● UPSC PYQ knowledge graph · 10 exams · 1979–2026

UPSC repeats how it thinks.

Every question it has ever asked — connected across CSE, CAPF, CDS, NDA and every UPSC exam, with the answer and its year-by-year evolution. Study the pattern, not just the papers.

One idea, many exams — watch it travel

Real timelines from the corpus — the same idea recurring across UPSC's exams (CSE · CAPF · CDS · NDA and more), year after year. No single-exam tracker shows this.
Round Table ConferenceCDS 2017 CSE 2017 CAPF 2024New DelhiCDS 2015 CAPF 2015 CSE 2026Vijayanagara EmpireCAPF 2014 CDS 2015 EPFO 2023MyanmarCDS 2015 CSE 2016 CISF 2026ISROCDS 2014 CAPF 2014 GEO 2026
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One connected corpus
13,598
Questions
10
Exams
129
Papers
1979–2026
Years
12,338
Answers
3,102
Topics

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Cross-exam propagation, topic evolution and recurring ideas — the patterns coaching trackers can't show.

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10 UPSC exams, 1979–2026 — pick an exam, year and paper, then practise it.

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One concept, tested across every exam at once — drill subject → theme.

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CSE 4,209CDS 2,880NDA 1,646CAPF 1,500CISF 1,050EPFO 720GEO 720ESE 393LDCE 360CBI 120

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UPSC repeats how it thinks

The exam returns to the same ideas, reframed, year after year. Study the pattern of its thinking — not just isolated facts.

Why PYQs matter

Past questions are the clearest signal of what UPSC values. Every item here is a real previous-year question, with its official answer.

Cross-exam learning

A topic tested in CAPF or CDS often returns in CSE. One connected graph shows the links single-exam trackers miss.

Evolution tracking

See how each topic has been asked across 1979–2026 — what recurs, what's rising, how the framing shifts.

What’s New

Update
2026-06-13

Practice Mode + My Progress are live

Attempt any answer-keyed paper, reveal answers question-by-question, and track your accuracy, incorrect questions, and saved-for-revision list under My Progress.

Update
2026-06-10

All 13,598 questions are now browsable

Browse by Exam → Year → Paper, or by Subject → Theme. Every question in the bank is reachable.

Calendar
2026-05-28

CSE Prelims 2026 PYQs added

Questions from UPSC CSE Prelims 2026 are in the bank, with answer keys where officially released.

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How UPSC repeats its thinking — PYQ patterns explained

Strategy and PYQ breakdowns from the founder. New videos on how the same ideas recur across CSE, CAPF, CDS and NDA.

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Practise by subject

Science & Technology
20.5%
History
12.4%
Geography
11.9%
Polity & Governance
11.5%
Economy
8.2%
Current Affairs & Static GK
6.8%
Environment & Ecology
5.0%
English Language
4.8%
Art & Culture
3.4%
International Relations
3.0%
Defence & Military Studies
2.5%
Law
1.7%
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