UPSC GS Prelims 31 Year Topic-wise Solved Papers 1 & 2 (1995 – 2025) Dr.Mrunal Patel

is it important to have a PYQ book?

Observing previous years’ papers helps you understand what type of topics are being asked by UPSC, and then accordingly you can focus on the facts while reading books and newspapers. For example,

What did UPSC ask?

Economy’s digital payment related topics

2025

NEFT & RTGS

2024

Central Bank Digital Currency

2023

Central Bank Digital Currency

2022

Features of Non Fungible Token (NIT)

2020

Blockchain Technology

Thus, you can see that digital payment related topics are regularly asked in the economy portion of the UPSC Prelims exam.

In 2025, many PYQ’s were repeated from earlier years completely or partially (1) State Government’s power over minor minerals (from 2019), (2) Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (from 2019), (3) Virus charac teristics (from 2013), (4) Word ‘Araghatta’ (from 2016) and so forth. And, therefore, having a PYQ book on your desk greatly helps.

Observations on Last UPSC Prelims

The 2025 prelims paper was tougher and more factual than 2024 but easier than 2023.

A good number of questions were directly solvable through standard books (e.g., NCERT, Govt’s India Yearbook, etc.) benefiting candidates from small towns, villages, or self-study backgrounds.

Over a dozen assertion-reasoning (A&R) questions, including three-statement A&R, were ambiguous, with answers varying based on interpretation of individual teacher and student, until the official key is released in 2026.

Paper-2 (CSAT) was notably difficult, you’ll need 4-6 months of dedicated preparation.

Observations on Last UPSC Mains

Mains 2024, repeated themes from previous years, especially in GS4 (Ethics), with repetitive case studies on corruption, medicine release, and procurement conflicts.

Therefore, solving past Mains papers is crucial for preparation.

Launch of New Edition

I’m delighted to prepare and launch the latest edition of x Disha Publication’s cost-effective topic-wise PYQ book,

which includes:

1. UPSC/IAS study planner.

2. Topicwise Prelims GS papers, including 2025 latest paper.

3. Topic-wise Mains Essay papers (1993-2024) and Mains GS papers (2013-2024).

4. Official UPSC syllabus and cutoff marks.

5. Updated 2026 UPSC exam calendar.

6. Revised content based on official UPSC answer keys. For errors or corrections, contact me at https://Mrunal.org/contact.

Acknowledgments: I thank Shri Deepak Agarwal, Founder Director of Disha Publication, and his team for their timely and professional execution, ensuring this book’s consistent ranking among Amazon’s top-100 bestsellers.

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