UPSC Civil Services (CSE) Prelims Exam 2019 update: Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) is conducting the civil services prelims examination
NEW DELHI: Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has held the civil services prelims examination for the aspirants of IAS, IFS, IPS and other such posts today.
The exam is conducted at different Centres located in different cities.
UPSC Civil Services (CSE) Prelims Exam 2019: Paper Review and FAQs
“This year too, UPSC lived up to its reputation among students of being the ‘Unpredictable service commission’. In GS Paper-I, over 50 questions were from Current Affairs, Geography and Environment. Traditional topics like Polity were not difficult and relatively easy. While History gave a huge surprise as many questions were asked and were quite difficult,” Sherry A Singh, Head Civils, Career Launcher was quoted as saying by The Indian Express.
“This year the passing marks will be more than the 2018 cut-off, which was 98,” the expert said.
Here is a list of frequently as questions common among the civil services aspirants.
Is there negative marking?
UPSC Civil Services prelims exam’s negative marking pattern is one third mark of that particular question.
How the candidates rated the paper?
The Paper-I of the UPSC Civil Service Prelims exam has concluded. After the examination, the candidates rated the paper as moderate, with sections on current affairs are quite tough.
Speaking to indianexpress.com, Archana Ghosh said, “The paper was relatively tough than the last year. To answer questions on general studies and current affairs, one should require a detailed knowledge.”
UPSC Civil Services Prelims 2019: Important instructions
Candidates are required to bring their own black ball point pen as they will be required to fill the OMR answer sheets. No other pen will be allowed to be used.
The candidates will have to produce the printout of their UPSC CSE e-admit card.
Candidates should not dedicate too much of time on a particular question.
UPSC Civil Services Prelims 2019: Special services offered by Delhi Metro
Ensuring hassle-free exam, Delhi Metro services began at 6 am today.
Metro train services on Phase-III sections, which usually begin at 8 am on Sundays, began at 6 AM on all lines.
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