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RAS Prelims vs UPSC Prelims: Exam Pattern and Preparation Differences

2026-11-11

RAS Prelims is one 150-question General Knowledge and General Science paper of 200 marks, with roughly a third of the questions on Rajasthan. UPSC Prelims has two papers: General Studies I, which decides the merit for Mains, and the qualifying CSAT. Both use one-third negative marking. Preparing for both is possible, but RAS needs a dedicated Rajasthan block and its own reasoning and maths section.