UPSC Civil Services Prelims 2022 Second shift concludes

The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) is conducting the Civil Services Prelims exam today i;e June 5. The exam will be conducted in two shifts.

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The forenoon shift began at 9:30 am and concluded at 11:30 am while the afternoon shift will be conducted from 2:30 pm to 4:30 pm

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Candidates should note that it is compulsory for them to appear in both shifts in order to be evaluated.

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The General Studies GS-I was conducted in the morning shift examination and the General Studies GS-II or CSAT paper will be conducted in the afternoon shift.

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Candidates needs to appear for both the examinations in order to qualify the prelims.

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According to candidates who wrote the morning shift examinations, there were questions on the recent greatest pandemic- coronavirus.

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Candidates also confirmed that there were some questions based on the Indian Heritage and culture along with the Aarogya Setu app.

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Questions based on the covid-19 vaccines available in India - Covishield, Covaxin, Sputnik were asked. Apart from that candidates have said that the questions were tougher than the last few years. Technology based questions were also asked. This included topics like Web 3.0.

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