UPSC CAPF Previous Years Question Papers: The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) will be conducting the Central Armed Police Forces (ACs) Examination, 2022 on 7th August 2022 for eligible Indian male and female citizens for the recruitment of 253 Assistant Commandants (Group A) in the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) viz. Border Security Force (BSF), Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), Central Industrial Security Force (CISF), Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP), and Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB). The UPSC CAPF Admit Card 2022 is now available for download till 7th August 2022.
In this article, we have shared UPSC CAPF 2022 Previous Years’ Questions Papers for Paper-I General Ability & Intelligence and Paper-II General Studies, Essay, and Comprehension for 253 Vacancies of Assistant Commandants (Group A) in Central Armed Police Forces.

UPSC CAPF 2022 Calendar/ Important Dates
Event |
Dates |
UPSC CAPF Notification Release Date |
20th April 2022 |
UPSC CAPF Online Registration Start Date |
20th April 2022 |
UPSC CAPF Online Registration End Date |
10th May 2022 |
UPSC CAPF AC 2022 Application Withdrawal Date |
17th May to 23rd May 2022 |
UPSC CAPF AC Admit Card 2022 Date |
15th July to 7th August 2022 |
UPSC CAPF AC 2022 Written Exam Date |
7th August 2022 |
UPSC CAPF AC Result Date |
Expected in September - October 2022 |
UPSC CAPF 2022 Exam Pattern
The written examination to be conducted by Union Public Service Commission will be held on 07th August 2022 and will comprise two papers. Paper I General Ability and Intelligence will be of Objective (Multiple Answers) Type that will carry 250 Marks. Paper II General Studies, Essay and Comprehension will be Descriptive in nature and carry 200 Marks. The medium of both Papers will be set in English as well as Hindi.
Papers |
Total Number of Questions |
Total Marks |
Total Duration |
Paper-I (General Ability and Intelligence) |
200 (MCQ) |
250 |
200 |
Paper-II (General Studies, Essay, and Comprehension) |
6 (Descriptive) |
2 Hours |
3 Hours |
NOTE: There will be minimum qualifying marks separately in each Paper as may be fixed by the Commission in their discretion. Paper-I will be evaluated first and evaluation of Paper-II will be done only of those candidates who obtain the minimum qualifying marks in Paper-I.
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UPSC CAPF Previous Years’ Question Papers (2021, 2020, 2019, 2018)
Candidates appearing for the UPSC Central Armed Police Forces (ACs) Examination 2022 can download the UPSC CAPF Previous Years’ Question Paper here to ace their preparation. We have provided previous years’ question papers for both Paper-I General Ability & Intelligence and Paper-II General Studies, Essay, and Comprehension.
UPSC Central Armed Police Forces (ACs) 2021 Question Papers
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Paper-I General Ability & Intelligence |
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Paper-II General Studies, Essay, and Comprehension |
UPSC Central Armed Police Forces (ACs) 2020 Question Papers
Papers |
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Paper-I General Ability & Intelligence |
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Paper-II General Studies, Essay, and Comprehension |
UPSC Central Armed Police Forces (ACs) 2019 Question Papers
Papers |
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Paper-I General Ability & Intelligence |
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Paper-II General Studies, Essay, and Comprehension |
UPSC Central Armed Police Forces (ACs) 2018 Question Papers
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Paper-I General Ability & Intelligence |
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Paper-II General Studies, Essay, and Comprehension |