How many questions are in the UPSC Prelims CSAT exam?

80 questions in 120 minutes for 200 marks. That's how the newest past paper was set.

Is there negative marking in UPSC Prelims CSAT?

Yes: a wrong answer costs 0.83 marks, and a question left blank costs nothing.

Where can I find UPSC Prelims CSAT previous year papers with answer keys?

Right here: 6 official papers from 2021 to 2026, each with the final answer key. They open without an account: take one as a timed test and see your score at once.

Are the UPSC Prelims CSAT mock tests free?

Yes, and every UPSC Prelims CSAT paper opens without an account.

Is the UPSC Prelims CSAT mock test like the real exam?

Yes. Each test runs on a screen built like the real UPSC Prelims CSAT one, with the same timer, sections, question palette and marking, and you see your result as soon as you submit.

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UPSC Prelims CSAT

UPSC Civil Services (Preliminary) · General Studies Paper II (CSAT)

6 previous-year papers, on the screen you'll meet on exam day.

Every paper opens without an account.

Exam pattern

Questions: 80
Minutes: 120
Marks: 200
Negative: −0.83

As in the newest past paper. Negative marks are per wrong answer.

Previous year papers 6

Official papers from 2021 to 2026, newest first. Free, with no account needed.

About the UPSC Prelims CSAT exam

UPSC Prelims CSAT (UPSC Civil Services (Preliminary) · General Studies Paper II (CSAT)) has 80 questions in 120 minutes for 200 marks, with −0.83 for a wrong answer. Practise it here with 6 previous year papers, on the same screen, timer and marking as exam day.