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UPSC IAS Prelims Exam Analysis 2018! UPSC CSE is regarded as one of the topmost exams of the country. Every year, Lakhs of aspirants appear for IAS Exam. Coming to the core, Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has recently conducted the Morning shift of IAS 2018 Exam. The morning shift commenced at 9:30 AM & lasted for 2 hours i.e 11:30 AM. To help you know the subject-wise level of difficulty & the number of questions asked from each section, we are going to upload an article on IAS Prelims Exam Analysis 2018. In this post, we have discussed the detailed analysis of the IAS Prelims Exam 2018.

Let us first start with the question-wise distribution:
Name of SectionNumber of Questions
Geography 12 
Polity14
History, Art & Culture19
Economy17 
Environment & Ecology14
Others (Science & Technology, International Organization, Current Affairs) 24
Total100
As per the students who appeared for the IAS Exam, the overall difficulty level of the paper was Moderate. As promised, let us now go through the important topics asked in IAS Prelims Exam 2018.

India and World Geography

Questions were mainly asked from the following topics:
  • Location-wise Geography (Maximum Questions)
  • Maps
  • Current Places which were in News etc

Indian Polity and Governance

In Polity and Governance, there were total 14 questions asked from this section.

History, Art & Culture

In this section, Questions asked from the following topics:
  • Ancient History 
  • Medieval History
  • Modern History
  • Indian Religion
  • Festival
  • Painting 
  • Indian Architecture

Environment and Ecology

There were 14 questions on environment and ecology.
  • Wildlife Sanctuaries
  • Current Convention on the Environment
  • Agreement on the Environment
  • NGT etc

International Organizations

  • IAEA
  • NSG
  • ASEAN etc

Economic and Social Development

There were 17 questions on economic and social development. Main focus areas were scheme and programme related to the Indian government, banking, and social sector. 
  • BHIM
  • Aadhar
  • NPCI
  • Economic Development etc

Science and Technology

  • Aadhar Technology
  • IT etc
That's it form our side! Needless to say, we will keep you posted on other important updates. Till then, stay connected & prepare efficiently with gradeup.
All the best!
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