unofficial answer key of Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) CSE Prelims 2022 is over. As per the exam analysis by experts, the question paper can be considered relatively easy as compared to the previous year, however, some questions were of moderate to difficult level. The cut off this year is estimated to be between 90-95, which is higher than last year’s cut off – 87.54 for the general category.
The questions related to Environment and Science and Technology dominated the paper with a total of 31 questions. Sarmad Mehraj, Vice President, Product (UPSC), BYJU’S says that the focus was on IT and Communication as many questions were framed from these areas.
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In addition, the scope of using elimination techniques was removed due to a new pattern of choices. For example, earlier, candidates had a chance to arrive at the answer by eliminating one or two options. This year, for at least 8 questions, instead of asking whether 1 or 2 is true or false, the UPSC options were – only one pair is correctly matched, only 2 pairs are correctly matched etc. This will affect the cut off, says Mehraj.
History was another focus area with focus on Buddhism, Jainism, temples, literature and texts, Mongols, early British expansion, constitutional history, revolutionaries, Sangam literature, Maurya dynasty. Some questions can be said to be difficult to answer.
Indian Polity and Economy questions were relatively easy as compared to previous years. Current Affairs kept focusing on these topics as UPSC asked questions on Deputy Speaker, Attorney General of India, Banking and many more. From Indian Polity, 11 questions were asked.
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A total of 16 questions were asked from Economics while 10 questions were asked from Geography. The questions were less conceptual, and a mix of factual and location-based questions were asked. A jump was seen in the International Relations part of the CSE syllabus in which a total of 14 questions were asked. Questions were asked on Afghanistan, Central Asia, Eastern Europe and Africa.
UPSC CSE 2022: Unofficial Answer Key
The exam was conducted in two shifts on Sunday. Those who clear the prelims will be eligible to appear in UPSC CSE Mains. Meanwhile, UPSC CSE 2021 Result has been declared recently. Shruti Sharma, a resident of New Delhi has topped the Civil Services Examination. In fact, this year the top three places have been occupied by women candidates.
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