UPSC CSE (IAS) Answer Key: Download Prelims Answer Key for GS & CSAT Exam
Indian Administrative Services 2026 ( IAS )
Registration - 4 Feb '26 - 24 Feb '26
The Union Public Service Commission released the UPSC Civil Service Exam (IAS) prelims answer key 2025 for the 2024 session of exam. The Commission conducted the UPSC IAS Prelims exam on June 16, 2024. Interestingly, the Commission dropped three (3) questions from the UPSC Prelims exam 2024. The candidates should note that the UPSC Prelims marks were assigned from the total of 97 questions only since the General Studies Paper 2 is qualifying only. The candidates can check their answers from the official UPSC 2025 answer key and calculate their UPSC prelims exam marks.
The details of the questions dropped from different SETs of the UPSC question papers are given below:
| UPSC CSE 2024 Question Paper | SET A | SET B | SET C | SET D |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Questions Dropped from Marking | Question No. 20 is dropped | Question No. 30 is dropped | Question No. 42 is dropped | Question No. 32 is dropped |
| Question No. 52 is dropped | Question No. 82 is dropped | Question No. 47 is dropped | Question No. 37 is dropped | |
| Question No. 57 is dropped | Question No. 87 is dropped | Question No. 90 is dropped | Question No. 80 is dropped |
- UPSC CSE (IAS) 2025 Answer Key
- UPSC IAS 2026 Exam Dates & Schedule
- How to Download IAS Answer Key 2024?
- IAS Answer Key 2024 PDF Download
- UPSC CSE (IAS) 2023 Answer Key
- IAS Answer Key of Previous Years
- IAS Answer Key 2024 FAQs
UPSC CSE (IAS) 2025 Answer Key
The Commission conducted the UPSC IAS Prelims exam 2025 on May 25. The candidates will get the UPSC 2025 answer key next year in 2026. The candidates can download UPSC answer key 2025 (for 2024 session) below:
Download Here: UPSC Civil Service (IAS) General Studies-1 Prelims Answer key 2024
Download Here: UPSC Civil Service (IAS) General Studies-2 (CSAT) Prelims Answer key 2024
The Union Public Service Commission dropped the following questions from All Sets:
Q No. 20 (SET A)
Consider the following:
Statement I:
The India Flying Fox is placed under the "vermin" category in the Wildlife (Protection) Act 1972.
Statement II:
The Indian Flying Fox feeds on the blood of other animals.
Q No. 52 (SET A)
Consider the following:
Statement I:
Syndicated lending spreads the risk of borrower default across multiple lenders.
Statement II:
The syndicated loan can be a fixed amount/lump sum of funds, but cannot be a credit line.
Q No. 57 (SET A)
With reference to revenue collection by Cornwallis, consider the following statement:
1. Under the Ryotwari Settlement of revenue collection, the peasants were exempted from revenue payment in case of bad harvests or natural calamities.
2. Under the Permanent Settlement in Bengal, if the Zamindar failed to pay his revenue to the state, on or before the fixed date, he would be removed from his Zamindari.
Commonly asked questions
The Union Public Service Commission release the IAS prelims answer key after the declaration of final result. It implies that the Civil Service prelims answer key is released next year of the prelims exam. The candidates can download the UPSC Civil Service (IAS) answer key in the follwing manner:
Visit the official website of UPSC-upsc.gov.in
Click on the Examination tab, a dropdown list will appear
Click on the Answer Key button
Click on the Download button of the exam for which answer key needs to be seen.
Yes, the Union Public Service Commission dropped one question from the IAS prelims exam 2023. The Commission dropped one question from the General Studies Paper 1. The question number 34 (SET A) was dropped from the question paper. The Commission dropped the question from any type of marks consideration. The Commission mentioned "X" as its answer in the official answer key.
The Commission released the IAS answer key 2023 on May 9, 2024.
UPSC IAS 2026 Exam Dates & Schedule
Take a look at the table below for the complete schedule of IAS 2026 exam
| Dates | Upcoming Exam Dates |
|---|---|
| Nov ' 25 - Apr ' 26 | UPSC IAS Main Result 2025 TENTATIVE |
| Dates | Past Exam Dates |
|---|---|
| Jun ' 23 | IAS Prelims Result 2023 |
How to Download IAS Answer Key 2024?
The candidates can check and download UPSC answer key in the manner given below:
- Visit at upsc.gov.in
- Click on the Examination tab, a dropdown list will appear
- Click on the Answer Key button
- Click on the Download button of the exam for which answer key needs to be seen.
Direct Link to download UPSC CSE (IAS) prelims answer key 2024 - https://upsc.gov.in/examinations/answer-key
Commonly asked questions
The Union Public Service Commission dropped 3 (three) questions from the UPSC Civil Service Prelims (CSP) exam 2024. The marks of the candidates were assigned marks from 97 questions only. The candidates should check their answers from the official answer key and compare them with the cutoff mentioned in the official UPSC CSP cutoff 2024.
In case their marks are more than their category cutoff. they should send representation against the prelims and final UPSC result 2024.
IAS Answer Key 2024 PDF Download
The IAS 2024 answer key (for the 2023 session) is available here for downloading purpose after is official declaration.
Download Here: UPSC CSE (IAS) General Studies Paper 1 Answer Key
Download Here: UPSC CSE (IAS) General Studies Paper 2 CSAT Answer Key
UPSC CSE (IAS) 2023 Answer Key
The UPSC IAS 2024 answer key for the 2023 session was released online on May 9, 2024. The Union Public Service Commission released the IAS prelims answer key for the General Studies and Aptitude Paper separately. The Commission dropped one question from the General Studies Paper 1 and considered only 99 questions only for merit and cutoff purposes. The Commission removed the following question from the IAS prelims exam 2023.
IAS Prelims General Studies Paper 1 Set A
Q. 34 In India, which one of the following Constitutional Amendments was widely believed to be enacted to overcome the judicial interpretations of the Fundamental Rights?
(a) 1st Amendment
(b) 42nd Amendment
(c) 44th Amendment
(d) 86th Amendment
The Commission did not provide the answer to the above question.
The Union Public Service Commission released the IAS 2024 result on its official website - upsc.gov.in on April 16, 2024. The Commission will mention the names ot the UPSC IAS Toppers 2024 in its official result pdf. The Commission will also release the IAS cutoff after the result which will mention the minimum marks required to qualify in the Civil Service (IAS) exam. The Ministry of Personnel will release the UPSC rank-wise post list 2023 later.
Also Read: UPSC 2024 Interview Questions
IAS Answer Key of Previous Years
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.
Download Here
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.
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)
UPSC answer key 2019 General Studies-I
UPSC answer key 2019 General Studies-II
IAS Answer Key 2024 FAQs
The candidates can see here the important questions related to IAS answer key 2024 here.
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