All 116 Governance and social sector Previous Year Questions for UPSC Prelims, with answers and explanations. Click any question for the full solution.
Across 1995–2025, UPSC Prelims has asked 116 Governance and social sector questions — an average of 4 per year. The heaviest year was 2017 with 10 questions; the lightest was 1996 with 1. Use the year-wise split below to see where the paper has been concentrating.
| Year | Questions | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | 4% |
| 2024 | 5 | 4% |
| 2023 | 4 | 3% |
| 2022 | 5 | 4% |
| 2021 | 3 | 3% |
| 2020 | 2 | 2% |
| 2019 | 6 | 5% |
| 2018 | 9 | 8% |
| 2017 | 10 | 9% |
| 2016 | 8 | 7% |
| 2015 | 2 | 2% |
| 2014 | 1 | 1% |
| 2012 | 8 | 7% |
| 2011 | 4 | 3% |
| 2010 | 3 | 3% |
| 2009 | 4 | 3% |
| 2008 | 6 | 5% |
| 2007 | 2 | 2% |
| 2006 | 4 | 3% |
| 2005 | 2 | 2% |
| 2004 | 1 | 1% |
| 2003 | 4 | 3% |
| 2002 | 1 | 1% |
| 2001 | 2 | 2% |
| 2000 | 3 | 3% |
| 1999 | 4 | 3% |
| 1997 | 5 | 4% |
| 1996 | 1 | 1% |
| 1995 | 2 | 2% |
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