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Logical Reasoning Sectional Test 1
UPSC CSE · Union Public Service Commission: Civil Services Examination
Syllabus-checked original practice
Mapped to the official CSAT (Paper II) syllabus and answer-checked on 5 August 2026.
View official syllabus sourceBefore you begin
- 1This sectional test contains 22 original Logical reasoning and analytical ability questions.
- 2Each wrong answer deducts marks using the scoring rule shown above. Unattempted questions score zero.
- 3You can mark a question for review and come back to it later using the question palette.
- 4The timer starts as soon as you click "Start test" and the test auto-submits when time runs out.
- 5You can review your answers and explanations for every question immediately after submitting.
About this UPSC CSE Logical reasoning and analytical ability sectional test
This sectional test isolates Logical reasoning and analytical ability from the UPSC CSE CSAT (Paper II) pattern, so you can drill it on its own instead of only meeting it inside the full mock. It draws 22 original practice questions across 12 distinct topics, syllabus-checked the same as our full mocks.
Topics covered
Syllogism
4 questions
Blood Relations
3 questions
Coding-Decoding
3 questions
Direction Sense
3 questions
Critical Reasoning
2 questions
Analogy
1 question
Classification
1 question
Course of Action
1 question
Data Sufficiency
1 question
Inequality
1 question
Number Series
1 question
Ranking
1 question
Scoring and result analysis
Correct answers earn 2.5 marks and wrong answers deduct 0.833 marks. Unattempted questions score zero. This section's 22 questions are difficulty-tagged: 7 easy, 11 medium, 4 hard. After submitting, you receive topic-wise accuracy, time spent, answer explanations, and source links.
Frequently asked questions
Is this an official UPSC CSE question paper?
No. It's an independent practice test with original Logical reasoning and analytical ability questions, mapped to the official UPSC CSE CSAT (Paper II) syllabus and answer-checked on 5 August 2026.
How many questions are in this Logical reasoning and analytical ability sectional test, and how long is it?
22 questions in 33 minutes.
Which topics does this test focus on?
It spans 12 topics, with the heaviest coverage on Syllogism, Blood Relations, and Coding-Decoding.
Is there negative marking in this test?
Yes. Each wrong answer deducts 0.833 marks, and each correct answer earns 2.5 marks. Unattempted questions score zero.