--- title: "GPSC GAS/GCS Class 1 & 2 Prelims Final Answer Key 2026 (Advt. 5/2026-27)" url: "https://aijobalert.com/answer-key/gpsc-gas-gcs-class-1-2-prelims-final-answer-key-2026" type: "Answer Key" organization: "Gujarat Public Service Commission" category: "State Govt" state: "Gujarat" published: "2026-09-24T20:20:00.000Z" updated: "2026-09-29T14:16:57.522Z" last_verified: "2026-09-26T18:30:00.000Z" --- # GPSC GAS/GCS Class 1 & 2 Prelims Final Answer Key 2026 (Advt. 5/2026-27) GPSC released the final answer key on 30 July 2026 for the Common General Studies Prelims of Advt. 5/2026-27 (GAS Class-1, GCS Class-1 & 2, Municipal Chief Officer Class-2), held on 7 June 2026. 11 questions were cancelled and one question has two correct answers. The Mains is on hold until the Gujarat High Court rules on petitions against the final key. ## Official Links - [Download (Official PDF Copy)](https://aijobalert.com/documents/gpsc/fak-05-202627-880c0023.pdf) - [Notice PDF](https://aijobalert.com/documents/gpsc/fak-05-202627-880c0023.pdf) - [Official Website](https://gpsc.gujarat.gov.in/) ## Overview ### Overview GPSC has published the **final answer key** for the Preliminary Test of Advt. No. 5/2026-27. This advertisement covers the Gujarat Administrative Service, Class-1, the Gujarat Civil Service, Class-1 and Class-2, and the Gujarat State Municipal Chief Officers’ Service, Class-2. The Prelims used the Common General Studies paper (Advt. No. 9994/2026-27), held on **7 June 2026**. The final key, dated **30 July 2026**, covers questions 1 to 200 in the Master series. After reviewing objections, GPSC **cancelled 11 questions**: Q. 16, 17, 40, 124, 125, 126, 156, 176, 187, 192 and 195. It accepted **both B and D** as correct for Q. 136. Revised answers are highlighted in the official PDF. The list of candidates qualifying for the Mains was published the same day, and **6,099 candidates** qualified. They had to fill the Mains form online from 6 to 27 August 2026. **Mains on hold:** petitions challenging some answers in this final key have been filed in the Gujarat High Court. In a notice dated 27 August 2026, GPSC said the court’s judgment will bind all candidates of this advertisement, and the Main examination will be held only after the judgment. GPSC’s July schedule had listed the Mains for 5 to 11 October 2026; as of 27 September 2026, no new date has been announced. ### Final key at a glance / ફાઈનલ કી ટૂંકમાં | Detail / વિગત | Value / માહિતી | | --- | --- | | Advertisement / જાહેરાત | 5/2026-27 (Common GS paper 9994/2026-27) | | Prelims exam date / પરીક્ષા તારીખ | 7 June 2026 | | Questions / પ્રશ્નો | 200 (Master series) | | Final key date / ફાઈનલ કી તારીખ | 30 July 2026 | | Cancelled questions / રદ પ્રશ્નો | 11 — Q. 16, 17, 40, 124, 125, 126, 156, 176, 187, 192, 195 | | More than one correct answer / એક કરતાં વધુ સાચા જવાબ | Q. 136 (B & D) | | Qualified for Mains / મુખ્ય પરીક્ષા માટે પાત્ર | 6,099 candidates | | Main exam / મુખ્ય પરીક્ષા | On hold until the High Court judgment (July schedule: 5 – 11 October 2026) | The final key is used to prepare the result. GPSC does not accept objections against the final key. ### ગુજરાતીમાં GPSC દ્વારા જાહેરાત ક્રમાંક 5/2026-27 (ગુજરાત વહીવટી સેવા વર્ગ-1, ગુજરાત મુલ્કી સેવા વર્ગ-1 અને 2 તથા ગુજરાત નગરપાલિકા મુખ્ય અધિકારી સેવા વર્ગ-2)ની પ્રાથમિક કસોટીની **ફાઈનલ આન્સર કી** તા. **30 જુલાઈ 2026**ના રોજ પ્રસિદ્ધ કરવામાં આવી છે. પરીક્ષા તા. 7 જૂન 2026ના રોજ લેવાઈ હતી. ફાઈનલ કીમાં કુલ **11 પ્રશ્નો રદ** કરવામાં આવ્યા છે અને પ્રશ્ન 136 માટે B અને D બંને જવાબ સાચા ગણાયા છે. મુખ્ય પરીક્ષા માટે 6,099 ઉમેદવારો પાત્ર થયા છે. ફાઈનલ આન્સર કીના અમુક જવાબોને પડકારતી પિટિશન્સ ગુજરાત હાઈકોર્ટમાં દાખલ થઈ છે. GPSCની તા. 27/08/2026ની અગત્યની સૂચના મુજબ **હાઈકોર્ટનો ચુકાદો આવ્યા બાદ જ મુખ્ય પરીક્ષા** યોજાશે. (4 જુલાઈના કાર્યક્રમમાં 5 થી 11 ઓક્ટોબર 2026 દર્શાવેલ હતું; નવી તારીખ હજી જાહેર થઈ નથી.) - [Final answer key, Advt. 5/2026-27 (PDF)](https://aijobalert.com/documents/gpsc/fak-05-202627-880c0023.pdf) - [GPSC important notice dated 27 August 2026: Mains after High Court judgment (PDF, Gujarati)](https://aijobalert.com/documents/gpsc/in-3456-27082026-ae16b296.pdf) - [GPSC answer key page](https://gpsc.gujarat.gov.in/StageDocument?name=answerkey) ## Important Dates | Event | Date | | --- | --- | | Answer key released | 30 Jul 2026 | ## How to use the final key / ફાઈનલ કીનો ઉપયોગ 1. **Download the final key / ફાઈનલ કી ડાઉનલોડ કરો** — Open the official PDF (Master series) from the GPSC answer key page. 2. **Map your booklet to the Master series / તમારી સીરિઝ માસ્ટર સાથે મેળવો** — The key follows the Master series numbering. Match your questions before counting marks. 3. **Leave out cancelled questions / રદ પ્રશ્નો ગણશો નહીં** — Questions marked \* are cancelled. For Q. 136, both B and D are accepted. ## Frequently Asked Questions ### When was the GPSC Class 1-2 Prelims final key released? / ફાઈનલ કી ક્યારે આવી? On 30 July 2026. / 30 જુલાઈ 2026ના રોજ. ### How many questions were cancelled? / કેટલા પ્રશ્નો રદ થયા? 11 questions: 16, 17, 40, 124, 125, 126, 156, 176, 187, 192 and 195. / 11 પ્રશ્નો. ### When was the Prelims exam held? / પરીક્ષા ક્યારે હતી? On 7 June 2026. / 7 જૂન 2026. ### When is the GPSC Class 1-2 Mains? / મુખ્ય પરીક્ષા ક્યારે છે? Not fixed yet. GPSC’s schedule of 4 July 2026 listed 5 to 11 October 2026, but GPSC’s notice of 27 August 2026 says the Mains will be held only after the Gujarat High Court decides petitions against the final key. / હજી નક્કી નથી. હાઈકોર્ટનો ચુકાદો આવ્યા બાદ જ મુખ્ય પરીક્ષા યોજાશે. --- AIJobAlert last checked these details against the official documents on 27 Sept 2026. AIJobAlert summarises official notices and is not a government body. 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