Number System & Series PYQs — UPSC CSAT

All 152 Number System & Series Previous Year Questions for UPSC CSAT, with answers and explanations. Click any question for the full solution.

Number System & Series weightage in UPSC CSAT

Across 20142025, UPSC CSAT has asked 152 Number System & Series questions — an average of 12.7 per year. The heaviest year was 2025 with 23 questions; the lightest was 2014 with 5. Use the year-wise split below to see where the paper has been concentrating.

Year-wise count of Number System & Series questions in UPSC CSAT
YearQuestionsShare
202523
15%
202416
11%
202321
14%
202218
12%
202114
9%
202019
13%
201910
7%
20186
4%
20179
6%
20165
3%
20156
4%
20145
3%

Most-tested themes in Number System & Series

  • Digits Arithmetic39
  • Divisibility Divisors and Remainder28
  • Sequence Pattern Reasoning15
  • Algebra13
  • Arithmetic Geometric Progression and Averages12
  • HCF LCM Arithmetic11
  • Arithmetic of Prime Numbers9
  • Basic Arithmetic and Odd Even6

All Number System & Series questions, year by year

202523

202416

202321

202218

202114

202019

201910

20186

20179

20165

20156

20145

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