Hi All,

Following is the Set-A question Paper of UPSC CSE 2023 Prelims GS:

Based on Set-A series, following is my thematic analysis of the questions in which I have segregated them Topic Wise and Nature (Current / Static / Analytical):

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UPSC CSAT 2023 Analysis

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Further, the results of an ongoing poll, on DecodeCivils Group, with respect to difficulty level of the paper are as under:

As you can see from the poll, I found the paper to be tough.

Further, while analyzing the 2022 Paper and previous years’ trends, I had concluded that 2023 exam is going to be of current, contemporary and analytical nature. As the above analysis shows, 55/100 questions are of current/analytical nature. Here is the prediction link and below are the images of same:

Prediction for 2024 CSE:

Continuing the same trend of static vs analytical paper in alternate years, 2024 prelims can be expected to be on static side and when that happens, weightage for art and culture and ancient history automatically increases!

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