When will the offical UPSC Prelims Answer Key 2024 be released?

The Union Public Service Commission will release the official answer key after the final result for the entire recruitment process is out. The candidates who have appeared for the exam can calculate their scores using the answer keys provided in this article and prepare the strategy for the next step.

UPSC Prelims Answer Key 2024, Download PDF for GS and CSAT

Q: How can I download the official UPSC Prelims Answer Key 2024?

Candidates can follow the points below as a step-by-step guide for downloading the UPSC Prelims Answer Key 2024 once it is released. Step 1: Visit the official website at upsc.gov.in. Step 2: Click on the 'Examination' tab on the home page of the website. Step 3: From the dropdown menu, click on the 'Answer Keys' link. Step 4: In the table displaying Exam Name, Download and Date of Upload columns, click on the PDF links displayed alongside the General Studies I and General Studies II paper names. Step 5: Download the PDFs for both papers and match your answers according to the sets of question papers you received during the exam.

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The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) successfully conducted the preliminary stage of the Civil Services Examination (CSE) for the year 2024 on 16th June. The official answer key for the UPSC Prelims Exam 2024 will be released by the commission on its official website after the final result for UPSC CSE 2024 is released. To help you analyze your performance in the exam, we are providing the tentative answer key developed by the Adda247 subject experts.

UPSC Prelims Answer Key 2024

The UPSC CSE Preliminary Examination is conducted in offline mode and the questions are of multiple choice type. The candidates are provided the question papers in different sets i.e. A, B, C and D. These sets include questions in a jumbled order. For candidates’ reference, we have analyzed each of these questions to give you a tentative answer key. Both GS and CSAT answer keys are provided below.

UPSC Prelims Answer Key 2024 PDF

The candidates can download the PDF format of the set-wise answer keys provided on this page to calculate their scores. It is one of the most important steps in the entire preparation process as it helps the candidates ensure whether they need to prepare for the Mains examinations or not. It acts as a guide for the candidates for the upcoming exam and helps them analyze the questions and craft their strategies accordingly. The candidates can download the PDF for the answer keys for the different sets of question papers.

UPSC Prelims GS Paper 1 2024 Answer Key (Set A)
Question	Answer	Question	Answer	Question	Answer	Question	Answer
1	D	26	A	51	D	76	D
2	A	27	D	52	C	77	D
3	D	28	A	53	D	78	C
4	A	29	C	54	B	79	A
5	C	30	A	55	B	80	C
6	B	31	B	56	A	81	C
7	A	32	D	57	B	82	D
8	B	33	A	58	B	83	C
9	A	34	B	59	A	84	C
10	B	35	D	60	C	85	B
11	A	36	D	61	D	86	D
12	A	37	D	62	A	87	B
13	D	38	C	63	C	89	A
14	A	39	D	64	C	89	C
15	D	40	C	65	B	90	D
16	B	41	D	66	D	91	C
17	D	42	D	67	A	92	D
18	B	43	D	68	B	93	A
19	C	44	D	69	B	94	B
20	C	45	C	70	D	95	C
21	C	46	C	71	D	96	C
22	A	47	C	72	A	97	D
23	D	48	C	73	B	98	C
24	A	49	B	74	D	99	B
25	D	50	A	75	C	100	B

UPSC Prelims GS Paper 1 2024 Answer Key (Set B)
Question	Answer	Question	Answer	Question	Answer	Question	Answer
1	D	26	B	51	A	76	D
2	C	27	D	52	D	77	A
3	D	28	B	53	A	78	C
4	D	29	C	54	B	79	B
5	B	30	C	55	C	80	A
6	C	31	D	56	C	81	A
7	C	32	A	57	D	82	C
8	C	33	D	58	D	83	D
9	B	34	A	59	B	84	B
10	A	35	C	60	B	85	B
11	B	36	B	61	C	86	A
12	D	37	A	62	D	87	B
13	A	38	B	63	C	89	B
14	B	39	B	64	B	89	A
15	D	40	B	65	B	90	C
16	D	41	C	66	D	91	D
17	D	42	A	67	B	92	A
18	C	43	D	68	A	93	B
19	D	44	A	69	C	94	D
20	C	45	A	70	D	95	C
21	A	46	A	71	D	96	D
22	A	47	D	72	A	97	D
23	A	48	D	73	C	98	C
24	C	49	C	74	C	99	A
25	D	50	A	75	B	100	D

We will link the PDFs to the answer keys for each set of question papers for GS and CSAT in due course in the table below.

UPSC CSE Preliminary Exam 2024 Answer Key
General Studies	Set A	Set B	Set C	Set D
CSAT	Set A	Set B	Set C	Set D

The candidates should also go through the answer key of the GS Paper 2, CSAT. The table below contains a question-wise answer of the CSAT paper.

UPSC Prelims GS Paper 2 2024 Answer Key CSAT (Set A)
Question	Answer	Question	Answer	Question	Answer	Question	Answer
1	B	21	B	41	B	61	A
2	C	22	C	42	D	62	B
3	B	23		43	A	63	C
4	D	24	C	44	A	64	C
5	B	25		45	B	65	C
6	D	26	B	46	B	66	D
7	C	27	D	47	D	67	C
8	C	28	B	48	A	68	C
9	B	29	A	49	A	69	D
10	B	30	D	50	B	70	B
11	A	31		51	B	71	D
12	A	32		52	C	72	A
13	B	33	C	53	B	73
14	C	34	A	54	C	74
15	B	35	D	55	B	75	D
16	A	36	B	56	D	76	A
17	D	37	A	57	D	77	A
18	B	38	C	58	D	78	D
19		39	D	59	A	79	B
20	A	40	C	60	C	80	D

How to Download the Official UPSC Answer Key 2024?

The authorities at UPSC will release the official answer key for the prelims exam only after the entire recruitment process is complete. The answer key will be released on the official UPSC website for all the sets of the GS and CSAT exams separately. The candidates can follow the points below as a step-by-step guide for downloading the UPSC Prelims Answer Key 2024 once it is released.

Step 1: Visit the official website at upsc.gov.in.

Step 2: Click on the ‘Examination’ tab on the home page of the website.

Step 3: From the dropdown menu, click on the ‘Answer Keys’ link.

Step 4: In the table displaying Exam Name, Download and Date of Upload columns, click on the PDF links displayed alongside the General Studies I and General Studies II paper names.

Step 5: Download the PDFs for both papers and match your answers according to the sets of question papers you received during the exam.

What next after the UPSC Prelims Examination 2024?

The candidates who have appeared for the prelims exam, should first calculate their potential scores using the answer keys provided in this article and get an idea about the expected cutoff. If they are sure that they will qualify the prelims exam or if they have scored near the cutoff marks, they should start the preparation for the Mains exam as soon as possible.

Go through the exam pattern and syllabus for each of the nine papers and prepare an efficient strategy.
Practice answer-writing, maps, flowcharts, diagrams, etc. which can help you score well in the Mains exam.
Practice time management and try to finish the entire paper in the given time.
Revise your notes and attempt mock tests.
Get your answers and essays reviewed by experienced faculty and aspirants.
Analyse toppers’ answer sheets and try to incorporate what you think will help you in the upcoming exam