The UPSC Civil Services Preliminary Examination 2026 was conducted on 24th May. With the help of the UPSC Prelims 2026 Answer Key released by Believers IAS Academy, candidates can calculate their tentative scores and assess their chances of qualifying in the UPSC Prelims Result 2026.
Since Last 6-7 years, Believers IAS Academy’s answer key has been the most accurate. In the UPSC prelims question paper 2025, the answer key released by our Academy was in complete sync with the official answer key of UPSC. UPSC Prelims 2026 exam is already done. Believers IAS Academy has released UPSC 2023 prelims answer key. From the past 7 years experience we can claim that our prelims 2026 answer key will be the most authentic one. That is the reason why every year thousands of aspirants rely on our Answer key. Now you all have given your Prelims 2026 attempt. We hope your Exam went according to your expectations. Check your Score with BELIEVERS most authentic UPSC 2023 Prelims Answer key. This Answer Key has been Prepared by 10- 15 experts, after evaluating each and every question holistically. UPSC prelims question paper has 4 series A/B/C/D. We have provided the Answer key for all 4 series. After checking your marks please mention your score in the comment box.
The cut off for UPSC Prelims Paper 1 (General Studies) is not fixed and will be decided on the basis of, how tough it is for majority of the candidates: if it is tough for majority of the candidates cut off will be lower (may be around 90) if it easy cut off marks could go even more than 110, only while Paper 2 (CSAT) is qualifying in nature i.e., you just need to score minimum 66 marks in paper 2. Also there is negative marking for every wrong answer i.e., 1/3rd marks which will be deducted for every wrong question for gs 0.66 and for csat 0.83 (csat is qualifying exam at 33% marks, one qualifies it).
The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) conducts the Civil Services Examination every year in three stages. The first stage of the Civil Services Exam is the Prelims. The UPSC Prelims is an objective type exam which comprises two papers each of 200marks, namely, Paper 1 General Studies – GS (100 questions) and Paper 2 CSAT (80 questions).
| Question | Set A Answer Key | Set B Answer Key | Set C Answer Key | Set D Answer Key |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | D | B | A | D |
| 2 | A | B | B | A |
| 3 | C | D | B | C |
| 4 | B | D | B | B |
| 5 | B | C | B | B |
| 6 | A | C | B | B |
| 7 | D | A | B | A |
| 8 | A | D | A | D |
| 9 | C | C | C | D |
| 10 | C | B | D | B |
| 11 | D | A | D | D |
| 12 | C | B | B | A |
| 13 | C | B | B | C |
| 14 | B | B | D | B |
| 15 | B | B | D | B |
| 16 | B | B | C | A |
| 17 | A | C | C | D |
| 18 | D | B | A | A |
| 19 | D | B | D | C |
| 20 | B | C | C | C |
| 21 | B | D | B | A |
| 22 | B | A | D | B |
| 23 | D | C | A | B |
| 24 | D | B | C | B |
| 25 | B | B | B | B |
| 26 | C | A | B | B |
| 27 | A | D | B | C |
| 28 | D | A | B | B |
| 29 | C | C | C | B |
| 30 | B | C | D | C |
| 31 | A | D | B | B |
| 32 | B | A | A | B |
| 33 | B | C | C | D |
| 34 | B | B | B | D |
| 35 | B | B | B | C |
| 36 | B | B | A | C |
| 37 | B | A | D | A |
| 38 | A | D | A | D |
| 39 | B | D | C | C |
| 40 | C | B | C | B |
| 41 | C | C | C | C |
| 42 | B | A | B | B |
| 43 | C | B | A | B |
| 44 | B | D | B | C |
| 45 | B | B | C | C |
| 46 | C | B | C | C |
| 47 | B | A | C | C |
| 48 | C | C | C | C |
| 49 | C | D | D | A |
| 50 | B | A | C | A |
| 51 | C | D | A | C |
| 52 | C | D | C | A | >
| 53 | A | A | C | C |
| 54 | D | D | C | C |
| 55 | B | D | B | D |
| 56 | B | A | A | A |
| 57 | A | B | B | C |
| 58 | C | A | A | B |
| 59 | D | C | A | B |
| 60 | A | A | C | A |
| 61 | D | B | C | C |
| 62 | C | C | D | C |
| 63 | A | D | A | D |
| 64 | D | B | A | A |
| 65 | C | C | C | A |
| 66 | A | C | B | C |
| 67 | B | B | C | B |
| 68 | C | B | B | C |
| 69 | C | C | B | B |
| 70 | A | C | A | B |
| 71 | B | C | B | A |
| 72 | D | C | B | B |
| 73 | D | C | C | B |
| 74 | A | A | B | C |
| 75 | C | A | C | B |
| 76 | C | C | A | C |
| 77 | B | A | B | A |
| 78 | A | C | D | B |
| 79 | C | C | B | D |
| 80 | C | D | B | B |
| 81 | C | A | A | B |
| 82 | C | C | C | A |
| 83 | C | B | D | C |
| 84 | A | B | A | D |
| 85 | A | A | D | A |
| 86 | C | C | D | D |
| 87 | A | C | A | D |
| 88 | C | D | D | A |
| 89 | C | A | D | D |
| 90 | D | A | A | D |
| 91 | A | C | B | A |
| 92 | C | B | A | B |
| 93 | B | C | C | A |
| 94 | B | B | A | C |
| 95 | A | B | B | A |
| 96 | C | A | C | B |
| 97 | C | B | D | C |
| 98 | D | B | B | D |
| 99 | A | C | C | B |
| 100 | A | B | C | C |
| Sr. | Category | GS Cut Off Marks |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | General | 73+/-2 |
| 2 | OBC | 72.5 +/- 2 |
| 3 | EWS | 70 +/- 2 |
| 4 | SC | 66 +/- 2 |
| 5 | ST | 64 +/- 2 |
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