UPPSC Prelims Exam Topic-wise Question Distribution (2012-2016): Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission was in news after the announcement of 251 vacancies for Combined Service posts all over the state. UPPSC Application process has begun and the last date to submit online application is 27 March, 2017. So, if you are interested in applying for UPPSC recruitment 2017, you need to submit your application form through official portal.
Interested candidates can register themselves online via UPPSC official portal. Many of the candidates have started preparing for the said exam. To add a flavour in their preparation, we are going to share UPPSC Prelims Exam Topic-wise Question Distribution of last 5 years (2012-2016) which can help aspirants to prepare accordingly.
UPPSC Prelims Exam Topic-wise Question Distribution (2012-2016)
Let us first dig into UPPSC Prelims Exam pattern 2017. The Preliminary examination will consists of two compulsory papers. Candidates have to print their answers on OMR sheets. The papers will carry 200 marks each and the total duration to solve the said exams is two hours. Both the papers will carry objective Type MCQ format.
Compulsory Subjects | Marks |
General Studies Paper I | 200 |
General Studies Paper II | 200 |
- Paper-II of the Preliminary Examination will be a qualifying paper with minimum qualifying marks fixed at 33%.
- It is mandatory for the Candidates to appear in both the papers of Preliminary Examination for the purpose of evaluation. Therefore a candidate will be disqualified in case he does not appear in both in papers.
The merit of the Candidates will be determined on the basis of marks obtained in Paper-I of the Preliminary Examination.
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Given below is the blueprint of topic-wise questions asked during the last 5 years. Initiate your preparation according to the weightage of the particular topic
Topics | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 |
General Science and technology | 30 | 27 | 14 | 12 | 21 |
Indian history and culture | 15 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 14 |
Indian national movement | 6 | 9 | 22 | 14 | 10 |
Indian polity | 21 | 23 | 19 | 15 | 20 |
Indian and word geography | 19 | 25 | 13 | 17 | 21 |
Indian Economy | 17 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 14 |
National and International Events/ Current Affairs/ Sports/ Awards | 19 | 20 | 32 | 39 | 12 |
Population , environment, urbanization | 12 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 26 |
Uttar Pradesh State Knowledge | 4 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 3 |
Other | 7 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 9 |
Let us shift our focus to the second phase of this article i.e GS Paper 2 questions’ trend analysis.
UPPSC Prelims Exam Topic-wise Question Distribution: General Studies Paper 2
Given below is the blueprint of topic-wise questions asked during the last 5 years. Initiate your preparation according to the weightage of the particular topic.
Topics | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 |
Comprehension English and Hindi | 10 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 15 |
Interpersonal skill and expression | 13 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 12 |
Reasoning and analytical ability | 14 | 14 | 9 | 10 | 8 |
Decision making and problem solution | 9 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 3 |
General intelligence ability | 14 | 15 | 13 | 20 | 11 |
Elementary mathematics | 15 | 19 | 12 | 13 | 30 |
General English | 10 | 10 | 21 | 10 | 9 |
General Hindi | 15 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 12 |
Here we end up our article on UPPSC Prelims Exam Topic-wise Question Distribution of last 5 years (2012-2016). The above given data can help aspirants to prepare accordingly.
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