APSC Question Paper
Assam Public Service Commission (APSC) almost every year organizes for the recruitment various Grade I officer cadre vacancy under Government of Assam. Here, we will provide you last twelve (12) previous years’ question paper of APSC and sincerely wish these papers will be highly beneficial for future APSC aspirants.
APSC Question Paper Details
Name of examination: Combined Competitive Examination (CCE)
Name of agency: Assam Public Service Commission (APSC)
So, for all the aspirants, here are the direct download links of last 12 years’ APSC General Studies (Prelims) Question Papers. If you have faced any problem while downloading these question papers, pl leave a comment below.
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APSC CCE Exam Pattern
The Combined Competitive Examination consists of following two successive stages :-
(i) The Preliminary Examination (Objective Type)
(ii) The Main Examination (Written & Interview Test)
Preliminary Examination: The Preliminary Examination consists of 2 objective type General Studies question paper with 200 marks each.
Main Examination: The Main Examination shall consist of written examination and interview tests. The written examination shall consist of six papers on the subject of General Studies . Marks thus obtained by the candidates in the main examination (Written Part as well as Interview) would determine their final ranking.
Download APSC Previous Question Paper
APSC Prelims Question Paper
Year | Paper I | Paper II |
2023 | Click Here | Click Here |
2022 | Click Here | Click Here |
2020 | Click Here | Click Here |
2018 | Click Here | N/A |
2016 | Click Here | N/A |
2015 | Click Here | N/A |
2014 | Click Here | N/A |
2013 | Click Here | N/A |
2011 | Click Here | N/A |
2006 | Click Here | N/A |
2001 | Click Here | N/A |
1998 | Click Here | N/A |
Note: Only starting from 2020, APSC opted for new exam scheme of 2 General Studies question paper. Hence, the optional paper makes no sense (N/A) now.
APSC Mains Question Paper
Year | Paper | |
2020 | Essay | |
2020 | GS Paper 1 | |
2020 | GS Paper 2 | |
2020 | GS Paper 3 | |
2020 | GS Paper 4 | |
2020 | GS Paper 5 | |
2022 | Essay | |
2022 | GS Paper 1 | |
2022 | GS Paper 2 | |
2022 | GS Paper 3 | |
2022 | GS Paper 4 | |
2022 | GS Paper 5 | |
2023 | Essay | |
2023 | GS Paper 1 | |
2023 | GS Paper 2 | |
2023 | GS Paper 3 | |
2023 | GS Paper 4 | |
2023 | GS Paper 5 |
Recommended Books for APSC CCE Exam
Rather than purchasing substandard guidebooks, we suggest you to stick to the base books so that you can accumulate knowledge and clear doubts.
First, try to accumulate as many topics/ facts as possible from these base books, make notes and then try to solve questions from above given previous years’ question papers.
Section | Book |
Numerical Ability | Fast Track Objective Arithmetic |
General English | Objective General English by S P Bakshi |
Reasoning | Verbal and Non-Verbal Reasoning R S Aggarwal |
General Knowledge | Lucent’s General Knowledge |
Current Affairs | Manorama Yearbook 2024 | Assam Tribune E paper | unacademy |
Modern Indian History | Modern India by Rajiv Ahir |
Indian Economy | Pratiyogita Darpan General Studies: Indian Economy |
Indian Polity | Indian Polity by M Laxmikanth |
Indian Geography | Geography of India by Majid Husain |
Computer Awareness | Objective Computer Awareness by Arihant |
APSC Question Papers | APSC CCE General Studies 1997-2017 Solved Papers |
UPSC Question Papers | Mrunal UPSC Prelims 1995-2022 Solved Papers |
Assam History | History of Assam by Priyam Goswami |
Assam Related Topics | Assam Year Book by Santanu Kaushik Baruah |
Important Web Links of APSC Previous Question Paper
APSC Prelims Syllabus |
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APSC Mains Syllabus | |
Official Website |
Click Here |

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