{
 "name": "UPSC Prelims GS Paper I question formats by year",
 "description": "How many questions of each format (statement counting, Statement I/II, coded options, direct) appeared in UPSC CSE Prelims GS Paper I from 2023 to 2026, counted from the official papers.",
 "source": "RankVyuh's count of the official papers; allow ±1–2 per row.",
 "updated": "2026-10-27",
 "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
 "rows": [
  {
   "format": "How many of the above are correct (statements, items, pairs)",
   "year": "2023",
   "questions": 47
  },
  {
   "format": "How many of the above are correct (statements, items, pairs)",
   "year": "2024",
   "questions": 17
  },
  {
   "format": "How many of the above are correct (statements, items, pairs)",
   "year": "2025",
   "questions": 27
  },
  {
   "format": "How many of the above are correct (statements, items, pairs)",
   "year": "2026",
   "questions": 2
  },
  {
   "format": "Statement-I / Statement-II (incl. the 3-statement version)",
   "year": "2023",
   "questions": 18
  },
  {
   "format": "Statement-I / Statement-II (incl. the 3-statement version)",
   "year": "2024",
   "questions": 13
  },
  {
   "format": "Statement-I / Statement-II (incl. the 3-statement version)",
   "year": "2025",
   "questions": 14
  },
  {
   "format": "Statement-I / Statement-II (incl. the 3-statement version)",
   "year": "2026",
   "questions": 0
  },
  {
   "format": "Classic coded options (1 only / 1 and 2 only / …)",
   "year": "2023",
   "questions": 7
  },
  {
   "format": "Classic coded options (1 only / 1 and 2 only / …)",
   "year": "2024",
   "questions": 43
  },
  {
   "format": "Classic coded options (1 only / 1 and 2 only / …)",
   "year": "2025",
   "questions": 42
  },
  {
   "format": "Classic coded options (1 only / 1 and 2 only / …)",
   "year": "2026",
   "questions": 59
  },
  {
   "format": "New in 2026 (conclusion, relationship, inference, List-I/II)",
   "year": "2023",
   "questions": 0
  },
  {
   "format": "New in 2026 (conclusion, relationship, inference, List-I/II)",
   "year": "2024",
   "questions": 0
  },
  {
   "format": "New in 2026 (conclusion, relationship, inference, List-I/II)",
   "year": "2025",
   "questions": 0
  },
  {
   "format": "New in 2026 (conclusion, relationship, inference, List-I/II)",
   "year": "2026",
   "questions": 14
  },
  {
   "format": "Direct single-answer",
   "year": "2023",
   "questions": 28
  },
  {
   "format": "Direct single-answer",
   "year": "2024",
   "questions": 27
  },
  {
   "format": "Direct single-answer",
   "year": "2025",
   "questions": 17
  },
  {
   "format": "Direct single-answer",
   "year": "2026",
   "questions": 25
  }
 ]
}