UPSC Prelims 2025 Analysis
The 2025 Preliminary examination continued the trend of analytical and application-based questions. The weightage for Environment and Ecology, and Current Affairs was significant.
General Studies Paper I
The paper tested conceptual clarity rather than factual recall. Many questions required the elimination technique.
- Difficulty Level: Moderate to Tough.
- Key Areas Tested: Economy (banking and inflation concepts), Polity (recent acts and Supreme Court judgments), and Environment (species conservation and climate change initiatives).
General Studies Paper II (CSAT)
The CSAT paper was calculation-intensive in the quantitative aptitude section. Reading comprehension passages were lengthy and required inferential reading.
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