UPSC CSE examination comprises of Prelims, Mains and interview. During the first stage, which is IAS Prelims, the questions will be of objective type and will have negative marking. It comprises General Studies Paper 1 and Paper 2 with 100 questions and 80 questions respectively. Both the papers will have a fixed time of two hours and each question will have four options for candidates to choose from. In the UPSC CSE Prelims, there will be 1/3rd negative marking of the total marks of the question for each incorrect answer that is given. So, it is important to avoid giving the wrong answers.