🧪 8 Full-Length Prelims Mocks
Each mock has two papers, exactly like the real exam:
- GS Paper I — 100 questions, 200 marks, 2 hours
- CSAT Paper II — 80 questions, 200 marks, 2 hours
Marking: +2 per correct GS answer, +2.5 per correct CSAT answer. Negative marking: −1/3 of the marks for each wrong answer (−0.66 GS, −0.83 CSAT). Decision-making questions in CSAT carry no negative marking.
Exam-day protocol (follow strictly)
- Sit at 9:30 AM (GS) / 2:30 PM (CSAT). Phone off, timer set to 120:00.
- Use a printed OMR-style grid (see
../../PRACTICE/15-Practice-Sessions/OMR-template.md). - No breaks, no lookups. Mark answers on the sheet, not in your head.
- Apply the 3-round strategy from
../PYQ-Analysis.md. - Score honestly with negative marking. Then spend 3 hours analyzing every question using the tagging system.
Files
| Mock | File | Suggested timing |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mock-01.md |
Month 7 |
| 2 | Mock-02.md |
Month 7 |
| 3 | Mock-03.md |
Month 8 |
| 4 | Mock-04.md |
Month 8 |
| 5 | Mock-05.md |
Month 9 |
| 6 | Mock-06.md |
Month 9 |
| 7 | Mock-07.md |
Month 10 |
| 8 | Mock-08.md |
Month 10 (grand test) |
Each file contains: GS Paper I (Q1–100), CSAT Paper II (Q1–80), then Answer Keys + Explanations for both papers.
⚠️ Verify facts. These mocks mirror UPSC framing and are built from standard-source knowledge. Treat any factual disagreement with your books as a prompt to verify — that verification habit is itself topper training. Always confirm current-affairs items against the latest sources.