Previous year questions give information about the importance of the subject and the trend of questions. To some extent, information about the subjects is also available from the syllabus, but previous year questions give us information about those subjects which are not mentioned in the syllabus and questions are often asked from that subject in the exam. Also, previous year questions help in practicing as per the exam. Candidates are advised to complete their preparation with previous year questions after reviewing the syllabus.
You can download UPSC Prelims PYQs from the Sanskriti IAS website.
They help understand the question trend, important topics, and exam pattern.
Candidates should practice as many previous years’ papers as possible, especially recent years.
No. PYQs should be used along with the UPSC syllabus and standard study material.
Solve them topic-wise and year-wise, analyse mistakes, and revise the related topics.
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