UPSC Prelims 2025 GS Paper 1 Official Answer Key
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The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has released the official answer key for Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination 2025, General Studies Paper 1. The key covers all four question booklet series: A, B, C and D. Candidates can match their responses using the table below or download the official PDF from the link at the end of this page.
| Answer Key Overview |
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| Exam | Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination 2025 |
| Paper | Paper 1, General Studies (GS-I) |
| Conducting Body | Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) |
| Total Questions | 100 |
| Questions Dropped | 0 |
| Questions Taken for Scoring | 100 |
| Maximum Marks | 200 |
| Series | A, B, C, D |
| Important Dates |
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| Prelims Exam Date | 25 May 2025 |
| Official Answer Key Released | 13 May 2026 |
| How to Check Your Score |
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| Find your booklet series (A, B, C or D) printed on your question booklet. Use only that series column in the table below. Each correct answer carries 2 marks, and one-third of the marks for that question (0.66 marks) is deducted for each wrong answer. Unanswered questions get zero. |
| UPSC Prelims 2025 GS Paper 1 Answer Key (All Series) |
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| Q. No. | Series A | Series B | Series C | Series D |
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| 1 | B | C | D | B |
| 2 | A | D | D | C |
| 3 | A | C | C | B |
| 4 | B | C | D | A |
| 5 | D | B | A | C |
| 6 | C | B | D | B |
| 7 | A | C | A | A |
| 8 | A | D | A | A |
| 9 | A | D | A | C |
| 10 | A | A | B | D |
| 11 | C | B | A | D |
| 12 | C | C | A | A |
| 13 | B | B | B | D |
| 14 | A | A | B | C |
| 15 | B | A | A | A |
| 16 | C | C | A | C |
| 17 | B | D | C | C |
| 18 | D | C | D | A |
| 19 | B | B | D | B |
| 20 | C | B | A | D |
| 21 | B | C | B | A |
| 22 | C | C | C | A |
| 23 | D | B | B | B |
| 24 | D | A | A | B |
| 25 | C | B | C | A |
| 26 | C | C | B | A |
| 27 | A | B | A | C |
| 28 | C | D | A | D |
| 29 | C | B | C | D |
| 30 | C | C | D | A |
| 31 | B | B | D | C |
| 32 | C | A | A | C |
| 33 | B | A | D | A |
| 34 | A | B | C | A |
| 35 | A | D | A | C |
| 36 | C | C | C | D |
| 37 | D | A | C | D |
| 38 | C | A | A | A |
| 39 | B | A | B | D |
| 40 | B | A | D | B |
| 41 | C | B | C | D |
| 42 | D | C | C | D |
| 43 | C | D | A | C |
| 44 | C | D | A | D |
| 45 | B | C | C | A |
| 46 | B | C | D | D |
| 47 | C | A | D | A |
| 48 | D | C | A | A |
| 49 | D | C | D | A |
| 50 | A | C | B | B |
| 51 | C | D | C | B |
| 52 | C | D | D | A |
| 53 | A | C | C | A |
| 54 | A | D | C | B |
| 55 | C | A | B | D |
| 56 | D | D | B | C |
| 57 | D | A | C | A |
| 58 | A | A | D | A |
| 59 | D | A | D | A |
| 60 | B | B | A | A |
| 61 | D | A | B | B |
| 62 | A | A | C | C |
| 63 | D | B | B | D |
| 64 | C | B | A | D |
| 65 | A | A | A | C |
| 66 | C | A | C | C |
| 67 | C | C | D | A |
| 68 | A | D | C | C |
| 69 | B | D | B | C |
| 70 | D | A | B | C |
| 71 | B | D | B | C |
| 72 | C | A | C | C |
| 73 | B | D | D | B |
| 74 | A | C | D | A |
| 75 | C | A | C | B |
| 76 | B | C | C | C |
| 77 | A | C | A | B |
| 78 | A | A | C | D |
| 79 | C | B | C | B |
| 80 | D | D | C | C |
| 81 | A | C | C | C |
| 82 | A | C | C | D |
| 83 | B | A | B | C |
| 84 | B | A | A | C |
| 85 | A | C | B | B |
| 86 | A | D | C | B |
| 87 | C | D | B | C |
| 88 | D | A | D | D |
| 89 | D | D | B | D |
| 90 | A | B | C | A |
| 91 | D | B | B | B |
| 92 | D | C | A | C |
| 93 | C | B | A | B |
| 94 | D | A | B | A |
| 95 | A | C | D | A |
| 96 | D | B | C | C |
| 97 | A | A | A | D |
| 98 | A | A | A | C |
| 99 | A | C | A | B |
| 100 | B | D | A | B |
| Important Questions |
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- Question: Was any question dropped in UPSC Prelims 2025 GS Paper 1?
Answer: No. UPSC dropped 0 questions, so all 100 questions are counted for scoring.
- Question: Is this the final answer key?
Answer: Yes. UPSC releases its official answer key only after the full Civil Services examination process ends, so this key is final and cannot be challenged.
- Question: How many marks is each question worth?
Answer: Each question carries 2 marks, for a maximum of 200. A wrong answer costs one-third of the question's marks (0.66).
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