IAS (Pre.) 2016 Exam Paper Topic Wise Analysis
General Studies (Paper - 1):
| Topic Name | Questions Asked |
| Geography | 9 |
| Polity | 6 |
| History + Culture | 17 |
| Science & Tech | 11 |
| Environment & Ecology | 21 |
| Economy | 14 |
| Current | 22 |
CSAT Paper -2:
| Topic Name | Questions Asked |
| Analytical Reasoning | 15 |
| Direction | 2 |
| Coding-decoding | 2 |
| Causes | 1 |
| Mathematical Reasoning | 7 |
| Number System | 4 |
| Average | 4 |
| Percentage | 3 |
| Ratio | 1 |
| Mixture | 1 |
| Time & Distance | 2 |
| Time & Work | 1 |
| Algebra | 2 |
| Geometry | 3 |
| Probability | 3 |
| Critical Reasoning | 14 |
| Passage | 14 |
| Logical Reasoning | 1 |