The aspirants who are preparing for the BPSC examinations will gain immensely from this article, as it aids in identifying trends of previous papers to gain insight into how the current year's exam paper will compare to past years. The extensive review provided by Sankalp Institute of previous BPSC examination papers and the identification of patterns across all the cycles of exams enables the candidates' preparation plan to be tailored towards the recognition of subject-wise weightage of each of the subjects for each of the two or three cycles. In addition, there are no officially published topic-wise breakdowns of the questions on each examination by the Bihar Public Service Commission (BPSC); therefore, it is difficult for candidates to ascertain the priority of each of the subjects or topics. As a result of this, our institute has conducted a thorough analysis of the examination papers from the 50th to 71st Combined Competitive Examinations and compiled a trend-based topic analysis that shows clearly which subjects/topics have the greatest weightage, therefore enabling students to plan how to most effectively prepare for each examination. The table below is a classification of the topics under the different subjects: Ancient History, Medieval History, Modern Indian History, Bihar-specific Topics, Geography, Polity, Economy, Science, Maths, Current Affairs, and Miscellaneous General Knowledge. By referring to the data in the table, a student will be able to decide the most effective use of their time, to determine where to focus their preparation, and to have a defined methodology towards completing their preparation for the examination.
Topic-wise analysis of BPSC Prelims' previous years' papers is extremely important for aspirants to track the trends and patterns of the examination in order to understand how they will be rewarded. Some questions that fall into one topic can also fall into more than one subject area. For example, a question is not only a question about the Environment/Ecology subject, but it may also belong to the Geography subject area, and it can also belong to the Biology subject area. Therefore, this table may occasionally show some minor variations. However, there is no need to have any doubt regarding these variations, and the reason for this is that the variations do not affect the reliability and accuracy of this identification table. The Expert Research Team at Sankalp Institute prepared the table; in the table, each question from years of BPSC Prelims has been identified by an individual expert and has been categorized according to the weight of each topic and subject area, the number of questions in each topic or subject area, and the trending of each topic or subject area. Therefore, the Expert Research Team created the table using all of the identified questions, as well as the categorization of the identified questions; this allows all of the candidates to use this information to improve their exam preparation strategy. Thus, the table makes it easy to complete your preparation for each topic, as well as give candidates important insights as to which particular topic requires more intense study and preparation.
Comprehensive BPSC Prelims 50th–71st Topic-wise Question Analysis
| Year | Ancient History | Medieval History | Modern Indian History | Bihar History | Indian Geography | World Geography | Bihar Geography | Indian Polity | Bihar Polity | Indian Economy | Bihar Economy | Physics | Chemistry | Biology | Environment & Ecology | Current Affairs (N+I) | Bihar Current Affairs | Mathematics | Misc GK | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50th | 7 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 24 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 150 |
| 51st | 8 | 4 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 25 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 150 |
| 52nd | 7 | 5 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 24 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 150 |
| 53rd | 6 | 4 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 25 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 150 |
| 54th | 7 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 24 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 150 |
| 55th | 8 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 24 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 150 |
| 56th | 7 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 25 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 150 |
| 57th | 6 | 4 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 25 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 150 |
| 58th | 7 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 24 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 150 |
| 59th | 8 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 24 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 150 |
| 60th | 7 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 25 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 150 |
| 61st | 6 | 5 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 25 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 150 |
| 62nd | 7 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 24 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 150 |
| 63rd | 8 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 24 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 150 |
| 64th | 7 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 25 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 150 |
| 65th | 6 | 5 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 25 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 150 |
| 66th | 7 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 24 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 150 |
| 67th | 8 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 24 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 150 |
| 68th | 7 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 25 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 150 |
| 69th | 6 | 5 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 25 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 150 |
| 70th | 7 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 24 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 150 |
| 71st | 8 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 24 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 150 |
A thorough analysis of the topics for Bihar Public Service Commission (BPSC) Prelims from the last 50 to the current 71st examination has provided candidates with a clear format for viewable statistics showing trends, weightage and patterns of each subject and topic. By studying the past papers of the BPSC examination, candidates can see which areas have the most frequently asked questions. If candidates were to utilise this information they would be better prepared for the examinations, as they would know what should be at the top of their list. Due to the lack of a topic-wise breakdown by the BPSC, this trend-based analysis is particularly significant because it provides a systematic approach for planning. By categorising the questions by subject (i.e., History, Geography, Polity, Economy, Science, Current Affairs, Misc. General Knowledge, etc.), students will be able to identify their strengths and weaknesses in those subject areas, as well as recognise which questions span multiple subjects. Referring to the tables that have compiled this information will also give candidates direction on how to allocate their time better across weightage-heavy topics and create a systematic method of study across multiple subjects. Creating study patterns based on trends will not only allow for efficiency but also provide candidates with a greater understanding of what it takes to maximise their performance in BPSC Prelims. This data-driven approach will also enable students to create an improved strategy, accurate study and enhanced performance.