CLICK HERE FOR 2012 OFFICIAL ANSWER KEY
OFFICIAL CUT-OFF MARKS OF PRELIMS 2012 AS DISCLOSED BY UPSC
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MARKS OF LAST RECOMMENDED CANDIDATE
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GENERAL
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OBC
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SC
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ST
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PH-1
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PH-2
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PH-3
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209
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190
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185
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181
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160
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164
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111
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UPSC has replied to an RTI query about civil services prelims 2011 cut off marks and also has disclosed answer keys for the first time. (I got this copy in Orkut forum and displaying it here for the benefit of aspirants)
COMPLETE GUIDE TO UPSC PRELIMS 
Click below on the links to download 2011 question papers for series A (for which keys are displayed above)
It is said that cut off will be between 205-210 for 2012 prelims(GM category). All the best. (Officially it is 209)
BOOKS FOR UPSC CIVIL SERVICES MAINS EXAMINATION
1) India 2013 – Publication Division, Govt. of India
3) India Since Independence – Bipan Chandra
4) Ideology And Politics in Modern India
5) India’s Struggle For Independence – Bipan Chandra
6)Indian Economy 67 Edition – Dutt and Sundaram or Indian Economy: Performance and Policies 11 Rev ed Edition – Uma Kapila
7) Indian Polity for Civil Services Examinations 3rd Edition – Laxmikanth
8) Geography of India- Majid Hussain
9) Ethics In Governance OR To Download Free E-Book Click here
10) India After Gandhi : The History of the World’s Largest Democracy Democracy – Ramachandra Guha
11) Mastering Modern World History 3rd Edition- Norman Lowe
12) Trends in Indian Culture and Heritage: For Civil Services
13) Select Constitutions: 16th Edition – S Chand
14) India’s Foreign Policy – Muchkund Dubey
15) Challenge And Strategy : Rethinking India’s Foreign Policy – Rajiv Sikri
16) History of the World from the Late Nineteenth to the Early Twenty First Century – Arjun Dev
(I have removed identity of candidate in RTI form to maintain their privacy, and thank him/her for the copy)
