Where the marks come from
WBCS Preliminary Examination · questions per subject in each paper. Click a subject to see which chapters carry it.
| Subject | 2015* | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | Avg / paper | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | 27 | 30 | 31 | 39 | 33 | 31 | 27 | 27 | 33 | 30.8 | Falling | |
| 23 | 27 | 24 | 33 | 24 | 22 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 30 | 26.5 | Steady | |
| 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25.1 | Steady | |
| 23 | 29 | 28 | 23 | 25 | 30 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 25.0 | Steady | |
| 28 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23.5 | Rising | |
| 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 23 | 23 | 15 | 19.4 | Rising | |
| 23 | 9 | 11 | 16 | 22 | 18 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 15.0 | Falling | |
| 9 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 21 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 15 | 11 | 13.4 | Rising | |
| 2 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 11.4 | Rising | |
| 13 | 7 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 9.8 | Steady |
Trend: the newest 3 against the oldest 3 of these papers — 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 (the most recent with at least 190 of 200 questions).
* 2015: 199 of 200 questions (1 switched off); not used for the trend.
Indian National Movement
308 questions across 10 papers · 30.8 per paper · ranged 27 to 39
- 163Every year
Rise of Nationalism & the Congress
- 2429 of 10 yrs
Quit India, INA & Towards Independence
- 335Every year
Gandhian Era: Khilafat, NCM, CDM
- 430Every year
Socio-Religious & Educational Reform
- 529Every year
Revolutionary Movement
- 6249 of 10 yrs
British Policy, Acts & Constitutional Reforms
- 7237 of 10 yrs
Communal Politics & Partition
- 8188 of 10 yrs
Peasant, Tribal & Labour Movements
- 9157 of 10 yrs
Early Uprisings & Revolt of 1857
- 10137 of 10 yrs
Press, Literature & Cultural Institutions
- 11104 of 10 yrs
Leaders & Personalities
- 1254 of 10 yrs
Partition of Bengal, Swadeshi & Home Rule
- 1311 of 10 yrs
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Asked again and again
Asked in more than one paper — the same question, or the same fact in other words.
No repeats in Indian National Movement yet.