UPSC CSE 2021 Prelims Answer Key | Check Your Expected Score

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UPSC CSE 2021 Prelims Answer Key – Check UPSC Prelims question paper and answer keys for 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015. The answer key for UPSC Prelims 2021 (Paper 1 & Paper 2 – GS & CSAT) will also be available here after the exam (on 10th October). Papers from previous years are essential in preparing for the UPSC Civil Services examination. With these papers, UPSC CSE candidates can understand the marking scheme and the difficulty level of the questions.

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UPSC IAS Prelims Answer Key 2021: Paper 1

The answer key will be updated after the exam.

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How to calculate UPSC IAS Prelims Marks?

To calculate the Prelims Marks 2021, refer to the UPSC CSE 2021 answer key mentioned here. How to calculate UPSC Prelims Marks for Paper 1?

There are 100 Questions in the UPSC IAS Prelims 2020 GS-Paper which carry 200 marks.
Each question carries two marks.
For each incorrect answer, 0.66 marks will be deducted.
Total marks obtained by the Aspirant = Number of correct answers X 2 – Number of incorrect answers X 0.33

How to calculate UPSC Prelims Marks for CSAT?

There are 80 Questions in the UPSC IAS Prelims 2020 CSAT Paper II which carry 200 marks.
Each question carries 2.5 marks.
For each incorrect answer, 0.825 marks will be deducted.
Total marks obtained by the Aspirant = Number of correct answers X 2.5 – Number of incorrect answers X 0.825
Only 33% of marks required to qualify Paper-2.

Note: There will be no deduction of marks for unanswered questions. How is UPSC Prelims Cutoff Calculated?

In Prelims Paper 2 (CSAT), only a minimum of 33% marks is required in order to qualify for the exam. When determining the cutoff mark for the Prelims examination, Paper 1 (General Studies) marks are taken into consideration. In addition to competition level, difficulty levels of exams, number of vacancies, and more, there are several other factors involved in Prelims Cutoff. UPSC Preliminary Answer Key: How will it benefit the candidates?

To determine how much the student scored.
Get an idea of the approximate UPSC IAS Cut-off.
An analysis of how many and which questions were asked from which sections in the exam.

UPSC IAS Prelims Answer Key 2020: Paper 1

Question No.	SET A	SET B	SET C	SET D
1	B	D	A	B
2	B	D	D	A
3	A	C	B	C*
4	D	D	B	A
5	B	A	C	A
6	D	A	D	D
7	D	C	A	A
8	A*	D	B*	A*
9	A*	A	C*	D
10	C	A	C	D
11	B	C	A*	C*
12	A	B	A	A
13	B	B	D	D
14	A	D	A	B*
15	D	D	A	A
16	D	C	C	D
17	D	D	A	A
18	D	D	D	C
19	D	C	C	D
20	C	D	D	C
21	C*	B	B	A*
22	B	A	A	A
23	A	B	C*	D
24	C	A	A	A
25	C	D	A	A
26	A	D	D	C
27	B	D	A	A
28	A	D	A*	D
29	A	D	D	C
30	A	C	D	D
31	C	B	C*	B
32	B	B	A	D
33	B	A	D	A
34	D	D	B*	B
35	D	B	A	B
36	C	D	D	C
37	D	D	A	B
38	D	A*	C	B
39	C	A*	D	B
40	D	C	C	B
41	D	C*	B	A
42	D	B	D	D
43	C	A	A	B
44	D	C	B	B
45	A	C	B	C
46	A	A	C	D
47	C	B	B	A
48	D	A	B	B*
49	A	A	B	C*
50	A	A	B	C
51	B	A	D	B
52	D	D	D	B
53	A	B	C	A
54	B	B	D	D
55	B	C	A	B
56	C	D	A	D
57	B	A	C	D
58	B	B*	D	A*
59	B	C*	A	A*
60	B	C	A	C
61	C*	A*	C	C*
62	A	A	B	B
63	D	D	B	A
64	B*	A	D	C
65	A	A	D	C
66	D	C	C	A
67	A	A	D	B
68	C	D	D	A
69	D	C	C	A
70	C	D	D	A
71	B	C*	C*	B
72	A	A	B	A
73	C*	D	A	B
74	A	B*	C	A
75	A	A	C	D
76	D	D	A	D
77	A	A	B	D
78	A*	C	A	D
79	D	D	A	D
80	D	C	A	C
81	A*	B	B	D
82	A	D	A	D
83	D	A	B	C
84	A	B	A	D
85	A	B	D	A
86	C	C	D	A
87	A	B	D	C
88	D	B	D	D
89	C	B	D	A
90	D	B	C	A
91	A	B	B	C
92	D	A	B	B
93	B	C*	A	B
94	B	A	D	D
95	C	A	B	D
96	D	D	D	C
97	A	A	D	D
98	B*	A*	A*	D
99	C*	D	A*	C
100	C	D	C	D

Note: * Doubtful

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UPSC IAS Answer Key 2020: Paper 2

UPSC CSAT 2020 answer key is given below. you may check your answers and calculate the score as per the given answer key.

Question No.	Set A	Set B	Set C	Set D
1	D	D	A	B
2	D	A	A	B
3	C	C	A	C
4	D	B	B	B
5	B	B	C	C
6	C	D	C	C
7	A	C	D	C
8	B	A	C	A
9	C	C	D	D
10	A	D	C	C
11	B	A	D	D
12	B	A	D	A
13	C	A	C	C
14	B	B	D	B
15	C	C	B	B
16	C	C	C	D
17	C	D	A	C
18	A	C	B	A
19	D	D	C	C
20	C	C	A	D
21	A	B	D	D
22	A	B	A	D
23	A	C	C	C
24	B	B	B	D
25	C	C	B	B
26	C	C	D	C
27	D	C	C	A
28	C	A	A	B
29	D	D	C	C
30	C	C	D	A
31	D	D	B	A
32	A	D	B	A
33	C	C	C	A
34	B	D	B	B
35	B	B	C	C
36	D	C	C	C
37	C	A	C	D
38	A	B	A	C
39	C	C	D	D
40	D	A	C	C
41	D	A	C	D
42	D	B	C	D
43	D	B	B	B
44	B	D	D	B
45	A	A	C	C
46	D	D	B	A
47	D	D	D	C
48	D	C	C	B
49	D	A	C	C
50	C	B	B	A
51	D	C	D	A
52	D	C	D	B
53	B	B	D	B
54	B	D	B	D
55	C	C	A	A
56	A	B	D	D
57	C	D	D	D
58	B	C	D	C
59	C	C	D	A
60	A	B	C	B
61	C	D	A	D
62	C	D	B	D
63	B	B	B	D
64	D	B	D	B
65	C	C	A	A
66	B	A	D	D
67	D	C	D	D
68	C	B	C	D
69	C	C	A	D
70	B	A	B	C
71	A	D	D	C
72	B	D	D	C
73	B	D	B	B
74	D	B	B	D
75	A	A	C	C
76	D	D	A	B
77	D	D	C	D
78	C	D	B	C
79	A	D	C	C
80	B	C	A	B

UPSC IAS Important Dates 2020

UPSC IAS Exam 2020 Events	Important Dates
IAS Prelims Exam Date	10th October 2020
UPSC CSE Prelims Result 2020	To be announced
IAS Mains Exam Date 2020	December 2021
UPSC IAS Mains Result 2020	To be announced
UPSC IAS Interview Dates 2020	To be announced
UPSC IAS Final Result 2020	To be announced

UPSC CSE 2021 Prelims Answer Key FAQs

From where can I get download the PDFs of the last 10 years’ UPSC prelims question papers with answers?

The Last 10 Years UPSC Question Papers Have Been Provided By The Commission On Its Official Website.

From where can I get the official UPSC Prelims Answer key?

Every Year The Official UPSC CSE Prelims Answer Key Is Usually Published By The Commission After The Declaration of Final Result Of The UPSC Civil Services Exam.

Is there a Facility to raise objections in the UPSC IAS answer key?

No, The Candidates will not be able to raise objections in the answer key of the UPSC IAS exam. This facility is not provided by UPSC.

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