🎯 PRELIMS — PYQ Analysis & 8 Full Mocks

The screening stage. Only GS Paper I decides the cut-off; CSAT is qualifying at 66.67/200 — but failing it ends your attempt regardless of your GS score.

⚠️ Note on mock detail levels

• Mock-01 and Mock-02 carry full per-question explanations — use these first, as learning tools.
• Mock-03 to Mock-08 use compact answer keys with selected explanations — use these as pure timed practice once you know the format.
• A few answers are deliberately flagged for verification (e.g. Mock-02 Q59, Mock-03 CSAT Q46). Chasing those down is intentional training.

Exam protocol (non-negotiable)

 9:30 AM sharp · 2 hours · OMR sheet · phone off · no pauses
 Marking: +2 correct, −0.66 wrong (GS) | +2.5, −0.83 (CSAT)
 Then: 3-HOUR ANALYSIS. Tag every question:
   ✅ right & sure   🍀 right but guessed (= a gap!)
   ❌ wrong-concept  ❌ wrong-silly   ⬜ left but answerable

Target trajectory (GS Paper I, with negative marking)

These mocks supplement, never replace, real UPSC previous year papers — download those free from upsc.gov.in.