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UPSC Prelims 2025: Our Test Series Didn’t Just Predict — It Prepared
The UPSC Civil Services Preliminary Examination 2025 threw up a paper that was unconventional in tone, unpredictable in approach, and deeply analytical in style. Yet, for those who walked the path with us — through the Subject-wise Prelims Test Series 2025, the I-WIN Initiative 2025, the rigorous Step-Up Simulations 2025, and our Daily Quizzes on Static, Editorials, and Current Affairs — the exam was less about surprises and more about recognition and recall.
In this post, we are not counting how many direct or indirect hits our tests had. That’s not our style. But to fairly evaluate our performance in UPSC CSE 2025, we are considering only the questions, themes, and explanations covered in the last one year — across our 2025 Test Series, Daily Quizzes, and Simulations. Instead of chasing numbers, we are showcasing how our targeted approach, theme-based framing, and conceptual depth helped aspirants confidently attempt questions across the UPSC paper.
🔍 Subject-Wise Prelims Test Series 2025: Foundation First, Forecast Next
We designed the Subject-Wise Test Series with one goal: Master the Core.
Each test drilled deep into static and dynamic dimensions — not just asking facts but connecting themes across time and context.
What Worked:
Polity tests echoed the spirit of constitutional reasoning seen in questions on Pardoning Power of President, Governor’s discretion, and 7th Schedule etc.
History tests didn’t stop at dates and personalities. We explored trends — terms relating to theMauryan empire like Yukta, cultural institutions like Gandharva Mahavidyalaya, and events like the Poona Pact and Non-Cooperation Movement.
Environment tests featured international conventions, laws like the Nature Restoration Law, and biodiversity-related questions that closely aligned with the UPSC paper.
In Science & Tech, questions on Artificial Rain, Fuel Cells, Direct Air-Capture Technology, and ISRO’s satellite programs reflected UPSC’s dynamic current-affairs-based approach.
This wasn’t prediction — it was preparation with precision.
⚡ I-WIN Test Series 2025: Daily Discipline, Weekly Wins
The I-WIN (Work-Improve-Nurture) program wasn’t designed for binge studying. It trained aspirants to show up every single day — to absorb, apply, and analyze.
Why I-WIN Made a Difference:
The Daily 50 MCQs kept aspirants in sync with both static topics and current developments.
High-order questions on topics like Fiscal and Primary Deficit, Ordinances, and BIMSTEC all reflected in UPSC 2025.
We embedded trap-based elimination logic into our explanations — helping aspirants anticipate distractors, not just recall facts.
UPSC asked deeper questions. I-WIN trained aspirants to think deeper.
📘 Daily Quizzes: Static, Editorial & Current Affairs — One Year, Fully Covered
We complemented our test series with Daily Quizzes hosted on our website — and these were no ordinary quizzes.
Static Quiz: Reinforced NCERTs, standard books, and concept-based MCQs from core subjects like History, Polity, Geography, Economy, and Environment.
Editorial Quiz: Extracted ideas from the day’s top editorials and built analytical questions that sharpened comprehension, opinion analysis, and application skills.
Current Affairs Quiz: Covered major developments from the last one year only, with a focus on relevance, linkage with syllabus, and trend alignment.
Many questions in Prelims 2025 had familiar tones, themes, and traps — because aspirants had already tackled them in our quizzes, one day at a time.
These daily drills ensured consistent engagement and layered learning — vital for mastering the unpredictable nature of UPSC questions.
🚀 Step-Up Test Series 2025: Simulating the Real Exam
With Step-Up, we didn’t offer comfort. We offered the UPSC experience.
Each paper came with diverse difficulty levels, from simple to extremely analytical.
We covered Majorana, Mauryan Administration, Electric Vehicles, and more, well before they appeared in the exam.
Above all, no inflated claims, no repetition — just real testing for real preparation.
💡 More Than Just Hits — It’s About Habits
We’re not here to claim “x number of questions came from our tests.”
What we claim is this:
Our tests trained aspirants to analyze smartly, not panic.
Our explanations taught them how to connect static knowledge to current relevance.
Our daily quizzes and mocks ensured consistency and clarity — day after day, week after week.
UPSC no longer rewards rote. It rewards readiness.
And every aspirant who completed our full cycle was ready — not lucky.
🎯 Final Word: Test Series Are Not Predictors — They Are Path Builders
If you’re preparing for 2026, remember this:
Test series are not about prediction. They are about preparation, pace, and precision.
If you used our Subject-wise Tests, I-WIN Test-series, Step-Up Simulations Test, and Daily Quizzes sincerely, you walked into the exam hall with:
A refined thought process
A calm decision-making approach
And a disciplined revision cycle
That’s what we set out to deliver. That’s what we celebrate today.
Questions in UPSC Prelims 2025 closely reflected the content from our I-WIN 2025 Program, Subject-wise Prelims Test Series 2025, and Daily Quizzes hosted on our website — all curated over the past one year.
📘 UPSC Prelims 2025 Question:
Which organization has enacted the Nature Restoration Law (NRL) to tackle climate change and biodiversity loss?
The European Union
The World Bank
The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
The Food and Agriculture Organization
✅ I-WIN Test Series 2025:
📘 UPSC Prelims 2025 Question:
The famous female figurine known as ‘Dancing Girl’, found at Mohenjo-daro, is made of
Consider the following statements about the Indus Valley Civilization (IVC):
The civilization existed primarily in the Indus River basin.
The Ghaggar-Hakra river system was an important river for IVC settlements.
It is noted for its use of iron tools and weapons.
IVC artifacts show advanced metallurgy, including the use of copper, bronze, lead, and tin.
How many of the above statements is/are correct?
a) Only one
b) Only two
c) Only three
d) All four
Solution: c)
Statement 4 is correct:IVC metallurgy was highly advanced, with artisans using copper, bronze, lead, and tin for making tools, ornaments, and statues. The famous “Dancing Girl” bronze statue from Mohenjo-Daro is an example of their metallurgical expertise.
📘 UPSC Prelims 2025 Question:
Artificial way of causing rainfall to reduce pollution makes use of
Silver iodide and potassium iodide
Silver nitrate and potassium nitrate
Silver iodide and potassium nitrate
Silver chloride and potassium chloride
✅ Subject-wise Prelims Test2025
Common cloud-seeding agents include which of the following?
The most common chemicals used for cloud seeding are
Sodium Chloride
Potassium iodide
Dry ice
Silver iodide
How many of the above options is/are correct?
a) Only one
b) Only two
c) Only three
d) All four
Solution: d)
📘 UPSC Prelims 2025 Question:
Subsequent to which one of the following events, did Mahatma Gandhi decide to include the ‘eradication of untouchability’ from all religions in his political and social programme?
The Poona Pact
The Gandhi-Irwin Agreement (Delhi Pact)
Arrest of Congress leadership at the time of the Quit India Movement
Promulgation of the Government of India Act, 1935
✅ Step up Test 2025
Consider the pairs:
Association
Founder
1. Dalit Sangarsh Samiti
M.C. Rajah
2. Aravipuram Movement
Sri Narayana Guru
3. Satyashodhak Samaj
Jyotirao Phule
4. Harijan Sevak Sangh
Mahatma Gandhi
How many of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?
a. Only one
b. Only two
c. Only three
d. All four
Correct Option : C
Justification :
Dalit Sangarsh Samiti (DSS) was founded in 1972 by B. Krishnappa, Siddalingaiah, and others in Karnataka to combat caste oppression and land rights issues.
M.C. Rajah (1883–1943) was a leader of the Adi Dravida Mahajan Society and All India Depressed Classes Association in Tamil Nadu. He was not associated with DSS.
Hence pair 1 is not correctly matched
Aravipuram Movement:
Launched in 1888, Sri Narayana Guru defied caste norms by consecrating a Shiva idol at Aravipuram, Kerala, empowering the marginalized Ezhava community.
Hence pair 2 is correctly matched
Satyashodhak Samaj
Founded in 1873, Jyotirao Phule’s Satyashodhak Samaj promoted education, gender equality, and anti-caste reforms in Maharashtra.
Hence pair 3 is correctly matched
Harijan Sevak Sangh
Established in 1932 post-Poona Pact, Gandhi’s Sangh eradicated untouchability and uplifted Dalits through temple entry movements and welfare initiatives
Hence pair 4 is correctly matched
📘 UPSC Prelims 2025 Question:
Ashokan inscriptions suggest that the ‘Pradeshika’, ‘Rajuka’ and ‘Yukta’ were important officers at the:
village-level administration
district-level administration
provincial administration
level of the central administration
✅ STEP UP Test 2025
Consider the following statements about the administrative structure under the Mauryas based on Arthashastra and inscriptions:
1. The ‘Pradeshtriya’ was primarily an auditor responsible for checking accounts in the provinces.
2. The term ‘Yukta’ referred to subordinate officials responsible for the king’s personal security and household management.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
a. 1 only
b. 2 only
c. Both 1 and 2
d. Neither 1 nor 2
Correct Option : D
📘 UPSC Prelims 2025 Question:
The first Gandharva Mahavidyalaya, a music training school, was set up in 1901 by Vishnu Digambar Paluskar in:
Delhi
Gwalior
Ujjain
Lahore
📘 UPSC Prelims 2025 Question:
Consider the following statements:
I. It is expected that Majorana 1 chip will enable quantum computing.
II. Majorana 1 chip has been introduced by Amazon Web Services (AWS).
III. Deep learning is a subset of machine learning.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
I and II only
II and III only
I and III only
I, II and III
✅ STEP UP TEST 2025
Consider the following pairs:
Quantum Chip
Company associated with
1. Majorana
Microsoft
2. Ocelot
IBM
3. Willow
Google
How many of the above pairs are correctly matched?
With reference to ‘Direct Air Capture’, an emerging technology, which of the following statements is/are correct?
I. It can be used as a way of carbon sequestration.
II. It can be a valuable approach for plastic production and in food processing.
III. In aviation, it can be a source of carbon for combining with hydrogen to create synthetic low-carbon fuel.
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
(a) I and II only
(b) III only
(c) I, II and III only
(d) None of the above statements is correct
✅ Subject-wise Prelims Test 2025
Consider the following statements related to Carbon Sequestration methods:
1. Afforestation primarily enhances carbon sequestration in terrestrial biomass and soils over relatively short to medium timescales compared to geological sequestration.
2. Enhanced weathering involves accelerating natural rock decomposition processes, typically using silicate minerals like basalt, to chemically bind atmospheric CO2 into stable carbonates in soils.
3. Direct Air Capture (DAC) technologies chemically filter CO2 directly from the ambient air, offering a location-independent sequestration solution but currently facing high energy requirements and costs.
Q. How many of the above statements are correct?
a. Only one b. Only two c. All three d. None
Direct Air Capture and Storage (DAC +S) Technology is related to:
Q. Which of the following technologies are considered as climate engineering?
Direct air capture and carbon storage
Marine cloud brightening
Mirrors in space
Stratospheric aerosol injection
Bioenergy with carbon capture and storage
How many of the above options are correct?
a) Only two
b) Only three
c) Only four
d) All five
Solution: d)
Climate engineering (or geoengineering) has been used as an umbrella term for both carbon dioxide removal and solar radiation management (or solar geoengineering), when applied at a planetary scale.
Specific technologies that fall into the “climate engineering” umbrella term include:
Carbon dioxide removal
Biochar – Biochar is a high-carbon, fine-grained residue that is produced via pyrolysis
Bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS) – the process of extracting bioenergy from biomass and capturing and storing the carbon, thereby removing it from the atmosphere.
Direct air capture and carbon storage – a process of capturing carbon dioxide directly from the ambient air (as opposed to capturing from point sources, such as a cement factory or biomass power plant) and generating a concentrated stream of CO2 for sequestration or utilization or production of carbon-neutral fuel and windgas.
📘 UPSC Prelims 2025 Question:
Consider the following statements about turmeric during the year 2022–23:
I. India is the largest producer and exporter of turmeric in the world.
II. More than 30 varieties of turmeric are grown in India.
III. Maharashtra, Telangana, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu are major turmeric producing States in India.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
(a) I and II only
(b) I and III only
(c) II and III only
(d) I, II and III
✅ Subject-wise Prelims Test 2025
Consider the following statements about turmeric exports from India:
1. India dominates the global turmeric market with over 60% share in exports.
2. The USA is India’s largest turmeric export destination.
3. India does not import turmeric as it is self-sufficient in production.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
a. 1 only
b. 1 and 2 only
c. 2 and 3 only
d. 1, 2 and 3
📘 UPSC Prelims 2025 Question:
Which of the following are the evidences of the phenomenon of continental drift?
I. The belt of ancient rocks from Brazil coast matches with those from Western Africa.
II. The gold deposits of Ghana are derived from the Brazil plateau when the two continents lay side by side.
III. The Gondwana system of sediments from India is known to have its counterparts in six different landmasses of the Southern Hemisphere.
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
(a) I and III only
(b) I and II only
(c) I, II and III
(d) II and III only
✅ Subject-wise Prelims Test 2025
✅ IWIN PRELIMS TEST 2025
✅ STEP UP Test 2025
Consider the following statements related to Alfred Wegener’s theory of continental drift:
1. Wegener proposed that the centrifugal force increases towards the poles, contributing to the drift of continents.
2. Wegener suggested that tidal forces caused by the gravitational pull of the moon acted from west to east, influencing continental drift.
3. According to Wegener, the Earth’s gravitational pull was responsible for the eastward drift of the continents.
Statement I:
In January, in the Northern Hemisphere, the isotherms bend equatorward while crossing the landmasses, and poleward while crossing the oceans.
Statement II:
In January, the air over the oceans is warmer than that over the landmasses in the Northern Hemisphere.
Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?
(a) Both Statement I and Statement II are correct and Statement II explains Statement I
(b) Both Statement I and Statement II are correct but Statement II does not explain Statement I
(c) Statement I is correct but Statement II is not correct
(d) Statement I is not correct but Statement II is correct
✅ IWIN TEST 2025
✅ Subject-wise Prelims Test 2025
Consider the following statements about temperature distribution:
1. Isotherms in the Southern Hemisphere are more regular and follow latitudes more closely than in the Northern Hemisphere.
2. The temperature gradient is steeper in winter than in summer in the Northern Hemisphere.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
a. 1 only b. 2 only c. Both 1 and 2 d. Neither 1 nor 2
🎯 See More UPSC Matches from Our Test Series
We’ve compiled several more question matches between the UPSC Prelims 2025 and our Test Series, Quizzes, and Daily initiatives. See them all in one place!
