must infer.
  2. Plan one argument for each substantive demand. Connect cause, consequence and a relevant limitation.
  3. Choose evidence that supports the argument; a long list of facts cannot replace it.
  4. Compare your plan with another year’s question on the same theme. Notice how the demand changes.
Start a brainstorming session →

Paper downloads preserve the official wording. The main practice button generates a fresh question; selected exact-question practice is available in the verified collection.

Assamese (Compulsory)

Bengali (Compulsory)

English (Compulsory)

Gujarati (Compulsory)

Hindi (Compulsory)

Kannada (Compulsory)

Kashmiri (Compulsory)

Malayalam (Compulsory)

Marathi (Compulsory)

Nepali (Compulsory)

Odia (Compulsory)

Punjabi (Compulsory)

Sanskrit (Compulsory)

Sindhi (Compulsory)

Tamil (Compulsory)

Telugu (Compulsory)

Urdu (Compulsory)

Assamese Literature

Bengali Literature

English Literature

Gujarati Literature

Hindi Literature

Kannada Literature

Maithili Literature

Malayalam Literature

Manipuri Literature

Marathi Literature

Punjabi Literature

Sanskrit Literature

Sindhi Literature Paper - I (Devanagari)

Sindhi Literature Paper - II (Devanagari)

Tamil Literature

Telugu Literature

Urdu Literature

Agriculture

Animal Hus. and Vet. Sc.

Anthropology

Botany

Chemistry

Civil Engineering

Commerce and Accountancy

Economics

Electrical Engineering

Geography

Geology

History

Law

Management

Mathematics

Mechanical Engineering

Medical Science

Philosophy

Physics

Political Science and IR

Psychology

Public Administration

Sociology

Statistics

Zoology

Essay

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GS 4