Environment topic analysis

Water, Wetlands & Marine UPSC PYQs

These PYQs cover groundwater, wetlands, rivers, marine and coral systems, aquaculture, water management, and aquatic conservation challenges. This live collection contains 11 classified questions across 7 exam years, from 2014 to 2023.

Year-by-year frequency

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Source topic labels in this cluster

Aquaculture Technology1
Ecology1
Environment - Water Resources1
Environment / Marine Ecosystems1
Marine Biodiversity & Conservation1
Marine Conservation Technology1
Marine Ecosystems1
National Parks & Wetlands1
Water Resources1
Wetlands1

Recurrent concept labels

Bioremediation · 2Sustainable development · 2Water scarcity · 2Agricultural practices · 1Aquaculture Sustainability · 1Biodiversity Hotspots · 1Biogeochemical cycles · 1Biogeography · 1Coastal ecology · 1Conservation Legislation · 1conservation status · 1Conservation technologies · 1

Representative solved questions

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UPSC 2023 · Environment

Consider the following statements : Statement-I : According to the United Nations' 'World Water Development Report, 2022', India extracts more than a quarter of the world's gr...

UPSC 2022 · Environment

"Biorock technology" is talked about in which one of the following situations?

UPSC 2021 · Environment

Consider the following kinds of organisms : 1. Copepods 2. Cyanobacteria 3. Diatoms 4. Foraminifera Which of the above are primary producers in the food chains of oceans?

UPSC 2020 · Environment

Consider the following statements : 1. 36% of India's districts are classified as "overexploited" or "critical" by the Central Ground Water Authority (CGWA). 2. CGWA was forme...

UPSC 2018 · Environment

Consider the following statements : 1. Most of the world's coral reefs are in tropical waters. 2. More than one-third of the world's coral reefs are located in the territories...

UPSC 2015 · Environment

With reference to 'dugong', a mammal found in India, which of the following statements is/are correct? 1. It is a herbivorous marine animal. 2. It is found along the entire co...

UPSC 2014 · Environment

If a wetland of international importance is brought under the 'Montreux Record', what does it imply?

UPSC 2023 · Environment

With reference to the role of biofilters in Recirculating Aquaculture System, consider the following statements : 1. Biofilters provide waste treatment by removing uneaten fis...

UPSC 2022 · Environment

"If rainforests and tropical forests are the lungs of the Earth, then surely wetlands function as its kidneys." Which one of the following functions of wetlands best reflects...

UPSC 2015 · Environment

Which of the following National Parks is unique in being a swamp with floating vegetation that supports a rich biodiversity?

How this page is built

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.