CAPF exam analysis 2021: Check question paper difficulty level and expected cut-off here
Piyush Chaudhary | August 8, 2021 | 05:23 PM IST | 2 mins read
UPSC CAPF exam analysis 2021 for paper 1 and 2 is available here. Check the CAPF question paper difficulty level and expected CAPF cutoff here.
NEW DELHI: The Union Public Service Commission has successfully concluded the UPSC CAPF 2021 recruitment exam on August 8. The CAPF 2021 exam had two papers which were conducted in morning and afternoon shifts at various exam centres across the country.
As per candidates who appeared in the CAPF 2021 exam all the COVID-19 SOPs were adhered to. At the UPSC exam center, wearing a face mask was mandatory, applicants were allowed to carry their hand sanitizer in the examination hall.
The CAPF question paper analysis is based on feedback received from candidates who appeared for the UPSC CAPF 2021 exam. Based on the analysis done by the Careers360 team of the CAPF paper 1 and 2, it was found that the difficulty level of the questions asked in the exam was moderate.
CAPF 2021 exam date
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Events |
Important Dates |
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CAPF 2021 notification release date |
April 15, 2021 |
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July 14, 2021 |
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CAPF 2021 exam date |
August 8, 2021 |
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CAPF question paper analysis by Careers360 |
August 8, 2021 |
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UPSC CAPF Exam Analysis 2021: Overview
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CAPF recruitment test has two papers.
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CAPF paper 1 is of objective type while paper 2 is descriptive.
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Paper 1 is of 2 hours whereas paper 2 is of 3 hours
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250 marks allotted to CAPF paper 1 and 200 marks to paper 2.
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The CAPF 2021 exam is conducted in offline mode.
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There is negative marking for each incorrect answer in CAPF paper 1.
CAPF exam analysis 2021 : Paper 1 and 2
Check the CAPF exam analysis for both paper 1 and 2 in the tables below.
CAPF paper 1 analysis (August 8)
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CAPF paper 1 topics |
Number of questions |
Level |
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History |
18 |
Moderate-Difficult |
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Geography |
24 |
Moderate-Difficult |
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Environment |
9 |
Easy-Moderate |
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Polity |
18 |
Easy- Moderate |
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Economy |
9 |
Hard |
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Physics |
6 |
Easy |
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Chemistry |
12 |
Easy-Moderate |
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Biology |
3 |
Moderate |
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General Mental Ability (Reasoning & Quantitative Aptitude) |
9 |
Easy-Moderate |
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Miscellaneous (Current Affairs, GK) |
17 |
Easy-Moderate |
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Total |
125 |
Moderate |
CAPF paper 2 analysis (August 8)
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English |
No of Questions |
Level |
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Essay |
4 |
Moderate |
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Debate |
2 |
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Report Writing |
2 |
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Reading Comprehension |
1 |
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Grammar |
9 |
CAPF expected cut-off 2021
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Categories |
CAPF Paper 1 Cut off |
CAPF Paper 1 & Paper 2 Cut off |
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General |
102-110 |
169 -177 |
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OBC |
92-98 |
161 -166 |
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SC |
80-85 |
140 -149 |
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ST |
79-84 |
137 -142 |
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Ex-Servicemen |
31-36 |
67 - 69 |
Those who qualify the CAPF 2021 written will have to appear for the medical test and the personality test and qualify the same to get recruited as Assistant Commandant by the UPSC in different services.
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