UPSC CSAT Question Paper and Answer Key 2026 Out, Download All Sets Paper PDFs

The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) conducted both General Studies Paper 1 and CSAT (Civil Services Aptitude Test) Paper 2 on the same day. UPSC Prelims 2026 has been successfully conducted with the Civil Services Aptitude Test (CSAT) in the evening shift. In this article, we have provided all the details regarding the UPSC CSAT Question Paper 2026, including direct download links for all sets.

UPSC CSAT Question Paper 2026 Out

Although the UPSC CSAT Paper is qualifying, and candidates only need to score 33% marks, it is also important to prepare well. Candidates preparing for next year’s exam can analyse the CSAT question paper to understand the latest UPSC trends, topic-wise weightage, and the pattern followed this year.

CSAT- Paper 2 (Civil Services Aptitude Test) Overview

Feature	Details
Total Questions	80
Total Marks	200
Marks per correct answer	+2.5
Negative Marking	-0.833(1/3rd of 2.5 marks)
Duration	2 hours
Nature	Qualifying (minimum 33% = 66.67 marks required)
Medium	English & Hindi

Download UPSC CSAT 2026 Question Paper (PDF)

The UPSC CSAT 2026 question paper was distributed in multiple sets- Set A, Set B, Set C, and Set D. Questions were based on comprehension, logical reasoning, analytical ability, decision making, general mental ability, basic numeracy, and data interpretation. Candidates can download all sets from the table below:

Sets	Question Paper PDF
UPSC CSAT 2026 Question Paper Set A	Download PDF
UPSC CSAT 2026 Question Paper Set B
UPSC CSAT 2026 Question Paper Set C
UPSC CSAT 2026 Question Paper Set D	Download PDF

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UPSC CSAT Answer Key 2026

Candidates can refer to the answers tabulated below which has been provided by the esteemed faculty of StudyIQ.

UPSC CSAT Paper 2 Answers
Q1- B	Q21- C	Q41- C	Q61- A
Q2- B	Q22- C	Q42- B/D	Q62- D
Q3- B	Q23- B	Q43- B	Q63- C
Q4- D	Q24- D	Q44- B	Q64- D
Q5- B	Q25- C	Q45- A	Q65- A
Q6- B	Q26- D	Q46- C	Q66- D
Q7- A	Q27- C	Q47- B	Q67- A
Q8- B	Q28- D	Q48- A	Q68- B
Q9- C	Q29- B	Q49- A	Q69- D
Q10- B	Q30- B	Q50- A	Q70- D
Q11- D	Q31- D	Q51- A	Q71- C
Q12- A	Q32- B	Q52- B	Q72- C
Q13- D	Q33- D	Q53- C	Q73- D
Q14- C	Q34- C	Q54- A	Q74- A
Q15- B	Q35- D	Q55- D	Q75- B
Q16- A	Q36- D	Q56- B	Q76- A
Q17- A	Q37- D	Q57- C	Q77- A
Q18- B	Q38- B	Q58- A	Q78- D
Q19- B	Q39- C	Q59- B	Q79- B
Q20- C	Q40- D	Q60- D	Q80- C