IFS Multiple Choice Exam

Will you please provide the last year UPSC Indian Forest Service General Knowledge Exam paper so that I get idea about the Multiple Choice questions asks in the Exam ?

[Rajkumar Agarwal]

Here I am providing information regarding the UPSC Indian Forest Service General Knowledge exam question paper for your idea .

Time Allowed—3 hours .

Maximum marks—300 marks .

All questions are objective in nature.

For the question paper , here is the attachment

UPSC Indian Forest Service General Knowledge exam question paper

Can you tell me if the UPSC IFS (Union Public Service Commission Indian Forest Service) Exam has only Multiple Choice Questions as want to check it before applying for it?

[Neelu Bhasin]

The UPSC IFS (Union Public Service Commission Indian Forest Service) exam consists of two stages. The first one is the Civil Services Preliminary Exam which is an objective type test. The second one is the Indian Forest Service Main Examination which consists of Written and an Interview test.

The Preliminary exam is conducted for a total of 400 marks, while the Main written exam for 1400 marks and the Interview for 300 marks. There will be negative marking only in the preliminary exam.


UPSC IFS Exam Pattern for Prelims

Preliminary exam consists of two papers: Paper- 1 based on General Studies (GS) and Paper 2 is General Studies based on the Civil Service Aptitude Test (CSAT).

Type of questions
Objective type

Mode of Examination
Offline

Duration of exam
2 hours for each paper

Total Marks
400

Marks Per Question
200

Language
English and Hindi

Number of papers
Two

Negative marking
– 1/3 marks for each incorrect response


UPSC IFS Exam Pattern for Mains

Mains exam consists of two parts i.e. Written Exam and Personality Test.
The Written exam for IFS Mains consists of six papers and all Papers are required to be answered in English only.

Number of Papers
Six

Mode of Examination
Offline

Total Marks
1400

Language
English only

Paper I
General English (300 marks)

Paper II
General Knowledge (300 marks)

Papers III, IV, V and VI
One is required to select two optional subjects (200 marks each)

Optional subjects are: Statistics, Zoology, Physics, Mathematics, Geology, Mechanical Engineering, Forestry, Civil Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Botany, Agricultural Engineering, Agriculture, Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Science