UPSC History Question Papers

Listed below are the UPSC History Mains question papers, arranged year-wise to help you clearly understand the IAS History optional exam pattern. Go through this comprehensive UPSC History question bank to identify the trends in questions asked every year and plan your preparation accordingly. With proper analysis, you can focus more on recurring topics and the high-weightage areas that frequently appear in the exam. All the History question papers listed here are the authentic UPSC Mains papers used in the actual Civil Services Examination. Our UPSC History optional question bank is updated till 2025.

Previous Year Question Papers

• Question paper of 2025[Paper-I][PDF]
• Question paper of 2025[Paper-II][PDF]
• Question paper of 2024[Paper-I][PDF]
• Question paper of 2024[Paper-II][PDF]
• Question Paper of 2023 [Paper-I][PDF]
• Question Paper of 2023 [Paper-II] [PDF]
• Question Paper of 2022 [Paper-I][PDF]
• Question Paper of 2022 [Paper-II] [PDF]
• Question Paper of 2021 [Paper-I][PDF]
• Question Paper of 2021 [Paper-II] [PDF]
• Question paper of 2020[Paper-I][PDF]
• Question paper of 2020[Paper-II][PDF]
• Question paper of 2019[Paper-I][PDF]
• Question paper of 2019[Paper-II][PDF]
• Question Paper of 2018 [Paper-I]
• Question Paper of 2018 [Paper-II]
• Question Paper of 2017 [Paper-I]
• Question Paper of 2017 [Paper-II]
• Question Paper of 2016 [Paper-I]
• Question Paper of 2016 [Paper-II]
• Question Paper of 2015 [Paper-I]
• Question Paper of 2015 [Paper-II]
• Question Paper of 2014 [Paper-I]
• Question Paper of 2014 [Paper-II]
• Question Paper of 2013 [Paper-I]
• Question Paper of 2013 [Paper-II]
• Question Paper of 2012 [Paper-I]
• Question Paper of 2012 [Paper-II]
• Question Paper of 2011 [Paper-I]
• Question Paper of 2011 [Paper-II]
• Question Paper of 2010 [Paper-I]
• Question Paper of 2010 [Paper-II]
• Question Paper of 2009 [Paper-I]
• Question Paper of 2009 [Paper-II]
• Question Paper of 2007 [DOC Format]
• Question Paper of 2005 [PDF]
• Question Paper of 2004 [PDF]