UPSC CDS II Answer Key 2026

The UPSC question bank analysed here consists of 10 papers, including 8 PYQ papers, comprising a total of 728 analysed questions. General Studies dominates the subject distribution with 238 questions accounting for a 33 percent share, followed by CSAT (Aptitude) with 160 questions at 22 percent, Polity with 58 questions at 8 percent, Quantitative Aptitude with 57 questions at 8 percent, Reading Comprehension with 54 questions at 7 percent, Logical Reasoning with 48 questions at 7 percent, Economy with 26 questions at 4 percent, and History with 23 questions at 3 percent. Top recurring topics include Quant/Reasoning with 103 questions, PYQ 2023 with 100 questions, PYQ 2024 with 100 questions, PYQ 2022 GS with 99 questions, PYQ 2023 CSAT with 80 questions, PYQ 2022 CSAT with 79 questions, Reading Comprehension with 57 questions, Modern Indian History with 5 questions, and Indian Polity with 5 questions.

Aspirants should prioritise General Studies and CSAT (Aptitude) as they carry the highest question counts and shares in the dataset. Given the high volume of questions found in previous years' papers such as PYQ 2024, PYQ 2023, PYQ 2023 CSAT, PYQ 2022 GS, and PYQ 2022 CSAT, candidates should make solving past year question papers a central part of their preparation. Specific focus should also be directed toward recurring topics like Quant/Reasoning and Reading Comprehension, which feature prominently in the question distribution. Finally, core subjects such as Polity, Quantitative Aptitude, Logical Reasoning, Economy, and History should be covered systematically according to their respective shares.