UPSC Prelims 2021 CSAT paper analysis: Decent mix of easy, difficult questions asked this year

UPSC Prelims 2021: Check the detailed paper analysis of UPSC Prelims 2021 Civil Services Aptitude Test (CSAT).

If one had to graphically represent the type of questions UPSC asked in Paper II this year, it would turn out to be a bell-shaped graph. This means there was a symmetrical distribution of easy and difficult questions while the majority of the questions could be categorised into the moderate category across sections such as reading comprehension, basic numeracy and logical reasoning.

There were a total of 80 questions. Students are required to get the minimum qualifying marks fixed at 33 per cent.