Civil Services Preliminary Examination (UPSC Prelims) 2026General Studies Paper II (Civil Services Aptitude Test, CSAT)
Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) · Question booklet series A
Attempt the General Studies Paper II (Civil Services Aptitude Test, CSAT) of the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) Civil Services Preliminary Examination 2026 online as a timed mock test: 80 questions in 2 hours, scored with negative marking against the provisional answer key, in English and Hindi.
Your first paper is free, whichever you choose. After that, this paper is ₹19 for 30 days, or every paper is ₹99 for 30 days.
About this paper
- Questions
- 80, multiple choice
- Time
- 2 hours
- Total marks
- 200
- Marking
- +2.5 for a correct answer, −0.83 for a wrong one (a third of the question’s marks), 0 if left unanswered.
- Answer key
- Provisional, and it can be wrong. The Commission publishes its official key about a year after the examination.
- Qualifying paper
- Qualifying paper — 33% is the pass mark.
- Language
- English and Hindi. You can switch at any time.
Two ways to attempt it
Practice
Answer and explanation appear as soon as you choose an option. No timer.
Mock test
Answers stay hidden until you submit. 120-minute countdown.