UPPSC PCS Mains previous year question papers
The written stage of the Uttar Pradesh Combined State / Upper Subordinate Services examination — General Studies, Essay and a compulsory General Hindi paper.
Each General Studies paper is 200 marks in three hours — ten short-answer questions of 8 marks (125 words) in Section A and ten long-answer questions of 12 marks (200 words) in Section B. Essay and General Hindi are 150 marks each. Conducted by the Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission. We hold 51 papers and 878 questions, each reproduced exactly as it was printed — marks, word limits and the paper's own instruction block included.
UPPSC PCS Mains 2025
100 questionsUPPSC PCS Mains 2024
140 questionsGeneral Studies Paper I
20 questions · 200 marks
General Studies Paper II
20 questions · 200 marks
General Studies Paper III
20 questions · 200 marks
General Studies Paper IV (Ethics)
20 questions · 200 marks
General Studies Paper V (Uttar Pradesh)
20 questions · 200 marks
General Studies Paper VI (Uttar Pradesh)
20 questions · 200 marks
Essay
9 topics to choose from
General Hindi
11 questions · 150 marks
UPPSC PCS Mains 2023
140 questionsGeneral Studies Paper I
20 questions · 200 marks
General Studies Paper II
20 questions · 200 marks
General Studies Paper III
20 questions · 200 marks
General Studies Paper IV (Ethics)
20 questions · 200 marks
General Studies Paper V (Uttar Pradesh)
20 questions · 200 marks
General Studies Paper VI (Uttar Pradesh)
20 questions · 200 marks
Essay
9 topics to choose from
General Hindi
11 questions · 150 marks
UPPSC PCS Mains 2022
100 questionsUPPSC PCS Mains 2021
100 questionsUPPSC PCS Mains 2020
100 questionsUPPSC PCS Mains 2019
100 questionsUPPSC PCS Mains 2018
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