PYQ Trend Analysis

Which subjects and topics each exam actually tests — and how that mix has shifted over the years — straight from the previous-year papers.

UPSC

CSE Prelims

Previous-year question trends · 2012–2025

1,391
Questions analysed
14
Years covered
20
Subjects
Economy
Most tested

Subject mix over the years

Each bar is one year at 100% — segment size is that subject's share of the paper.

Questions by subject

Share of all tagged questions across every year of this exam.

Most-tested topics

Top topics by number of questions. Filter by subject to drill in.