Miscellaneous PYQs — UPSC Prelims

All 13 Miscellaneous Previous Year Questions for UPSC Prelims, with answers and explanations. Click any question for the full solution.

Miscellaneous weightage in UPSC Prelims

Across 19972025, UPSC Prelims has asked 13 Miscellaneous questions — an average of 1.9 per year. The heaviest year was 2025 with 4 questions; the lightest was 1997 with 1. Use the year-wise split below to see where the paper has been concentrating.

Year-wise count of Miscellaneous questions in UPSC Prelims
YearQuestionsShare
20254
31%
20232
15%
20213
23%
20161
8%
20111
8%
20101
8%
19971
8%

Most-tested themes in Miscellaneous

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All Miscellaneous questions, year by year

20254

20232

20213

20161

20111

20101

19971

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