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Total 20 questions out of 40 questions of GS Paper - II & III of Civil Services Mains-2018appeared diectly/indirectly from our Mains Test Series -2018. These are the questionswhich can be satisfactorily / partially answered from our model answers.

Questions that can be Questions that can besatisfactorily answered partially answered

UPSC Mains Dhyeya IAS MainsTest UPSC Mains Dhyeya IAS Mains TestQuestion No. Series Question No. Question No. Series Question No.

GS Paper-II Q-1 Test No. 15-Q-6 GS Paper-II Q-10 Test No. 14-Q-2

GS Paper-II Q-4 Test No. 1-Q-8 GS Paper-II Q-13 Test No. 14-Q-13

GS Paper-II Q-6 Test No. 1-Q-14

GS Paper-II Q-8 Test No. 2-Q-16 & 20

GS Paper-II Q-9 Test No. 11-Q-14

GS Paper-II Q-15 Test No. 14-Q-9

GS Paper-II Q-18 Test No. 2-Q-7

GS Paper-II Q-20 Test No. 11-Q-5

GS Paper-III Q-3 Test No. 7 - Q-13 GS Paper-III Q-1 Test No. 8 - Q-1

GS Paper-III Q-6 Test No. 2 Q-19 & GS Paper-III Q-7 Test No. 13 - Q-16Test No. 7-Q-6

GS Paper-III Q-10 Test No. 11-Q-15 GS Paper-III Q-12 Test No. 15-Q-2

GS Paper-III Q-11 Test No. 14-Q-11 GS Paper-III Q-14 Test No. 7 - Q-13

GS Paper-III Q-18 Test No. 8-Q-18 GS Paper-III Q-19 Test No. 11 - Q-8

Two Essays can be answered satisfactorily from our GS Mains Test Series.

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