IAS Political Science PYQ
Topic-wise IAS Political Science previous year questions with detailed solutions.
405 Questions
1 Topics
1996–2026
Year-wise weightage
How many Political Science questions each topic contributed per year in IAS — darker cells mean more questions that year. Tap a topic to open its questions.
| Topic | Weightage | Total | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000 | 1999 | 1998 | 1997 | 1996 |
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| Indian Polity | 100.0% | 405 | 10 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 16 | 23 | 6 | 14 | 13 | 18 | 21 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 10 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 12 |
| All topics | 405 | 10 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 16 | 23 | 6 | 14 | 13 | 18 | 21 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 10 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 12 |
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IAS Political Science questions
A cross-section of Political Science questions asked in IAS, spread across topics and years. Open any one for the full solution.
- Ms. X is a mid-level civil service official working in the urban development department of a major city.…2026
- In a multi-ethnic district where both economic competition and historical grievances frequently led to…2026
- With reference to the organisations under the Government of India, consider the following details: Sl. No. |…2026
- Consider the following statements in respect of questions asked by the Members in the Parliament of India: 1.…2026
- Consider the following statements about the Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes…2026
- Consider the following statements about the provisions pertaining to the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled…2026
- Consider the following statements with reference to the Constitution of India: 1. There is no Article in the…2026
- 'X' was addressing a seminar on the meaning of the term 'law' as provided under Article 13, Part III of the…2026
- Mr. X, a senior officer, was overseeing a critical vaccination programme during a pandemic. He found that a…2026
- Which of the following statements with regard to the persons with disabilities in India is/are correct? 1.…2026
- Consider the following statements about Lokpal : 1. The power of Lokpal applies to public servants of India,…2025
- Consider the following statements : 1. With reference to the Constitution of India, if an area in a State is…2025
- With reference to India, consider the following pairs: Organization | Union Ministry I. The National…2025
- Consider the following statements : 1. Panchayats at the intermediate level exist in all States. 2. To be…2025
- Consider the following statements with regard to pardoning power of the President of India : 1. The exercise…2025
- Consider the following pairs: State | Description I. Arunachal Pradesh | The capital is named after a fort,…2025
- Consider the following statements : 1. The Constitution of India explicitly mentions that in certain spheres…2025
- Consider the following statements : 1. If any question arises as to whether a Member of the House of the…2025
- With reference to the Government of India, consider the following information : Organization | Some of its…2025
- Consider the following statements : 1. On the dissolution of the House of the People, the Speaker shall not…2025
- Consider the following subjects under the Constitution of India : 1. List I-Union List, in the Seventh…2025
- Consider the following statements : 1. Statement I : In India, State Governments have no power for making…2025
- With reference to the Indian polity, consider the following statements : 1. An Ordinance can amend any…2025
- Who amongst the following are members of the Jury to select the recipient of 'Gandhi Peace Prize'? 1. The…2025
- With reference to India, consider the following : 1. The Inter-State Council 2. The National Security Council…2025
- Consider the following pairs : Provision in the Constitution of India | Stated under I. Separation of…2025
- With reference to the Indian polity, consider the following statements : 1. The Governor of a State is not…2025
- With reference to the Parliament of India, consider the following statements : 1. Prorogation of a House by…2024
- With reference to the Indian Parliament, consider the following statements : 1. A bill pending in the Lok…2024
- Who was the Provisional President of the Constituent Assembly before Dr. Rajendra Prasad took over ?2024
- Which of the following statements about the Ethics Committee in the Lok Sabha are correct? 1. Initially it…2024
- Which of the following statements are correct about the Constitution of India ? 1. Powers of the…2024
- How many Delimitation Commissions have been constituted by the Government of India till December 2023 ?2024
- The North Eastern Council (NEC) was established by the North Eastern Council Act, 1971. Subsequent to the…2024
- Under which of the following Articles of the Constitution of India, has the Supreme Court of India placed the…2024
- The Constitution (71st Amendment) Act, 1992 amends the Eighth Schedule to the Constitution to include which…2024