IAS 2018 for GS Paper 1 Exam Analysis

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IAS 2018 for GS Paper 1 Exam Analysis

GS Paper 1 was of 200 marks. The questions in the examination were 100 and were asked from:

• History of India
• Current National and International Events
• Indian and World Geography
• Indian Polity and Governance-Constitution
• Economics of India
• Demographics and Social Sector Initiatives
• General issued on Environmental Ecology
• Bio-diversity and Climate Change
• General Scineces

Maximum Number of Question – Were asked from economics. However, quite a lot questions were also asked from polity and environment.

Question Type: All the questions in the examination were of multiple choice type. The candidates had 4 option choices and only one of it was correct.

Marking Scheme: Each question was of was of 2 marks, which only be granted for opting the correct answer option. There was negative marking of 0.33% for not choosing the correct answer response.

• For not attempting a question, no marks are added or deducted.
• However, for choosing more than one answer negative marking of 0.33% will be done. This will be done even if one of the answer is correct.

Cutoff for UPSC Civil Services GS Paper 1 – To qualify the exam candidates need to secure 33% marks out of 200, i.e. 66 marks.

Previous Year IAS 2018 for GS Paper 1 Exam Analysis 

The pattern of the examination was the same last year as well. The number of question asked from the topics in last few years are as follows:

Topics	2017	2016	2015
Polity	24	9	14
Economics	24	24	16
History	13	17	15
Geography	8	4	18
Science and Tech	8	14	13
International Relations	9	11	8
Environment	14	21	16

IAS 2018 for GS Paper 2 Exam Analysis (Expected)

In GS Paper II is only a qualifying exam. The marks of it will not be added to select candidates for IAS Main exam. However, if a candidate need to qualify. The questions in IAS GS Paper II were asked from:

• Reading Comprehension
• Communication and Interpersonal Skills
• Analytical Ability and Logical Reasoning
• Decision Making and Problem Solving
• Basic Numeracy
• General Mental Ability

Basic numeracy included questions on numbers and their relations, orders of
magnitude, etc. The level of the questions was that of Class X level. However, the questions on data interpretation, charts, graphs, tables, data sufficiency etc. were of Class X level.

Question Type: The questions in the examination were of multiple choice type and had only one correct answer.

Marking Scheme: Each question is on 2.5 marks and negative marking of 0.33% will be done for wrong answers.