The General Studies (GS) 2 Paper of UPSC Civil Services (Mains) Examination comprises Governance, Constitution, Polity, Social Justice and International Relations (IR.) This article will provide you with the set of GS-II Questions asked in UPSC Mains from the year 2013 to 2021 in the IAS Exam.
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Aspirants can get a similar set of topic-wise GS 1, 3, and 4 questions of UPSC Mains from the links provided in the table below:
Important Topics of Mains GS 2
Candidates can refer to the table below to get the topics asked in the GS-II syllabus and click the link to get the topic-wise questions for UPSC Mains.
Candidates can get UPSC Previous Year Question Papers from the linked article.
GS 2 Questions Topic Wise Analysis
The table below mentions the number of questions asked from each topic in UPSC Mains GS-II from 2013-2021:
| GS 2 Questions – Polity |
| Year |
Number of Questions |
| 2013 |
4 |
| 2014 |
2 |
| 2015 |
4 |
| 2016 |
4 |
| 2017 |
6 |
| 2018 |
10 |
| 2019 |
6 |
| 2020 |
5 |
| 2021 |
5 |
| GS 2 Questions – Constitution |
| Year |
Number of Questions |
| 2013 |
4 |
| 2014 |
4 |
| 2015 |
3 |
| 2016 |
4 |
| 2017 |
2 |
| 2018 |
0 |
| 2019 |
2 |
| 2020 |
5 |
| 2021 |
3 |
| GS 2 Questions – Governance |
| Year |
Number of Questions |
| 2013 |
5 |
| 2014 |
6 |
| 2015 |
4 |
| 2016 |
5 |
| 2017 |
5 |
| 2018 |
3 |
| 2019 |
6 |
| 2020 |
2 |
| 2021 |
5 |
| GS 2 Questions – Social Justice |
| Year |
Number of Questions |
| 2013 |
5 |
| 2014 |
3 |
| 2015 |
4 |
| 2016 |
4 |
| 2017 |
3 |
| 2018 |
3 |
| 2019 |
2 |
| 2020 |
3 |
| 2021 |
3 |
| GS 2 Questions – International Relations |
| Year |
Number of Questions |
| 2013 |
7 |
| 2014 |
5 |
| 2015 |
4 |
| 2016 |
4 |
| 2017 |
4 |
| 2018 |
5 |
| 2019 |
4 |
| 2020 |
5 |
| 2021 |
4 |
To get the detailed trend analysis, candidates can check our GS 2 Structure, Syllabus & Strategy page.
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