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Product 4 min readMay 6, 2026

Get an AI Explanation for Any PYQ You're Stuck On

Question Insights give you a grounded AI explanation for any previous year question — why the correct answer is right, why others are wrong, and what concept to review. Free users get 4 lifetime; paid users get 60/month.

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pscprep.ai team·May 6, 2026· 4 min read

Reading the answer key tells you what's right. Question Insights tell you why — and why the other three options are wrong. That's the difference between memorising an answer and actually understanding the concept behind it.

What an Insight shows

More than an explanation — it's a mini-lesson

  • Why the correct answer is right — the underlying concept explained, not just restated
  • Why each wrong option is wrong — the specific misconception or confusion it exploits
  • Which topic and subtopic this question tests — so you know exactly what to revise
  • Citations from NCERT, Laxmikant, RBI, or other grounded reference sources
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Question Insights panel open on a PYQ showing the Get Insight button and loading state

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Tap 'Get Insight' on any PYQ or practice question — the explanation panel appears inline.

How to trigger an Insight

Available on PYQ and practice questions

After answering any question in the PYQ Hub or a practice session, tap "Get Insight." The explanation loads inline — you don't leave the question view. Available for all 7+ exams and their question banks.

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Full AI explanation showing correct answer reasoning, wrong option elimination, and concept citation

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The full explanation — correct answer reasoning, wrong option elimination, concept tag, and grounded citations.

Quota: free vs. paid

How many Insights you get

PlanInsightsBest used for
Free / Trial4 lifetimeTry the feature on your toughest wrong answers
Paid subscriber60 / monthDaily wrong-answer review — 2–3 insights per session
Use Insights on questions you got wrong or guessed — not every attempt. The goal is to understand your gaps, not to read explanations instead of practising. If you got it right and you're confident about why, skip the Insight. Save your quota for the questions that actually reveal something.

The right way to use Insights

Wrong answer → Insight → SRS → retention

The most effective loop: you get a question wrong → trigger an Insight to understand why → the question auto-enrolls in SRS for spaced review → you see it again at the right interval. By the time the SRS card comes up, you've already read the explanation once. The review cements it.

Key takeaways

  • 1Insights explain why the correct answer is right AND why each wrong option is wrong — with citations.
  • 2Available on PYQs and practice questions for all 7+ exams.
  • 3Free: 4 lifetime Insights. Paid: 60/month. Use on wrong answers and guesses, not every question.
  • 4Best loop: wrong answer → Insight → SRS auto-enrollment → spaced review → retention.

Understand every question you get wrong

Start with the PYQ Hub — attempt questions, get stuck, use Insights to understand. Free to start.

Every supported State PCS exam has free public pages to preview how previous-year papers are organized, plus topic-weightage trend snapshots derived from the same corpus. Log in to run timed attempts and unlock full post-attempt analytics.

Start free — full PYQ attempts + insights in-app →