UPSC Civil Services Examination Trend Analysis from 2012 to 2019 subject wise number of questions asked.
UPSC Civil Services Prelims Exam Trends 2012-2019: Union Public Service Commission conduct Civil Services Exam every year for the recruitment of Indian Administrative Servant in Civil Services. Candidates can check here last 8 year trend of UPSC prelims Questions for General Studies Paper 1 and Civil Services Aptitude Test(CSAT) Paper 2.
| Segments | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
| History of India | 20 | 16 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 22 | 16 |
| Indian Polity & Governance | 21 | 17 | 10 | 13 | 6 | 22 | 13 | 15 |
| Geography of India & World | 17 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 8 |
| Environment & Ecology | 14 | 14 | 20 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 10 | 19 |
| Indian Economy & Development | 14 | 18 | 11 | 16 | 15 | 29 | 22 | 20 |
| General Science & Technology | 10 | 16 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 15 |
| Current Affairs | 04 | 01 | 08 | 16 | 37 | 8 | 10 | 7 |
| Total | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
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| Break down of questions asked in CSAT 2012-2019 | ||||||||
| Segments | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
| Reading Comprehension (Bilingual) | 32 | 24 | 26 | 30 | 27 | 30 | 26 | 30 |
| English Comprehension | 8 | 8 | 6* | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Basis Numeracy | 3 | 9 | 16 | 20 | 28 | 24 | 17 | 26 |
| Data Interpretation / Sufficiency | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 10 |
| Reasoning /Analytical Ability | 30 | 28 | 27 | 30 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 14 |
| Decision Making & Problem Solving | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 80 | 80 | 80* | 80 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 80 |
