UPSC Prelims 2026 Tips: This article is part of the responses to queries received during UPSC LIVE, hosted every Wednesday on the Instagram and YouTube channel of The Indian Express. How many times must your mentors have told you that analysing Past Year Question Papers (PYQs) is non-negotiable for UPSC Prelims? But if you haven’t realised it yet, here are five reasons why attempting previous years’ questions is important before you appear for UPSC Prelims 2026. (This article is part of the responses to queries received during UPSC LIVE, hosted every Wednesday on the Instagram and YouTube channels of The Indian Express. Hence, PYQs show how UPSC actually frames questions.

Source: Indian Express January 27, 2026 03:50 UTC