The UPSC civil service exam prelims 2024 exam was held today, June 16. The general studies test was administered in the morning session from 9.30 am to 11.30 am, while the CSAT paper took place in the afternoon session from 2.30 pm to 4 pm. According to students and experts, the UPSC CSE 2024 was moderate. The science and technology as well as the economy paper questions were between easy to moderate.
Arun Bharadwaj, Faculty of Science and Technology at Rau’s IAS Study Circle, said, “The Science and Technology questions are mostly easy to moderate. Approximately 11 questions were asked, consistent with the trends of recent years. Students with a basic understanding of key areas should be able to answer accurately.”
In the case of the Economy section, most of the questions were asked from the static/core part and only a few questions were asked from current affairs. Under Banking and Finance, the focus has shifted from chapters on Monetary Policy to Capital Market/Money Market, said Basava Uppin, Faculty- Economy at Rau’s IAS Study Circle.
The geography questions too were easier compared to last year. “The questions have largely remained concept-based. The majority of the questions could be answered through a basic understanding of the subject,” said Indrajeet Bariar, a faculty member of the same institute. Another teacher and UPSC expert, Gajanan Dwivedi said that the history questions were moderate compared to last year, with some repetition of themes.
“This is my third attempt for the UPSC examination and compared to last year’s prelims exam, I found this paper moderate because I was taking regular mock tests,” said Siddharth Sharma, a civil service aspirant.
As many as 1056 posts will be filled across various central government services and departments including IAS, IPS, IFS, and IRS. For candidates in the disabled category, 40 vacancies have been reserved. A minimum of 33 per cent will be required to pass the General Studies Paper-II of the Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination.
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