IAS Answer Key 2023: Prelims Official Answer Key Download Link

The Commission released the answer key for both papers but dropped one question from each of the paper. The candidates can see below the question dropped from the UPSC IAS Prelims General Studies 1 Paper.

61. Consider the following countries :
1. Bulgaria
2. Czech Republic
3. Hungary
4. Latvia
5. Lithuania
6. Romania
How many of the above-mentioned countries share a land border with Ukraine?
(a) Only two
(b) Only three
(c) Only four
(d) Only five

Ukraine shares its border with the following countries

1. Maldova
2. Belarus
3. Russia
4. Romania
5. Hungary
6. Slovakia
7. Poland

Bulgaria, Latvia, Lithuania and Czech Republic do not share the land border with Ukraine. The correct option can be (a) but the Commission dropped it.  The Commission did not provided any issues regarding this.

In the IAS Prelims exam, the Commission dropped one question from General Studies Paper 2 also. The details of the question dropped from General Studies Paper 2 (CSAT) 

36. A box contains 14 black balls, 20 blue balls, 26 green balls, 28 yellow balls, 38 red balls and 54 white balls. Consider the following statements : 
1. The smallest number n such that any n balls drawn from the box randomly must contain one full group of at least one colour is 175. 
2. The smallest number m such that any m balls drawn from the box randomly must contain at least one ball of each colour is 167. 

Which of the above statements is/are correct? 
(a) 1 only 
(b) Both I and 2 
(c) 2 only 
(d) Neither I nor 2

The candidates can check and download UPSC answer key in the manner given below:

Step 1. Visit the official website of UPSC-upsc.gov.in

Step 2. Click on the Examination tab, a dropdown list will appear 

Step 3. Click on the Answer Key button

Step 4. Click on the Download button of the exam for which answer key needs to be seen.

The IAS answer key 2022 PDF was released by the Commission on July 4, 2023. The Commission released the answer key for all the sets of both papers. The candidates can download the IAS answer key pdf. 

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IAS Answer Key 2022 - General Studies Paper 1

IAS Answer Key 2022 - General Studies Paper 2 CSAT

UPSC Prelims result is prepared based on this answer key hence it is important to know the marks secured in the IAS Prelims exam. UPSC IAS answer keys are a very helpful official document for the IAS preparation because they provide the official answers to the IAS prelims questions and indirectly provide the clarity of concept regarding the confusing options as given in the other three answer options. The UPSC IAS key is the only source to know the official answer to any questions and hence immensely helps in the case of questions asked from the same topic.

IAS answer key can help the candidates in their preparation because the official answers help the candidates in understanding the concepts in a better way and with the official perspective.UPSC answer key is released online only and the candidates need to download the official IAS answer key pdf through the steps given here. UPSC answer key is very important because it provides the official answer to all the questions asked in the prelims question paper. The answer key provides the official answers and hence provides conceptual clarity. The candidates can check their answers and understand the topic in its entirety. With the analysis of the IAS question paper, answer key and cutoff, the candidates can anticipate the difficulty level of the exam and the preparation required to clear the exam.

UPSC Prelims answer key is an integral part of IAS preparation because the answer key is the real torchbearer for the aspirants searching for the correct answers to the UPSC questions. The IAS Prelims exam is the screening exam and most of the candidates are filtered out in prelims only. All the candidates want to know where they went wrong, and what were the right answers to the questions asked in the prelims exam. UPSC answer key is also important because it provides the official answer to the concept or a fact. This can be utilised in future UPSC Prelims papers.

UPSC releases the answer key for both papers, though the marks secured in General Studies Paper-II are not considered for the prelims result. IAS Answer key (Prelim) is the last step of the UPSC exam process. The candidates cannot raise any objection to the answer key as there is no such facility provided. UPSC removes the question from the IAS prelims exam in case of any discrepancy. 

Download IAS Answer key 2021- General Studies paper-I - IAS_Prelims 2021 General_Studies-I_Answer_Key 

Download IAS Answer key 2021- General Studies paper-II (CSAT) -IAS_Prelims_2021_GS_2_CSAT_Answer_Key 

Check and download UPSC answer key 2020 - IAS Prelims GS Paper -1

Check and download UPSC answer key 2020 - IAS Prelims GS Paper -2 (CSAT)

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UPSC answer key 2019 General Studies-II

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UPSC answer key 2018 General Studies-II

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