Environment topic analysis
Protected Areas & Wildlife UPSC PYQs
This cluster brings together national parks, sanctuaries, reserves, corridors, wildlife law and management, habitat conservation, and species translocation. This live collection contains 21 classified questions across 9 exam years, from 2014 to 2024.
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UPSC 2024 · Environment
Consider the following statements : Statement-I : The Indian Flying Fox is placed under the "vermin" category in the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972. Statement-II : The India...
UPSC 2022 · Environment
Consider the following pairs : Wetland/Lake — Location 1. Hokera Wetland — Punjab 2. Renuka Wetland — Himachal Pradesh 3. Rudrasagar Lake — Tripura 4. Sasthamkotta Lake — Tami...
UPSC 2020 · Environment
Which one of the following protected areas is well-known for the conservation of a sub-species of the Indian swamp deer (Barasingha) that thrives well on hard ground and is ex...
UPSC 2019 · Environment
Which one of the following National Parks lies completely in the temperate alpine zone?
UPSC 2018 · Environment
In which one of the following States is Pakhui Wildlife Sanctuary located?
UPSC 2017 · Environment
The term 'M-STrIPES' is sometimes seen in the news in the context of
UPSC 2016 · Environment
'Gadgil Committee Report' and 'Kasturirangan Committee Report', sometimes seen in the news, are related to
UPSC 2015 · Environment
Which one of the following National Parks has a climate that varies from tropical to subtropical, temperate and arctic?
UPSC 2014 · Environment
Other than poaching, what are the possible reasons for the decline in the population of Ganges River Dolphins? 1. Construction of dams and barrages on rivers 2. Increase in th...
UPSC 2024 · Environment
Regarding Peacock tarantula (Gooty tarantula), consider the following statements : 1. It is an omnivorous crustacean. 2. Its natural habitat in India is only limited to some f...
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Topic and concept labels are AI-assisted enrichment, not official UPSC classifications. We map them into a conservative editorial taxonomy using deterministic label rules, publish a category only when it has at least 10 questions across at least three exam years, and keep ambiguous records out of topic pages. Counts update with the question bank. See the full methodology and correction policy.