(Download) UPPCS/UPPSC Prelims (General Studies – I) Exam Question Paper – 2021 (held on – 24th October 2021) (Download) UPPCS/UPPSC Prelims (CSAT Paper – II) Exam Question Paper
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UPPSC PCS Exam 2021: The UPPCS Exam is counted among the most coveted exams in the state. The Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission (UPPSC) is a constitutional body that conducts a PCS exam every year to recruit officers at higher authority for the state government. The UPPSC PCS Prelims Exam 2021 was conducted on 24 October 2021 and Mains has been scheduled for February 5, 2022. The difficulty level of the UPPSC Prelims GS Paper was of Moderate Level Here we are providing you with the exam analysis and expected cut-off for Prelims exam and the pdf for Question Paper for the same. The candidates can download the pdf from the direct link mentioned in the article
UPPSC Prelims Combined State Exam was conducted in two papers where Paper-1 was of General Studies-I and Paper-2 was for CSAT including questions from logical reasoning, comprehension, general mental ability, general English, and general Hindi subject. As paper-II was of qualifying nature, therefore the candidates need to score at least 33% marks for further rounds. Appearing in both the papers was compulsory for every candidate.
UPPSC PCS 2021: Highlights
| Exam Name | Uttar Pradesh Combined/Upper Subordinate Exam(UP PCS) |
| Conducting Body | Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission(UPPSC) |
| Exam Level | State Level |
| Exam Frequency | Once a year |
| Exam Mode | Offline |
| Language | English and Hindi |
| Selection Process | Prelims- Mains- Interview |
| No. of Test Cities | Across the state |
| Official Website | http://uppsc.up.nic.in/ |
UPPSC PCS 2021 Question Paper PDF
We have provided the PDF to download the UPPSC PCS 2021 Question Paper to help the candidates to know what they have done correctly and where were they lacking. The candidates who are going to appear in next year’s exam should go through this PDF to know the exam pattern and difficulty level of the exam in order to prepare accordingly for their next exam.
UPPSC PCS Exam Pattern 2021
| Paper | Questions | Marks | Duration |
| Paper-1 General Studies I | 150 | 200 marks | 2 Hours(9.30-11.30 am) |
| Paper-2 CSAT | 100 | 200 marks | 2 Hours(2.30- 4.30 pm) |
UPPSC PCS Exam Analysis 2021
The Analysis of the exam is one such way to know the difficulty level of the exam and to know what new has been added to the examination. Every candidate who will appear in the coming years must go through the previous exam analysis to have an idea about the criteria of the exam. Those who have appeared in the exam can check the analysis to have a rough idea about how much they could score.
| Paper | Number of questions | Safe Attempts | Difficulty level |
| General Studies I | 150 | 122-126 | Moderate |
| General Studies II (CSAT) | 100 | 73-76 | Moderate |
Topic-wise Analysis of UPPSC GS Paper-1
Check out the number of questions asked from each section in the Prelims exam of UPPSC Paper-1 in the below-given table.
| SNo | Topics | No. Of Questions |
| 1 | Geography | Wait till 25th Oct |
| 2 | Economy & Social Issues | Wait till 25th Oct |
| 3 | Environment & Ecology | Wait till 25th Oct |
| 4 | Science | Wait till 25th Oct |
| 5 | Art & Culture, History of India | Wait till 25th Oct |
| 6 | Current Affairs | Wait till 25th Oct |
| 7 | Indian Polity & Governance | Wait till 25th Oct |
| Total | 150 |
Expected Cut-off for UP PCS 2021
Comparing UPPSC PCS 2020 prelims exam with previous year papers, the exam was scoring and the cut-off is expected to be higher than the previous year. Check the expected Cut-off for UPPCS 2021 in the below table:
| Category | Marks |
| General | 115-120 |
| OBC | 113-118 |
| SC | 96-100 |
| ST | 85-90 |
| PWD | 92-107 |
| Female Candidates | 112-117 |