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How many questions to attempt in BPCS Prelims? Know Exam pattern, Exam Analysis for better Score!
By BYJU'S Exam Prep
Updated on: September 25th, 2023
BPCS Prelims Questions need to Attempt: The BPSC PSC exam was conducted by the Bihar Public Service Commission. Nowadays lakhs of students apply for the BPSC PSC exam to secure a job in the Bihar State Administration. It is also not too easy to crack due to the high level of competition.
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In this article, we will discuss how many questions you should attempt to crack BPSC PSC Prelims, BPSC PSC Recruitment Process consists of three stages which are: Prelims, Mains, and followed by the final interview.
- Prelims – objective type paper
- Mains – 4 descriptive papers (1 qualifying + 3 merit ranking)
- Interview Round
BPSC PSC Prelims Exam Pattern
|
Paper |
Total Marks |
Number of Question |
Duration |
Negative Marking |
|
General Studies |
150 marks |
150 |
2 Hours
|
No |
BPSC PSC Prelims Exam GS Paper is screening in nature. It is a pen/paper-based offline exam. This exam tests your General Studies, General Knowledge, and Current Affairs.
BPSC PSC Qualifying Cut-off
It is the minimum qualifying mark that a candidate must score to qualify BPSC PSC Paper-II. It has been set by the BPSC as:
|
Category |
Qualifying Marks in Prelims |
Qualifying marks in Mains Paper |
|
General |
40% |
40% |
|
BC |
36.5% |
36.5% |
|
OBC |
34% | 34% |
|
Women/SC/ST/PwD |
32% |
32% |
BPSC PSC Prelims Previous Year Cutoff
|
Exam |
No. of Posts |
No. of Students Appeared |
Cut off Marks (Out of 150) |
||||
|
Unreserved |
BC |
EBC |
ST |
SC |
|||
|
66th BPSC |
733 |
2,80,882 |
Male – 108 Female – 100 |
Male- 104 Female – 97 |
Male- 102 Female – 93 |
Male- 98 Female – |
Male- 95 Female – 84 |
|
65th BPSC |
423 (Earlier 434) |
3.5-4 Lakh (Expected) |
Male- 97-102 |
Male- 93-98 |
Male- 90-95 |
Male- 90-94 |
Male- 85-91 |
|
64th BPSC |
1465 |
295444 |
Male- 97 |
Male- 93 |
Male- 90 |
Male- 90 |
Male- 85 |
|
63rd BPSC |
355 |
90697 |
Male- 96 |
Male- 93 |
Male- 88 |
Male- 89 |
Male- 84 |
|
60th- 62nd BPSC |
642 |
160086 |
Male- 97 |
Male- 93 |
Male- 89 |
Male- 89 |
Male- 83 |
So now you can conclude from the above that each year cutoff rising high. To get selected for the Main exam you must achieve at least a 115+ Score in Paper 1. Now let’s look at the topic-wise analysis from the last two years’ PSC Prelims.
BPSC Prelims Exam Analysis 2020 (Topic -wise)
|
Subject |
No. of questions | Difficulty Level |
|
History |
25 | Moderate to Diffcult |
|
Geography |
9 | Easy to Moderate |
|
Polity |
7 | Moderate to difficult |
|
Economy |
13 | Easy to Moderate |
|
Environment & Ecology |
3 | Easy to Moderate |
|
General Science |
28 | Easy to Moderate |
|
Current Affairs (National + International) |
33 | Easy to Moderate |
|
Bihar History |
7 | Easy to Moderate |
|
Bihar Geography |
5 | Easy to Moderate |
|
Bihar Economy |
4 | Easy to Moderate |
|
Bihar Polity |
1 | Easy to Moderate |
|
Bihar Current Affairs |
5 | Easy to Moderate |
|
Aptitude & Reasoning |
10 | Easy to Moderate |
| Total Questions- 150 |
|
BPSC Prelims Exam Analysis 2019 (Topic -wise)
|
Subject |
No. of questions | Difficulty Level |
|
History |
28 | Easy |
|
Geography |
13 | Medium |
|
Polity |
10 | Easy |
|
Economy |
11 | Medium |
|
Environment & Ecology |
6 | Easy |
|
General Science |
24 | Easy |
|
Current Affairs (National + International) |
26 | Medium |
|
Bihar History |
9 | Medium |
|
Bihar Geography |
7 | Medium |
|
Bihar Economy |
2 | Easy |
|
Bihar Polity |
3 | Medium |
|
Bihar Current Affairs |
1 | Medium |
|
Aptitude & Reasoning |
10 | Medium |
| Total Questions- 150 |
From the above analysis, we conclude that
- Most questions asked from the History, Polity, Geography, General Science & Current Affairs
- To clear cutoff you should score at least 115+ Marks
- To clear cutoff you should attempt at least 115+ Question with high accuracy
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