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What are optional 1 and 2 in UPSC?
Optional Subject Paper 1 and Optional Subject Paper 2 are the two papers. Each of them is worth 250 points. In the UPSC Mains Exam, the UPSC optional subject carries 500/1750 marks. The marks earned in the UPSC optional subjects are taken into account when calculating the final merit.
What is paper 2 of UPSC?
It means the score obtained in the UPSC Mains GS Paper 2 is considered for determining the final rank of the candidate. Broadly, the UPSC Mains GS Paper 2 covers polity, governance, social justice, and international relations.
What are the 3 stages of UPSC exam?
There are 3 stages in the UPSC Civil Services Exam – (1) Preliminary Exam (Objective Test) (2) Main Exam (Written Test) (3) Personality Test (Interview).
What is the second stage of UPSC?
Stage I: Preliminary Examination (IAS Prelims) Stage II: Mains Examination (IAS Mains) Stage III: UPSC Personality Test (IAS Interview)
What are the 5 compulsory subjects in UPSC?
What are the compulsory subjects for UPSC exam prelims? In UPSC Prelims, the compulsory subjects are Indian Polity and Governance, General Science, History, Geography, Economic and Social Development, etc.
Which optional is easy to score?
Answer: Sociology, Geography, and Public Administration are easy subjects to score. Many candidates have scored more than 400 marks in these optional subjects as per the previous year’s result.
Is UPSC paper 2 qualifying?
General Studies paper-2 (CSAT) consists of 80 questions of 2.5 marks each. However, CSAT is a qualifying paper. Candidates have to score a minimum of 33.33 % or 66 marks to qualify.
What are the 7 papers of UPSC?
The UPSC Mains round, which is the second stage of the UPSC Exam has nine papers. These nine papers are Compulsory Indian Language, English, Essay, General Studies-1, General Studies-2, General Studies-3, General Studies-4, Optional Paper-1, and Optional Paper-2.
Does UPSC have 2 optional subjects?
Candidates have to choose one optional for the mains exam. The optional subject has two papers and each paper accounts for 250 marks. Candidates can choose from the list of optional subjects that also includes literature subjects (English and Indian languages).
Which part of UPSC is toughest?
Personal Interview Round This round is the final round in the examination and is considered to be tougher than the written exams. This is a personality test of 275 marks and will be face to face with a board of members at the UPSC Bhavan in New Delhi.
