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
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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 |
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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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