UPSC • General Studies (Paper I)

Environment & Ecology Analysis

Comprehensive breakdown of 23 chapters with 272 previous year questions for Environment & Ecology.

23
Chapters
272
Total Questions
Yearly Distribution

High-Yield Trend

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2025
13
2024
16
2023
18
2022
18
2021
19
2020
18
2019
15
2018
14
2017
22
2016
18
2015
27
2014
19
2013
19
2012
21
2011

Chapters

Sorted by Weightage
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Environmental Pollution

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5
2025
4
2024
3
2023
3
2022
6
2021
3
2020
4
2019
1
2018
2
2017
1
2016
Topics 11
Questions 48
medium Yield

Indian Biodiversity Fauna

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1
2025
2
2024
4
2023
1
2022
1
2020
1
2019
3
2016
1
2014
3
2013
2
2012
Topics 2
Questions 19
medium Yield

Institutional Measures For Environment Conservation

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2023
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1
2020
1
2017
3
2016
2
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4
2014
2
2012
3
2011
Topics 5
Questions 19
medium Yield

International Environmental Framework

High-Yield Trend

2
2025
1
2023
1
2021
1
2018
7
2016
4
2015
2
2014
Topics 9
Questions 18
medium Yield

Agriculture

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1
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3
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4
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1
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3
2018
1
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1
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1
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2
2013
Topics 2
Questions 17
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Climate Change Mitigation

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4
2025
1
2024
2
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1
2021
1
2018
1
2017
1
2016
1
2015
1
2014
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2012
Topics 4
Questions 17
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Renewable Energy

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2
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2
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1
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2
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3
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2
2014
1
2012
Topics 5
Questions 17
medium Yield

Climate Change

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1
2025
1
2024
1
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4
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1
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1
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1
2018
1
2017
1
2016
2
2014
Topics 3
Questions 16
medium Yield

Conservation Efforts

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1
2022
3
2020
1
2019
3
2017
2
2015
1
2014
1
2012
1
2011
Topics 7
Questions 13
medium Yield

National Environmental Legislations

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2024
1
2022
1
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4
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2
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2
2017
1
2014
1
2011
Topics 8
Questions 13
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Contemporary Environmental Issues

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1
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1
2018
1
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2
2014
2
2012
2
2011
Topics 6
Questions 12
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Protected Area Network

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1
2023
3
2020
2
2019
1
2018
1
2017
2
2013
2
2012
Topics 5
Questions 12
low Yield

Aquatic Ecosystem

High-Yield Trend

1
2025
2
2021
1
2017
1
2015
2
2014
2
2012
2
2011
Topics 3
Questions 11
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Functions Of Ecosystem

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1
2024
2
2021
1
2014
4
2013
1
2011
Topics 4
Questions 9
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Wet Land Ecosystem

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2
2022
1
2015
3
2014
1
2013
1
2012
1
2011
Topics 4
Questions 9
low Yield

Biodiversity Basics

High-Yield Trend

1
2019
1
2017
1
2015
3
2011
Topics 2
Questions 6
low Yield

Indian Biodiversity Flora

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1
2025
1
2022
1
2019
1
2018
1
2016
1
2014
Topics 0
Questions 6
low Yield

Ecology

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1
2024
1
2023
1
2013
Topics 2
Questions 3
low Yield

Terrestrial Ecosystem

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1
2018
1
2013
1
2012
Topics 2
Questions 3
low Yield

Bioasphalt

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1
2011
Topics 0
Questions 1
low Yield

Environmental Impact Assessment Eia

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1
2018
Topics 1
Questions 1
low Yield

Important Reports And Indices

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1
2016
Topics 1
Questions 1
low Yield

Tree City Of The World

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1
2021
Topics 0
Questions 1