Paper 2 in preliminary concentrates on the following subjects : Economic Survey, GMA, Science & Tech, Ecology & Environment, Current Affairs, Geography, Polity (Karnataka).
In 2011 – 12, the number of questions that came from respective topics are as such:
| Subject | Marks |
|---|---|
| Economic Survey | 36 |
| GMA | 31 |
| Science & Tech | 15 |
| Ecology & Environment | 10 |
| Current Affairs | 3 |
| Geography | 3 |
| Polity (Karnataka) | 2 |