The Compulsory English paper is qualifying, but a poor score can end an otherwise strong attempt. This volume removes the risk with 40 exam-realistic questions across every section, each with a worked model answer.

It covers the whole paper section by section — comprehension passages with model question sets, précis practice, grammar and usage, and composition and essay tasks — so nothing in the format catches you out on the day.

Each question carries an approach outline, the techniques and checkpoints that earn marks (topic sentences, paraphrase, word-budgeting, contextual meaning), worked examples, and a model answer written to the expected length.

Treat it as a short, decisive drill: a few timed attempts across the four sections are enough to make the qualifying paper a non-issue and protect your overall result.

This is a 119-page PDF compiling 40 practice questions, readable on any device or printable for annotation — part of the Anantam IAS UPSC Mains Practice Questions series. Each question links back to its live version at anantamias.com/mains-practice-questions/.