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UPSC Aspirants, now is the time to estimate your performance in the recently conducted UPSC Civil Services Prelims Exam on 16 June 2024. The examination was conducted at various centres nationwide in 2 shifts (Shift 1-9:30 AM to 11:30 AM, Shift 2-2:30 PM to 4:30 PM). The team of Adda247 has made available the UPSC Prelims 2024 Answer Key for both General Studies(GS) Paper-I and CSAT Paper II.
UPSC Prelims Answer Key 2024
UPSC Answer Key Released By Adda247 serves as a boon for candidates as it provides a preliminary check for the candidates before the official results are declared by the Union Public Service Commission. Aspirants get a deep insight into their performance and also they can calculate their estimated score through the UPSC Prelims 2024 Answer Key. Candidates also get an idea of whether they will be eligible to move to the next stage through the UPSC 2024 Answer Key.
UPSC Answer Key 2024
UPSC Answer Key 2024 For General Studies will be made available on the official portal of UPSC, www.upsc.gov.in. after the declaration of the result. UPSC does not provide any opportunity for the candidates to raise objections against the UPSC Prelims Question Paper 2024. In the given section we have provided the direct link to download the UPSC Prelims 2024 answer key PDFs for the various sets of the question paper.
UPSC Prelims 2024 Answer Key For GS Paper I: Download PDF
The direct link to download the UPSC Answer Key Released By Adda247 for General Studies Paper I has been provided below.
| UPSC Answer Key 2024 For GS Paper I | |
| Set | PDF Link |
| A | Download PDF |
| B | Download PDF |
UPSC CSAT Answer Key 2024
Out of both papers, the maximum number of candidates find the CSAT paper to be difficult. The marks obtained in GS Paper I play an important role in the final ranking whereas CSAT is just qualifying in nature. To qualify for the UPSC Prelims, candidates have to obtain 66 marks out of 200(at least 33%) in CSAT. In the below section, the Adda247 team has provided the UPSC CSAT 2024 Answer Key for the Set A Question Paper.
| UPSC Prelims CSAT 2024 Answer Key-Set A | |||||||
| Q.No. | Answer | Q.No. | Answer | Q.No. | Answer | Q.No. | 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 |
UPSC Prelims Answer Key 2024: Marking Scheme
Candidates who appeared for the prelims exam can calculate their expected marks through the UPSC 2024 Answer Key. While evaluating the answers aspirants should be familiar with the marking scheme as notified by the Union Public Service Commission. In Paper I, 100 questions are asked for a maximum of 200 marks, each question carrying 2 marks. Paper II comprises 80 questions for a total of 200 marks, each question having a weightage of 2.5 marks.
| UPSC Answer Key 2024: Marking Scheme | ||
| Particulars | Paper I | Paper II |
| Total Questions | 100 | 80 |
| Total Marks | 200 | 200 |
| Marks per Correct Answer | 2 | 2.5 |
| Marks per Incorrect Answer | 0.66 | 0.83 |
| Marks For Unanswered Questions | 0 | 0 |
Steps To Download UPSC 2024 Answer Key
Candidates must follow the below steps to download the UPSC Prelims Answer Key 2024 for General Studies Paper I. Aspirants must make a note that the Union Public Service Commission will not provide the UPSC CSAT 2024 Answer Key.
Step 1: Go to the official website of UPSC, www.upsc.gov.in.
Step 2: On the homepage of the website, click on the “Examination” section.
Step 3: Under the given section, candidates will get the link for “UPSC Prelims Answer Key 2024”, click on it.
Step 4: UPSC Answer Key 2024 PDF will be made available on the screen of the aspirant.
Step 5: Download and for future reference save the UPSC 2024 Answer Key.
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