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2020 Civil Services (Main) Examination Previous Year Question Papers PDF
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Compulsory Subjects
18 papers
ASSAMESE 1
Civil Services (Main) Examination
BENGALI 1
Civil Services (Main) Examination
BODO 1
Civil Services (Main) Examination
GUJARATI
Civil Services (Main) Examination
HINDI 0
Civil Services (Main) Examination
KANNAD
Civil Services (Main) Examination
MAITHILI 0
Civil Services (Main) Examination
MALAYALAM
Civil Services (Main) Examination
MARATHI 0
Civil Services (Main) Examination
NEPALI 0
Civil Services (Main) Examination
ODIA 0
Civil Services (Main) Examination
PUNJABI 0
Civil Services (Main) Examination
SINDHI 0
Civil Services (Main) Examination
SANSKRIT 0
Civil Services (Main) Examination
TAMIL 0
Civil Services (Main) Examination
TELUGU 0
Civil Services (Main) Examination
URDU 0
Civil Services (Main) Examination
General
1 paper
ESSAY 1
Civil Services (Main) Examination
General Studies
4 papers
Gen St P1
Civil Services (Main) Examination
Gen St P2
Civil Services (Main) Examination
Gen St P3
Civil Services (Main) Examination
Gen St P4
Civil Services (Main) Examination
Literature Subjects
34 papers
ASSAMESE I
Civil Services (Main) Examination
ASSAMESE II
Civil Services (Main) Examination
BENGALI I
Civil Services (Main) Examination
BENGALI II
Civil Services (Main) Examination
ENGLISH I
Civil Services (Main) Examination
ENGLISH II
Civil Services (Main) Examination
GUJARATI I
Civil Services (Main) Examination
GUJARATI II
Civil Services (Main) Examination
HINDI I
Civil Services (Main) Examination
HINDI II
Civil Services (Main) Examination
KANNADA I
Civil Services (Main) Examination
KANNADA II
Civil Services (Main) Examination
MAITHILI I
Civil Services (Main) Examination
MAITHILI II
Civil Services (Main) Examination
MALAYALAM I
Civil Services (Main) Examination
MALAYALAM II
Civil Services (Main) Examination
MANIPURI I
Civil Services (Main) Examination
MANIPURI II
Civil Services (Main) Examination
MARATHI I
Civil Services (Main) Examination
MARATHI II
Civil Services (Main) Examination
ODIA I
Civil Services (Main) Examination
ODIA II
Civil Services (Main) Examination
PUNJABI I
Civil Services (Main) Examination
PUNJABI II 0
Civil Services (Main) Examination
SANSKRIT I 0
Civil Services (Main) Examination
SANSKRIT II 0
Civil Services (Main) Examination
SINDHI I
Civil Services (Main) Examination
SINDHI II
Civil Services (Main) Examination
TAMIL I 0
Civil Services (Main) Examination
TAMIL II
Civil Services (Main) Examination
TELUGU I 0
Civil Services (Main) Examination
TELUGU II
Civil Services (Main) Examination
URDU I 0
Civil Services (Main) Examination
URDU II 0
Civil Services (Main) Examination
Optional Subjects
50 papers
AGRICULTURE I
Civil Services (Main) Examination
AGRICULTURE II
Civil Services (Main) Examination
ANIMAL HUSB & VET SC I
Civil Services (Main) Examination
ANIMAL HUS VET SC II
Civil Services (Main) Examination
ANTHROPOLOGY I
Civil Services (Main) Examination
ANTHROPLOGY II
Civil Services (Main) Examination
BOTONY I
Civil Services (Main) Examination
BOTONY II
Civil Services (Main) Examination
CHEMISTRY I 1
Civil Services (Main) Examination
CHEMISTRY II 1
Civil Services (Main) Examination
CIVIL ENGG I
Civil Services (Main) Examination
CIVIL ENGG II
Civil Services (Main) Examination
COMM ACC I
Civil Services (Main) Examination
COMM ACC II
Civil Services (Main) Examination
ECONOMICS I
Civil Services (Main) Examination
ECONOMICS II
Civil Services (Main) Examination
ELE ENGG I
Civil Services (Main) Examination
ELEC ENGG II
Civil Services (Main) Examination
GEOGRAPHY I
Civil Services (Main) Examination
GEOGRAPHY II
Civil Services (Main) Examination
GEOLOGY I 0
Civil Services (Main) Examination
GEOLOGY II 0
Civil Services (Main) Examination
HISTORY I
Civil Services (Main) Examination
HISTORY II
Civil Services (Main) Examination
LAW I
Civil Services (Main) Examination
LAW II
Civil Services (Main) Examination
MANAGEMENT I
Civil Services (Main) Examination
MANAGEMENT II
Civil Services (Main) Examination
MATHS I
Civil Services (Main) Examination
MATHS II
Civil Services (Main) Examination
MECH ENGG I
Civil Services (Main) Examination
MECH ENGG II
Civil Services (Main) Examination
MEDICAL SC I
Civil Services (Main) Examination
MEDICAL SC II
Civil Services (Main) Examination
PHILOSOPHY I
Civil Services (Main) Examination
PHYLOSOPHY II
Civil Services (Main) Examination
PHYSICS I 0
Civil Services (Main) Examination
PHYSICS II 0
Civil Services (Main) Examination
POL SC I
Civil Services (Main) Examination
POL SC II
Civil Services (Main) Examination
PSYCHOLOGY I
Civil Services (Main) Examination
PSYCHOLOGY II
Civil Services (Main) Examination
PUBLIC ADMIN I
Civil Services (Main) Examination
PUBLIC ADMIN II
Civil Services (Main) Examination
SOCIOLOGY I 0
Civil Services (Main) Examination
SOCIOLOGY II 0
Civil Services (Main) Examination
STATS I
Civil Services (Main) Examination
STATS II
Civil Services (Main) Examination
ZOOLOGY I 0
Civil Services (Main) Examination
ZOOLOGY II
Civil Services (Main) Examination
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