UPSC Prelims Answer Key 2024 Out for GS Paper 1 and CSAT Exam

UPSC Prelims 2024 Answer Key

UPSC Prelims Answer Key 2024 will assist applicants in understanding their correct and incorrect responses and estimating marks they will achieve in the Prelims examination. After recruitment processes have concluded, an official UPSC 2024 Answer Key will be posted online; until that time, however, you can access our unofficial UPSC Prelims Question Paper Answer Key which has been prepared by experts and posted here for viewing.

UPSC Prelims GS Answer Key & Solutions [SET B]

Below table depicts the solutions to the questions that have been asked in the SET B of UPSC CSE Prelims Question Paper today.

UPSC Prelims CSAT Answer Key & Solutions

The solutions to the CSAT Paper will be discussed here after the completion of the exam at 4:30 pm. Stay tuned with us to get updated.

UPSC Prelims GS Answer Key [SET A]

Following are some of the questions asked in UPSC Prelims Exam [SET A] held on 16th June 2024.

Q1. Consider the following statements:

Statement- I: The atmosphere is heated more by incoming solar radiation than by terrestrial radiation.

Statement- II: Carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases in the atmosphere are good absorbers of long wave radiation.

Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?

(a) Both Statement-I and II are correct and Statement-II explains statement-I.

(b) Both Statement-I and II are correct, but Statement-II does not explain Statement-I.

(c) Statement I is correct, but Statement-II is incorrect.

(d) Statement II is correct, but Statement-I is incorrect.

Q2.Consider the following statements:

Statement- I: Thickness of the troposphere at he equator id much greater as compared to poles.

Statement- II: At the equator, heat is transported to great heights by strong conventional currents.

Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?

(a) Both Statement-I and II are correct and Statement-II explains statement-I.

(b) Both Statement-I and II are correct, but Statement-II does not explain Statement-I.

(c) Statement I is correct, but Statement-II is incorrect.

(d) Statement II is correct, but Statement-I is incorrect.

Q3. Consider the following-

1. Pyroclastic debris
2. Ash and dust
3. Nitrogen compounds
4. Sulpher compounds

How many of the above are products of volcanic eruptions?

(a) Only one

(b) Only two

(c) Only three

(d) All Four

Q4. Which one of the following is/are correct inference/inferences from isothermal maps in the month of January?

1. The isotherms deviate to the north over the ocean and to the south over the continent.
2. The presence of cold ocean currents, Gulf Stream and North Atlantic Drift make the North Atlantic Ocean colder and the isotherms bend towards the north.

Select the answer using the code given below-

(a) 1 only

(b) 2 only

(c) Both 1 and 2

(d) Neither 1 nor 2

Q5. Which of the following countries are well known as the two largest cocoa producers in the world?

(a) Algeria and Morocco

(b) Botswana and Namibia

(c) Cote d’Ivoire and Ghana

(d) Madagascar and Mozambique

Q6. With reference to the Himalayan rivers joining the Ganga downstream of prayagraj from West to East, which one of the following sequences is correct?

(a) Ghaghara- Gomati- Gandak- Kosi

(b) Gomati- Ghaghara- Gandak- Kosi

(c) Ghaghara- Gomati- Kosi- Gandak

(d) Gomati- Ghaghara- Kosi- Gandak

Q7. Consider the following statements:

Statement I- Rainfall is one of the reasons for weathering of rocks

Statement II- Rain water contains carbon dioxide in solution.

Statement III- Rain water contains atmospheric oxygen.

Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?

(a) Both Statement II and III are correct and both of them explain Statement-I

(b) Both Statement II and Statement III are correct but only one of them explains Statement-I

(c) Only one of the Statements II and III is correct and explains Statement-I

(d) Neither Statement II nor Statement III is correct.

Q8. Consider the following countries:

1. Finland
2. Germany
3. Norway
4. Russia

How many of the above countries have a border with the North Sea?

(a) Only one

(b) Ony two

(c) Only three

(d) All four

UPSC Prelims 2024 Answer Key- Marking Scheme

Aspirants for Union Public Service Commission Preliminary Exam can calculate their approximate marks using the UPSC Answer Key 2024 according to its marking scheme. UPSC CSE exam comprises 400 marks; 2 marks will be awarded for every correct answer in Paper-1 and 2.5 marks in Paper-2 respectively, with 0.66 markings or 1/3rd mark deducted per incorrect answer given. Please refer below for the marking scheme details.