Environment PYQs — UPSC Prelims

All 353 Environment Previous Year Questions for UPSC Prelims, with answers and explanations. Click any question for the full solution.

Environment weightage in UPSC Prelims

Across 19952025, UPSC Prelims has asked 353 Environment questions — an average of 11.4 per year. The heaviest year was 2016 with 23 questions; the lightest was 1997 with 1. Use the year-wise split below to see where the paper has been concentrating.

Year-wise count of Environment questions in UPSC Prelims
YearQuestionsShare
202510
3%
202415
4%
202314
4%
202216
5%
202121
6%
202018
5%
201919
5%
201813
4%
201715
4%
201623
7%
201515
4%
201421
6%
201317
5%
201222
6%
201120
6%
201017
5%
20098
2%
20088
2%
20074
1%
20063
1%
20057
2%
20045
1%
20035
1%
20025
1%
20012
1%
20003
1%
19997
2%
19987
2%
19971
0%
19965
1%
19957
2%

Most-tested themes in Environment

  • Biodiversity55
  • Air Pollution25
  • Greenhouse gases24
  • Climate Change15
  • Ecosystem15
  • Biodiversity Conservation15
  • Water Pollution14
  • Population Interaction13

All Environment questions, year by year

202510

202415

202314

202216

202121

202018

201919

201813

201715

201623

201515

201421

201317

201222

201120

201017

20098

20088

20074

20063

20057

20045

20035

20025

20012

20003

19997

19987

19971

19965

19957

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