Paper 1 in preliminary concentrates on the following subjects : Current affairs, History, Geography, Polity, Economics and Science & Technology.
In 2011 – 12, the number of questions that came from respective topics are as such:
| Subject | Marks |
|---|---|
| Current Affairs | 46 |
| History | 17 |
| Geography | 15 |
| Polity | 12 |
| Economics | 7 |
| Science & Technology | 3 |