Civil Services (IAS) Examination, 2012 Sample Questions

Here you can find the Civil Services Examination, 2012 sample questions. The sample questions are provided with answers. Go through these questions and get an idea about the nature of civil services examination. To crack any competitive examination one must know its question- pattern.  UPSC released sample papers in December 2010 to intimate aspirants of the expected difficulty level of questions. The sample questions are designed with the objective of testing the decision-making ability of the candidate and aptitude for the civil services. Moreover, the sample questions try to find out the ethical and moral traits in a candidate.

For example, sample questions on comprehension test how good a candidate is at fact-finding, interpreting text and sifting through information. Questions on Quantitative ability will test students’ knowledge of numbers.

The paper-1 (General Studies) remains as important as before. The sample questions suggest that questions asked in the examination will be more practical in nature and they will be based on knowledge of current affairs and general awareness.

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