What is the difficulty level of WBCS Prelims Exam of 14 June?

The overall exam of WBCS Prelims Exam was of "Easy to Moderate" level.

From where can I download WBCS Question Paper 2026 PDF?

In this article, we have shared WBCS Question Paper 2026 PDF for Prelims Exam held on 14th June 2026.

WBCS Question Paper and Answer Key 2026 Out, Download PDF & Check Answers

The West Bengal Civil Service (Executive) Preliminary Examination 2026 was conducted on Sunday, 14th June 2026, in a single shift from 12 noon to 2:30 pm in offline mode. Thousands of candidates have their exam scheduled this year, and after the exam is completed, we have discussed the difficulty level of today’s exam and also shared the WBCS Question Paper PDF. Candidates planning to appear for the upcoming WBCS exams must download and practise the WBCS 2026 Prelims Paper.

WBCS Question Paper and Answer Key 2026 Out

Along with the question paper PDF, we have also shared the unofficial WBCS Answer Key prepared by the faculty. Candidates can review their answers and calculate their approximate marks using the provided answer key. As reviewed by the candidates, overall the exam was of Easy to Moderate level.

WBPSC WBCS 2026 Question Paper and Answer Key: Overview
Organisation	West Bengal Public Service Commission (WBPSC)
Exam Name	West Bengal Civil Services (WBCS 2026)
Advt No.	08/2024
Status	Released
Exam Date	14th June 2026
Shift Timing	12 noon to 2:30 pm
Duration of Exam	2½ hours (150 minutes)
Negative Marking	1/3rd mark
Selection Process	Prelims-Mains-Interview
Official Website	https://wbpsc.gov.in/

WBCS Prelims Question Paper 2026 PDF

The West Bengal Public Service Commission (WBPSC) conducted the offline exam for Civil Services posts, and the paper includes 200 multiple-choice questions (MCQs) covering 8 core subjects, with exactly 25 marks allotted to each section. Candidates are given 2.5 hours to complete the exam. Download today’s WBCS Question Paper PDF from the link below to ascertain which section holds maximum weightage.

WBCS Answer Key 2026 (Unofficial)

After the completion of the exam, the faculty has solved all 200 questions asked in the exam and released the answer key. Candidates who appeared in the exam can cross-check their attempted answers with the unofficial answer key released by the top faculties of Career Power & Adda247 to calculate their marks. The answer key for the paper held today is given below.

WBCS Prelims Answer Key 2026 (Questions 1- to 100)
QNo.	Answer	QNo.	Answer	QNo.	Answer	QNo.	Answer
1	D	26	B	51	A	76	C
2	C	27	B	52	A	77	B
3	C	28	A	53	C	78	D
4	B	29	A	54	C	79	A
5	C	30	A	55	C	80	B
6	D	31	A	56	D	81	A
7	D	32	A	57	B	82	C
8	A	33	A	58	A	83	D
9	D	34	C	59	A	84	A
10	B	35	C	60	D	85	C
11	A	36	D	61	D	86	C
12	B	37	C	62	B	87	D
13	B	38	B	63	A	88	A/B/C
14	B	39	C	64	C	89	–
15	A	40	A	65	D	90	C
16	B	41	A	66	D	91	C
17	A	42	B	67	A	92	–
18	D	43	B	68	C	93	B
19	A	44	B	69	A	94	A
20	D	45	C	70	B	95	B
21	B	46	C	71	C	96	D
22	D	47	A	72	C	97	A
23	C	48	D	73	C	98	B
24	B	49	B	74	B	99	B
25	D	50	A	75	C	100	A

WBCS Prelims Answer Key 2026 (Questions 101 to 200)
QNo.	Answer	QNo.	Answer	QNo.	Answer	QNo.	Answer
101	A	126	B	151	B	176	B
102	C	127	D	152	B	177	D
103	A	128	D	153	A	178	B
104	B	129	D	154	B	179	B
105	C	130	C	155	C	180	B
106	C	131	D	156	A	181	B
107	B	132	D	157	C	182	D
108	A	133	–	158	D/C	183	B
109	–	134	D	159	A	184	B
110	C	135	–	160	C	185	B
111	A	136	C	161	A	186	B
112	B	137	D	162	B	187	B
113	C	138	C	163	D	188	B
114	C	139	D	164	A	189	A
115	B	140	C	165	B	190	D
116	D	141	C	166	D	191	D
117	B	142	B	167	B	192	C
118	D	143	A	168	B	193	C
119	B	144	B	169	B	194	B
120	B	145	C	170	A	195	B
121	C	146	C	171	A	196	A
122	C	147	A	172	B	197	C
123	–	148	B	173	B	198	C
124	A	149	B	174	C	199	B
125	B	150	C	175	A	200	B

WBCS 2026 Prelims Exam Analysis & Difficulty Level

As per the feedbacks of candidates who appeared in the exam and our faculty, the exam was of Easy to Moderate level with section-wise difficulty level as mentioned in the below table.

Subject	Topics	Difficulty Level
General Mental Ability	Logical Reasoning, Analytical Ability, Basic Mathematics	Easy
English	Synonyms, Antonyms, Idioms, Phrasal Verbs	Easy to Moderate
Current Affairs	Current Events of National & International Importance	Moderate
General Science	Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Environmental Science	Easy to Moderate
History of India	Ancient, Medieval and Early Modern Eras	Easy to Moderate
Geography of India	With Special Reference to West Bengal	Easy
Indian Polity and Economy	Constitution, Panchayati Raj, RBI Policies	Easy to Moderate
Indian National Movement	Freedom Struggle 1857–1947	Moderate

WBPSC WBCS 2026 Prelims Exam Marking Scheme

Candidates can also calculate their approximate marks using the marking scheme for the exam. As per the WBCS Prelims marking scheme, 1 mark is assigned for the correct answer. The WBCS marking scheme for the preliminary exam has been tabulated below for your reference.

Particulars	Marks
For Right Answers	1 mark
For Wrong Answers	0.33
Unattempted Questions	0 Mark

How to Download WBCS Prelims Answer Key 2026 from Official website?

The West Bengal Public Service Commission (WBPSC) will release the WBCS Answer Key online at https://wbpsc.gov.in/ for the candidates who appeared in the prelims exam on 14th June 2026. Till that time you can check the answer key mentioned above, provided by our faculty.

Visit the official website of the West Bengal Public Service Commission at https://wbpsc.gov.in/.
Look for the Examination section, then click on the Answer Key appearing on the top side of the homepage.
A new page appears on the screen; search for and click on the text that reads “ANSWER KEYS TO THE MCQ PAPER OF W.B.C.S. (EXE.) ETC. (PRELIM) EXAMINATION 2023. ADVT. NO. 08/2024″.
Click on “Click PDF to Download” under the link section, and the WBCS Prelims Answer Key 2026 PDF appears on the screen.
Download the WBPSC WBCS answer key and cross-check the responses released by the officials.