Previous Year Question Paper (Topic Wise)
Law Optional Previous Year Question Papers - Topic Wise PDF
UPSC law optional previous year questions arranged topic wise, so you can see what has been asked from each topic of Paper I and Paper II. Pick a topic below to get its question set.
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Paper I - Topic Wise Questions
Section A
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Constitutional Law Questions
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Administrative Law Questions
Sub-topics
Section B
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International Law Questions
Paper II - Topic Wise Questions
Section A
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Law of Crime Questions
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Law of Tort Questions
Section B
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Law of Contract Questions
Sub-topics
- Contract of agency
- Indemnity, Guarantee and Insurance
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Contemporary Legal Development (CLD) Questions
Contemporary Legal Development (CLD) consists of multiple laws, so the questions are segregated into sub-topics according to the Acts.
Sub-topics
How to use topic wise previous year papers
Topic wise questions show the depth of each topic and the sub-topics UPSC actually asks about.
How to use previous year papers effectively?
Topic wise questions help you understand the depth of the question and the level up to which a particular topic has to be studied. You may also identify sub-topics which you need to study for a particular topic.
What is a topic wise PYQ?
A topic wise PYQ is a previous year question paper rearranged by topic instead of by year. Every question UPSC has asked on one topic, say Constitutional Law, sits together in one set, so you can see what is asked from that topic and how often.
Which topics come under Paper I and Paper II?
Paper I covers Constitutional law and Administrative law (Section A) and International Law (Section B). Paper II covers Law of Crime and Law of Tort (Section A) and Law of Contract and Contemporary Legal Development (Section B).
Where are the year wise papers and solved papers?
The year wise question papers are on the previous year papers page and the solved papers are on the solved papers page. Both are linked at the top of this page and under Related PYQ resources.
Related PYQ resources
Year wise papers, solved papers, the syllabus and notes: the rest of the previous year paper toolkit.
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Previous Papers (Year Wise)
UPSC law optional previous year papers, arranged individually year wise. It gives you an idea about the trend.
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Previous Year Solved Papers
UPSC law optional solved papers are an important way to understand how to write in the exam.
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Law Optional Syllabus PDF
Law optional UPSC consists of two papers with two sections each. Each paper carries 250 marks.
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Notes
Well-structured law optional notes you can refer to for quick revision, subject by subject.
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