UPSC Prelims 2026 GS-I Deep Analysis — Topic Distribution, Source Attribution, Pattern Shifts & 2027 Strategy
UPSC Prelims 2026 GS-I was held on 24 May 2026 and broke five years of established testing convention. This deep analysis report — prepared by the Ease My Prep research team — decomposes all 100 questions across six axes: topic distribution, source attribution, question-type evolution, pattern-shift evidence, a 9-month preparation roadmap, and strategic principles for 2027 aspirants.
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Five Headline Insights from 2026
- 1. The AMAC Surprise — Ancient History + Art & Culture combined hit 16 questions in 2026, up from 6 in 2025, 7 in 2024, and 9 in 2023. This is the largest single-segment expansion in five years.
- 2. Ethics enters GS-I for the first time — Three scenario-based decision-dilemma questions (Q76, Q77, Q78), historically restricted to GS-IV Mains, appeared in Prelims. Multiple analysts have called this the "Ethics-fication" of GS-I.
- 3. Environment & Polity contracted — Environment fell from 18 to 10 (-44%); Polity from 20 to 14 (-30%). The vacated weightage moved to AMAC, Current Affairs, and Science & Tech.
- 4. Current Affairs & GK nearly doubled — 19 questions in 2026 vs 10 in 2025. Defence (Mission Sudarshan Chakra, BIS BDS standard) and International Bodies (AI Impact Summit, INTERPOL Silver Notice, FAO 'Four Betters') dominated.
- 5. Match-the-List returns after a four-year absence — Four matching questions (Q41, Q92, Q96, Q97) after zero from 2022–2025. Combined with seven NOT-Correct framings, the paper deliberately tested elimination skill over recall.
Section 1 — Topic-wise Distribution
UPSC GS-I 2026 distributed 100 questions across nine main topics. Three topics — Current Affairs & GK, Polity, and Economy — together accounted for 47% of the paper.
| # | Topic | Questions |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Current Affairs & GK | 19 |
| 2 | Polity (including IR) | 14 |
| 3 | Economy | 14 |
| 4 | Ancient Indian History | 12 |
| 5 | Science & Tech | 12 |
| 6 | Geography | 10 |
| 7 | Environment | 10 |
| 8 | Modern History | 5 |
| 9 | Art & Culture | 4 |
| 10 | Medieval History | 0 |
Three observations stand out: Medieval History scored a ZERO — a four-consecutive-year decline. The gap between the top topic (CA&GK = 19) and the bottom two (Modern History + Art & Culture combined = 9) is the most uneven distribution since 2018.
Sub-Topic Highlights
Ancient Indian History (12 Qs): Architecture dominated with 4 questions (Q2, Q4, Q14, Q16) — all from NCERT Fine Arts. Politics & Society had 5 questions (Q1, Q5, Q13, Q18, Q20) from R.S. Sharma's Ancient India. Literature (Q3, Q10) and Religion & Philosophy (Q15) made up the rest.
Art & Culture (4 Qs): Art and Craft in India (Q9, Q11, Q27 — music ragas, Moidams) and Indian Culture & Heritage (Q17 — place-value system).
Modern History (5 Qs): Bipan Chandra territory — Bose/Forward Bloc 1939 (Q6), Awadh annexation (Q7), Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms (Q8), Eka Movement + Bardoli (Q19), Hilton-Young Commission (Q12).
Science & Tech (12 Qs): Electronics & IT dominated with 6 questions — DHRUV64 processor (Q44), semiconductor plants (Q48), Bharat Forecast System (Q49), LLMs (Q67), drone swarms (Q72). Biotechnology (Q66, Q73), Physics (Q68, Q69, Q74), and Astrophysics (Q71) rounded it out.
Top Tags in 2026
| Tag | Questions |
|---|---|
| Emerging Technologies (AI, IoT, Blockchain, AR/VR) | 6 |
| Vedic Age, Aryan Society, Politics | 4 |
| Indigenous Defence Platforms & Equipment | 3 |
| UN System, Organs & Charter | 3 |
| Constitutional & Rule of Law (Ethics) | 3 |
| Buddhist Architecture — Stupas & Caves | 2 |
Strategic read: An aspirant who mastered the Emerging Technologies cluster alone picked up 12 marks (6 Qs x 2). This is the single most important tag-level investment for 2027: AI, blockchain, IoT, drones, semiconductors, LLMs — 6 Qs in 2026, 5 in 2025, 4 in 2024, and still rising.
Section 2 — Where the 100 Questions Came From
Every question was traced to one of eight source buckets:
| Source Bucket | Questions | % |
|---|---|---|
| PIB / Govt Press Releases (Ministries & PMO) | 24 | 24% |
| NCERT (Old + New) — Ancient History, Geography, Fine Arts | 22 | 22% |
| Current-Affairs News (The Hindu / Indian Express / ET) | 16 | 16% |
| Domain-Specific Sources (Nobel.org, BAFTA, BIS, RBI, IRDAI) | 10 | 10% |
| Standard Reference Books (Laxmikanth, Ramesh Singh, Shankar IAS) | 10 | 10% |
| International Organisation Websites (UN, FAO, INTERPOL, BIMSTEC) | 8 | 8% |
| Government Acts & Statutes | 6 | 6% |
| Yojana / Kurukshetra Magazines | 4 | 4% |
Critical takeaway: PIB + News + Govt websites + Yojana/Kurukshetra together account for 52% of the paper. Standard reference books and NCERTs together account for 32%. The naive coaching-compilation approach therefore captures less than half the paper.
Top 12 PIB Releases That Fed 2026 Prelims
| PIB / Govt Release | Date | Question |
|---|---|---|
| PM Independence Day Speech (Mission Sudarshan Chakra) | 15 Aug 2025 | Q85 |
| DHRUV64 microprocessor unveiled by C-DAC | Dec 2025 | Q44 |
| Bharat Forecast System launch by IITM Pune | May 2025 | Q49 |
| Deep Ocean Mission update / Samudrayaan | 2025 | Q75 |
| Vizhinjam International Seaport inauguration | May 2025 | Q34 |
| AI Impact Summit / New Delhi Declaration | Feb 2026 | Q90 |
| BIS IS 19445:2025 — Bomb Disposal Suit Standard | 2025 | Q45 |
| GenomeIndia Project completion (10,000 genomes) | 2025 | Q73 |
| IN-SPACe — private space programme reforms | 2024-25 | Q71 |
| Eri Silk Oeko-Tex Standard 100 certification | Aug 2024 | Q39 |
| Revamped RGSA Cabinet approval | Apr 2022 | Q99 |
| Critical Minerals Mission + REE policy | 2025 | Q60 |
Newspaper strategic read: A disciplined daily reader of The Hindu or Indian Express, supplemented by PIB Daily Digest, would have encountered 22-24 of the 26 current-affairs questions — i.e. 44-48 marks. Combined with NCERT-rooted static (~50 Qs, ~100 marks possible), this discipline alone could deliver 130-140 marks — comfortably above the typical 100-105 cutoff.
Section 3 — Question Format Mix in 2026
| Question Format | 2026 Count | What It Tests |
|---|---|---|
| Statement-Based MSQ | 65 | Knowledge + elimination across 2-4 statements |
| Assertion-Reason / Other Special | 8 | Mixed special framings |
| NOT-Correct (negative-framed) MCQ | 7 | Identify the WRONG pair/statement |
| Identify-X / Decision-Dilemma | 5 | Factual identification or ethics scenario |
| Match-the-List (List I to List II) | 4 | Precise multi-fact paired recall |
| Single-Answer MCQ (factual) | 9 | Pure recall |
| How-many-are-correct (numeric) | 2 | Count correct statements |
Five-Year Format Evolution
| Format | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Statement-Based MSQ | 70 | 34 | 61 | 57 | 65 | Returned to dominance |
| Match-the-List | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | REVIVED after 4-yr absence |
| How-Many | 1 | 32 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 2023-spike dead by 2026 |
| NOT-Correct framing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | Stable at 7-8 since 2025 |
| Single-Answer MCQ | 19 | 18 | 11 | 2 | 9 | Rebounded from 2025 nadir |
Key insight: The combined Match + NOT-Correct + Identify-X share (24 questions = 48 marks) is the highest in five years, meaning nearly a quarter of the paper required pattern recognition rather than recall.
Section 4 — The Six Major Pattern Shifts (2022 to 2026)
Five-Year Heatmap
| Topic | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | Change vs 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ancient Indian History | 8 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 12 | +6 |
| Art & Culture | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | +4 |
| Science & Tech | 14 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 12 | +4 |
| Current Affairs & GK | 12 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 19 | +9 |
| Environment | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 10 | -8 |
| Polity | 12 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 14 | -6 |
| Medieval History | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 |
Shift 1 — The AMAC Surprise: Ancient + Art & Culture combined hit 16% of the paper — double the 5-year average. Coaching institutes had quietly down-graded this segment and paid the price.
Shift 2 — Ethics-fication of GS-I: Q76, Q77, Q78 were scenario-based decision-dilemma questions previously seen only in GS-IV Mains. Strategy: apply three filters — (i) Rule of Law / statutory duty; (ii) public interest over organisational interest; (iii) least-harm + most-stakeholder-respect.
Shift 3 — Environment Crash (18 to 10): After hovering at 17-19 for four years, Environment dropped to 10 in 2026. For 2027: treat it as a 12-Q zone rather than 18-Q, and redirect saved hours to AMAC and Ethics.
Shift 4 — Current Affairs Surge (10 to 19): Including embedded current-affairs questions in Sci-Tech, Defence, and Environment, the real-time relevance content was closer to 32 questions = 64 marks — one-third of the entire paper decided by events of the last 18 months.
Shift 5 — Match-the-List Revival: Zero appearances from 2022-2025, then 4 in 2026. Its return signals that aspirants must memorise specific pairings — country-project, body-location, notice-description. Build flashcards in paired form for 2027.
Shift 6 — Science & Tech: Now an AI-first zone: Sci-Tech reached 12 questions with 50% being AI/Emerging-Tech (LLMs, blockchain, drones, semiconductors, AI Summit). Pure physics/chemistry questions are effectively gone.
Section 5 — How to Prepare for UPSC Prelims 2027
Three Mindset Principles
- Prelims is an elimination test, not a knowledge test. 60-70% of correct answers are reached by ruling out wrong options. All learning must be designed for retention of contrasts: not just what is X but how is X different from Y.
- Static + Current Affairs must be braided, not stacked. UPSC weaves a static fact with a current-affairs hook. Learning either in isolation is half-preparation.
- Calibrate your guessing threshold. Each wrong answer costs one-third mark. Only guess when you have eliminated at least two of four options.
9-Month Roadmap (Sept 2026 to May 2027)
| Month | Theme | Static Coverage |
|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 | Mains GS1/GS2 Completion | History (Ancient, Modern, Art & Culture), Polity (Laxmikanth + Ethics theory) |
| Oct 2026 | Mains GS3/GS4 Completion | Economy, Environment, Science & Tech, Ethics Case Studies |
| Nov 2026 | Optional Subject Completion | Optional Paper I & II, initial answer writing practice |
| Dec 2026 | Prelims Shift I: High Yield Static | Geography (NCERT XI/XII, G.C. Leong), Environment (Shankar IAS) |
| Jan 2027 | Prelims Shift II: Sci/Tech & Economy | Emerging Tech, Space, Defence, Economy facts, Modern History revision |
| Feb 2027 | Prelims Revision + Mock 1-2 | Full Revision Cycle I (Static A+B). PYQ analysis 2019-2026 |
| Mar 2027 | Prelims Revision + Mock 3-5 | Full Revision Cycle II (Static C+CA). Targeted AMAC + Ethics MCQs |
| Apr 2027 | Intensive Mocks + CA Revision | Last 14 months CA compilations. All static one-liner notes |
| May 2027 | Final Revision + Test Discipline | PYQ 2019-2026 solving. Mock Tests 9 and 10. Sleep 8 hrs daily |
Topic-wise Priority Matrix
| Priority | Topic | Hours/Week | Key Resources |
|---|---|---|---|
| TIER 1 — HIGHEST | Ancient History + Art & Culture | 8-10 | R.S. Sharma Ancient India; NCERT Fine Arts XI-XII; Themes in Indian History |
| TIER 1 — HIGHEST | Current Affairs | 10-12 | PIB Daily; The Hindu/Indian Express; Yojana + Kurukshetra |
| TIER 1 — HIGHEST | Polity (incl. Ethics) | 6-8 | Laxmikanth; Bare Acts; Lexicon/Subba Rao Ethics |
| TIER 2 — HIGH | Economy | 6-8 | Ramesh Singh; Economic Survey (selective); PIB Finance Ministry |
| TIER 2 — HIGH | Science & Tech | 5-6 | PIB MeitY/DST/DBT/ISRO; The Hindu Sci-Tech; IndiaAI Mission docs |
| TIER 2 — HIGH | Modern History | 4-5 | Bipan Chandra; Spectrum Modern History |
| TIER 3 — STABLE | Environment | 4-5 | Shankar IAS Environment; MoEFCC PIB |
| TIER 3 — STABLE | Geography | 4-5 | NCERT XI + XII; G.C. Leong; Atlas drills |
| TIER 4 — LOWEST | Medieval History | 2 | Old NCERT (Satish Chandra) Vol II |
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Section 6 — Five Inviolable Principles for 2027
- Read the primary source. NCERT for static, PIB for current. Coaching compilations are a navigation tool, never the destination.
- Learn to eliminate, not just recall. With 7-8 NOT-Correct questions and 4 Match-the-List per paper, elimination skill is the single highest-ROI cognitive asset.
- Braided learning. Pair every static topic with a current-affairs hook: Article 21 leads to recent SC verdicts; INTERPOL leads to Silver Notice (2025). Without this braiding, you are preparing yesterday's paper.
- Ethics is a Prelims subject now. Read Lexicon or Subba Rao Chapters 1-5. Practise 25-30 scenario MCQs. Internalise the Aristotle-Kant-Mill triad as your three decision lenses.
- Discipline beats brilliance. The aspirant who reads The Hindu every day for 9 months and revises a 50-page static-notes booklet four times will outscore the brilliant aspirant who does 4 marathon study weeks and forgets what they studied.
Appendix — Full 100-Question Answer Key (Set D)
| Q# | Topic Sketch | Topic and Sub-topic | Ans |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 | Pleistocene drainage shift (Yamuna/Sutlej/Indus) | Ancient Indian History / Politics and Society | D |
| Q2 | Empty seat in early Buddhist iconography | Ancient Indian History / Architecture | A |
| Q3 | Ancient to modern river name pairs (Vitasta etc.) | Ancient Indian History / Literature | C |
| Q4 | Amaravati Stupa relief sculpture | Ancient Indian History / Architecture | B |
| Q5 | Tamilakam kings to dynasties pairs | Ancient Indian History / Politics and Society | B |
| Q6 | Subhas Chandra Bose, Forward Bloc 1939 | Modern History / Events from 1933 to 1939 | B |
| Q7 | British policy in Awadh post-1856 annexation | Modern History / Establishment of British Rule | A |
| Q8 | Montague-Chelmsford Reforms 1919 | Modern History / Early Gandhian Phase | D |
| Q9 | Pandit Mallikarjun Mansur and Jaipur-Atrauli Gharana | Art & Culture / Art and Craft in India | D |
| Q10 | Term kshetra-patni in Atharvaveda | Ancient Indian History / Literature | B |
| Q11 | Carnatic raga equivalent of Hindustani Raga Bilawal | Art & Culture / Art and Craft in India | D |
| Q12 | Hilton-Young Commission rupee-sterling rate 1926 | Modern History / Civil Disobedience & Others | A |
| Q13 | Pali texts on coins (kahapana, nikkha) | Ancient Indian History / Politics and Society | C |
| Q14 | Nagara-style shikhara temples | Ancient Indian History / Architecture | B |
| Q15 | Jainism — four forms of existence | Ancient Indian History / Religion and Philosophy | B |
| Q16 | Hallisalasya painting in Bagh Caves | Ancient Indian History / Architecture | A |
| Q17 | Place-value system in Indian inscriptions | Art & Culture / Indian Culture and Heritage | D |
| Q18 | Harappan towns — spindle-whorls, spinning needles | Ancient Indian History / Politics and Society | A |
| Q19 | Eka Movement and Bardoli Satyagraha | Modern History / Early Gandhian Phase | C |
| Q20 | Rigvedic period — well irrigation, society | Ancient Indian History / Politics and Society | C |
| Q21 | Tungurahua Volcano UNESCO Geopark 2025 Ecuador | Geography / World Geography | A |
| Q22 | Madhav National Park Tiger Reserve 2025 | Environment / Biodiversity in India | B |
| Q23 | Climate of Andaman and Nicobar Islands | Geography / Climatology | B |
| Q24 | Peninsular Block of India geological features | Geography / Geomorphology | B |
| Q25 | Sagarmala Programme port-led growth | Geography / Roads, Railways, Ports | B |
| Q26 | Rhynchostylis retusa Foxtail orchid | Environment / Biodiversity in India | B |
| Q27 | Moidams Tai-Ahom kingdom UNESCO 2024 | Art & Culture / Art and Craft in India | C |
| Q28 | FAO Four Betters Blue Transformation UNOC 2025 | Current Affairs & GK / International Orgs | B |
| Q29 | Lake Turkana Jade Sea Kenya | Geography / World Geography | B |
| Q30 | Khasi Hills First Plan Vivo REDD+ in India | Environment / Indian Initiatives | C |
| Q31 | India LT-LEDS BUR-4 climate response | Environment / Climate Change | B |
| Q32 | Western Hoolock Gibbons Hollongapar Sanctuary | Environment / Biodiversity in India | B |
| Q33 | Mangroves climate resilience rationale | Environment / Biodiversity in India | D |
| Q34 | Vizhinjam International Seaport | Geography / Roads, Railways, Ports | D |
| Q35 | Sutlej river antecedent drainage 3 countries | Geography / Rivers, Lakes, Lagoons | C |
| Q36 | Indian states boundary sharing longest international border | Geography / Indian Geography | C |
| Q37 | Amur Falcons at Doyang Lake Nagaland | Environment / Biodiversity in India | A |
| Q38 | Rainfed Area Development RAD under NMSA | Environment / Agriculture and Environment | D |
| Q39 | Eri Silk Oeko-Tex certification 2024 | Economy / Trade | C |
| Q40 | Strait of Hormuz Bahrain Qatar must cross | Geography / World Geography | B |
| Q41 | INTERPOL Notice colours Silver-Blue-Black-Green | Current Affairs & GK / International Orgs | C |
| Q42 | NIRANTAR MoEFCC platform 2024 | Environment / Indian Initiatives | B |
| Q43 | German Chancellor visit to India Jan 2026 | Current Affairs & GK / General Knowledge | B |
| Q44 | DHRUV64 64-bit RISC-V microprocessor | Science & Tech / Electronics and IT | C |
| Q45 | IS 19445:2025 Bomb Disposal Suit standard BIS | Current Affairs & GK / Defence | C |
| Q46 | UK-born Nobel laureate 2025 at US university | Current Affairs & GK / General Knowledge | C |
| Q47 | Grand Slam tennis tournaments governance wild cards | Current Affairs & GK / General Knowledge | C |
| Q48 | Indian semiconductor plants and locations | Science & Tech / Electronics and IT | C |
| Q49 | Bharat Forecast System IITM Pune May 2025 | Science & Tech / Electronics and IT | A |
| Q50 | Manipuri film Boong BAFTA 2026 | Current Affairs & GK / General Knowledge | A |
| Q51 | Blockchain technology features | Science & Tech / Electronics and IT | C |
| Q52 | Dropshipping e-commerce revenue model | Economy / Industries | A |
| Q53 | RBI Financial Inclusion Index Access Usage Quality | Economy / Banking System | C |
| Q54 | ONDC Open Network for Digital Commerce | Economy / Industries | C |
| Q55 | UPI vs CBDC Digital Rupee comparison | Economy / Banking System | D |
| Q56 | Real-World Assets RWA Tokenization | Economy / FDI & Markets | A |
| Q57 | Sustainability Bond environmental and social financing | Economy / FDI & Markets | C |
| Q58 | M1xchange role in MSME financing TReDS | Economy / Industries | B |
| Q59 | Crowding Out Effect in fiscal policy | Economy / Macroeconomy | B |
| Q60 | Rare Earth Elements REE and Critical Minerals | Current Affairs & GK / General Knowledge | A |
| Q61 | Aviation Hull Insurance Liability Insurance | Economy / Institutions & Laws | C |
| Q62 | Crowdfunding solicitation through web platforms | Economy / FDI & Markets | C |
| Q63 | Govt Committees Malhotra Narasimham Kelkar | Economy / Institutions & Laws | D |
| Q64 | Non-Banking Financial Companies NBFCs India | Economy / Banking System | A |
| Q65 | Multidimensional Poverty Index MPI NITI Aayog | Economy / Poverty & Human Development | A |
| Q66 | Genetic medicine faulty genes correction | Science & Tech / Biotechnology | C |
| Q67 | Large Language Models LLMs | Science & Tech / Electronics and IT | B |
| Q68 | Stealth technology radar cross-section RAM coating | Science & Tech / Physics | C |
| Q69 | Black Boxes in modern aircraft beacons recorders | Science & Tech / Physics | B |
| Q70 | Green Hydrogen definitions | Environment / Renewable Energy | B |
| Q71 | Private space programme IN-SPACe | Science & Tech / Astrophysics and Space | C |
| Q72 | Drone swarms Terahertz swarm intelligence | Science & Tech / Electronics and IT | B |
| Q73 | GenomeIndia Project funded by DBT | Science & Tech / Biotechnology | B |
| Q74 | National Quantum Mission NQM | Science & Tech / Physics | C |
| Q75 | Deep Ocean Mission under MoES | Current Affairs & GK / General Knowledge | B |
| Q76 | Ethics Vaccine programme decision dilemma | Polity / Political Theory | C |
| Q77 | Ethics Multi-ethnic land allocation dilemma | Polity / Political Theory | A |
| Q78 | Ethics Mid-level civil servant contract approval | Polity / Political Theory | B |
| Q79 | Article 13 definition of law under Part III | Polity / Indian Constitution | D |
| Q80 | Constitution interpretation no explicit Article on supremacy | Polity / Indian Constitution | B |
| Q81 | Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act 2016 | Polity / Acts & Amendments | B |
| Q82 | SC/ST provisions 5th/6th Schedule | Polity / Indian Constitution | A |
| Q83 | Parliament starred unstarred questions | Polity / Union & State Legislature | C |
| Q84 | SC/ST Welfare Committee of Parliament | Polity / Union & State Legislature | D |
| Q85 | Mission Sudarshan Chakra Aug 2025 | Current Affairs & GK / Defence | A |
| Q86 | River bridges India and neighbours Maitri Setu | Geography / Indian Geography | D |
| Q87 | Zero FIR under BNSS 2023 | Polity / Acts & Amendments | C |
| Q88 | CEIB SFIO CBI ministries and functions | Polity / Important Bodies | A |
| Q89 | International conventions NOT ratified by India | Current Affairs & GK / International Orgs | D |
| Q90 | AI Impact Summit Delhi Feb 2026 Sutras and Chakras | Current Affairs & GK / General Knowledge | D |
| Q91 | ASEAN connectivity Kaladan IMT Highway | Polity / International Relations | A |
| Q92 | India-supported projects and countries matching | Polity / International Relations | B |
| Q93 | Defence hardware made in India Su-30 MKI T-90 | Current Affairs & GK / Defence | A |
| Q94 | Colombo Process ADD GFMD voluntary frameworks | Current Affairs & GK / International Orgs | C |
| Q95 | UN bodies with two Nobel Peace Prizes UNHCR only | Current Affairs & GK / International Orgs | A |
| Q96 | UN Peacekeeping Operations and period matching | Current Affairs & GK / International Orgs | B |
| Q97 | BIMSTEC Centres and locations matching | Current Affairs & GK / International Orgs | C |
| Q98 | Indian Army Corps and Headquarters | Current Affairs & GK / Defence | D |
| Q99 | Revamped Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan RGSA | Polity / Panchayati Raj | B |
| Q100 | European Union members Belarus Poland Germany Switzerland | Current Affairs & GK / International Orgs | C |
This deep analysis report is prepared by the Ease My Prep research team. The answers represent a best-effort analysis based on standard sources, NCERTs, and verified current affairs. They are NOT the official UPSC answer key.
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