UPSC Question Paper 2022 is a highly sought-after exam resource for aspirants aiming for the upcoming cycle of recruitment. Candidates appearing for UPSC IAS 2023 will have to appear for two written exam stages i.e., Prelims & Mains, followed by the Personality Test round. The UPSC Prelims 2022 exam was conducted back on 5th June 2022 and the Mains exam commenced on 15th September 2022 onwards and continued till 25th September 2022. Out of 11,52,000 aspirants, only 13,090 candidates qualified for the Prelims exam. Thus, candidates who will be appearing for UPSC IAS 2023 cycle must download the official UPSC 2022 question papers PDF available here.

• Candidates must check the set of official UPSC Prelims 2022 question papers for GS-I and GS-II papers from which questions can get repeated.
• We have also made available all the UPSC Prelims 2022 question paper PDF for your offline preparation.
• Candidates can also access UPSC CSAT 2022 question paper as it’s an important qualifying paper with at least 33%.
• Once aspirants have qualified Prelims, they can also check out the UPSC Mains 2022 Question Paper PDF for all general & optional subjects here.
• Apart from this set of UPSC Question Paper 2022, candidates can also tally their practice with the official UPSC Answer Key for all stages here.

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UPSC Question Paper 2022 - Download Free PDF!

As per the official UPSC IAS Exam Pattern, candidates will have to appear for a total of 11 papers in both stages (2 Prelims Papers & 9 Mains Papers). In the UPSC Prelims stage, candidates will have to appear for 2 qualifying papers, i.e., General Studies Paper - I and CSAT. On the other hand, the UPSC Mains exam will be held for a total of 9 papers, including two optional papers. Aspirants can find all the official UPSC Question Paper 2022 PDF for both stages below.

UPSC 2022 Question Papers - Prelims Exam

The UPSC Prelims 2022 exam was held on 5th June 2022. Both the General Studies & CSAT papers were conducted on the same day in two shifts. Candidates can now download the Prelims exam's UPSC 2022 Question Paper PDF from the links given in the table below.

Also, go through UPSC CSAT 2021 Question Paper PDF here!

Importance of Solving UPSC 2022 Question Paper For Prelims Preparation

Some of the key benefits of solving UPSC 2022 question paper of GS Paper-I and CSAT are as follows -

• By solving the previous paper, you will be able to note key topics asked in the exam such as Logical reasoning and analytical ability, Decision-making and problem-solving, General mental ability, class 10-level basic numeracy, and Data interpretation.
• You can also analyze the UPSC IAS CSAT Subject Wise Questions Weightage by solving the paper.

UPSC 2022 Question Papers for Mains

Candidates must thoroughly prepare with UPSC 2022 question papers for Mains as it’s an important stage considered for final merit calculation. All the 9 UPSC Question Paper 2022 for Mains were held between 15th to 25th September 2022 and its result was out on 6th December 2022. Candidates needed to score at least 75 marks out of 300 in each of the Compulsory Indian language & English papers. On the other hand, 1 Essay paper, 4 GS papers and 2 optional paper marks were considered for the final merit list. Aspirants can now download all PDF links for UPSC 2022 question papers for Mains papers in tables given below.

UPSC 2022 Question Paper - Mains (Compulsory Indian Language)

Candidates can now download the UPSC 2022 Question Papers (mains exam stage) for all Indian language papers below.

UPSC Mains Essay Paper 2022

The UPSC Mains 2022 question paper for Essay must be attempted by candidates as a part of Mains Paper-I for 250 marks. From two sections, candidates have to write one essay each. Unlike previous Essay papers, this year topics were related to history, economics and idioms. Download the paper below in PDF for thorough practice.

UPSC 2022 Question Paper For Mains GS

After the Essay paper, candidates will have to attempt a total of four General Studies papers for 250 marks each. The UPSC Mains 2022 question paper for GS-I deals with Indian Heritage and Culture, History and Geography of the World and Society. GS-II includes Governance, Constitution, Polity, Social Justice and International Relations questions, while GS-III has questions on Technology, Economic Development, Biodiversity, Environment, Security and Disaster Management. The GS-IV paper includes Ethics, Integrity and Aptitude questions.

Aspirants can download the UPSC CSE Question Paper 2022 for all General Studies papers through the direct links provided below.

UPSC 2022 Question Paper For Mains Optional Subjects

Out of 48 optional subjects, candidates have to select one subject for which two optional papers will have to be attempted for Paper VI & VII. Aspirants can now download the list of optional UPSC 2022 Question Papers from the list below in PDF.

Importance of Solving UPSC 2022 Question Papers For Mains Preparation

Some of the key benefits of solving UPSC 2022 question papers for Mains exam are shared below by our experts -

• You can start solving all the UPSC 2022 question papers for Mains in offline mode through PDF.
• Solving these previous exam papers will help you understand paper-wise trends and strategy to prepare for the current cycle.
• To understand the UPSC Mains Syllabus thoroughly with its applications for each subject, these papers will be quite helpful.
• Questions usually get repeated in UPSC Mains exam, so solving these papers will help you practice those carefully.
• You can also start planning your individual paper-wise techniques to implement during the actual exam while solving these UPSC Mains 2022 question papers.

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