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Circular Learnings

UPSC Prelims Trend Matrix

201520162017 201820192020 202120222023 20242025
2015 – 2025
Intensity
0
1
2
3–4
5–6
7–9
10–14
15–19
20+
01

Subject-wise Overview

1100 Qs · 11 Yrs
Subject 202520242023 202220212020 201920182017 20162015 Total
Economy
18
13
16
16
14
21
21
20
18
17
17
191
Environment & Ecology
15
13
16
18
18
19
18
15
14
22
18
186
Polity
14
19
15
11
18
15
13
15
22
5
14
161
Science & Technology
13
11
10
15
13
13
15
12
10
14
10
136
Geography
13
20
15
10
9
8
8
6
7
4
14
114
International Relations
8
6
10
11
2
3
4
7
7
11
9
78
Modern History
8
3
3
3
7
9
6
13
7
6
8
73
Art & Culture
2
4
8
7
10
5
5
7
5
7
4
64
Social Issues & Schemes
3
7
3
3
2
2
5
4
8
10
2
49
Medieval History
1
1
3
5
4
2
3
1
1
3
3
27
Ancient History
5
3
1
1
3
3
2
0
1
1
1
21
02

Indian Economy

191 Qs total
Chapter 202520242023 202220212020 201920182017 20162015 Total
Banking Sector in India
3
3
4
4
3
5
7
6
5
3
5
48
Agriculture
1
1
2
0
1
8
5
2
2
2
5
29
Important Index / Reports / Schemes
2
2
1
0
0
0
2
4
6
9
3
29
External Sector of India / BoP
0
0
0
3
2
1
4
1
1
5
5
22
Public Finance & Taxation
5
0
0
3
1
1
0
1
2
3
3
19
Industry & Mineral
1
1
3
4
0
2
2
0
1
2
2
18
Security Market in India
3
3
3
3
2
2
0
0
0
1
0
17
Human Dev. & Sustainable Dev.
0
0
1
0
1
0
1
2
2
1
0
8
Money Market
0
2
0
0
1
2
0
0
0
2
0
7
Inflation
0
0
0
0
3
1
0
0
0
0
2
6
Basic of Economics
0
2
0
1
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
5
Planning in India & Economic Reforms
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
3
03

Environment & Ecology

186 Qs total
Chapter 202520242023 202220212020 201920182017 20162015 Total
Pollution
2
2
4
2
6
5
5
1
3
2
1
33
Species (Flora & Fauna)
2
5
3
2
4
2
4
1
1
3
2
29
Environmental Laws, Conventions & Policies
2
3
0
2
0
1
6
3
2
6
3
28
Climate Change / Sustainability / Renewables
6
2
5
2
2
0
2
0
1
3
3
26
Agriculture and Environment
0
0
0
2
3
5
1
3
1
2
1
18
Protected Areas for Biodiversity Conservation
0
0
1
3
0
4
3
1
2
0
2
16
Biodiversity
1
1
6
0
2
0
1
0
1
1
0
13
Ecology, Ecosystem & Functions
0
0
0
1
6
0
0
1
1
0
1
10
Environmental Organisations
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
2
3
1
3
10
04

Polity & Constitution

161 Qs total
Chapter 202520242023 202220212020 201920182017 201620152014 Total
Parliament
3
7
1
3
1
5
2
3
4
2
2
0
33
Fundamental Rights
1
2
0
1
2
2
1
4
4
0
0
0
17
Miscellaneous / Act
1
1
4
0
4
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
15
DPSP
0
0
0
0
1
4
0
0
2
0
2
0
9
Schedules / Parts
1
2
0
1
0
0
2
0
0
0
1
1
8
Salient Features of the Constitution
0
0
2
0
1
1
0
0
4
0
0
0
8
Basic Concepts
0
0
2
0
3
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
8
Judiciary: SC and HC
0
0
1
2
1
0
2
0
1
0
1
0
8
Systems of Government
0
0
0
0
2
2
0
0
1
0
1
0
6
President
2
0
2
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
6
Non-Constitutional Bodies
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
5
Constitutional Bodies
0
0
2
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
5
Constitutional Amendment
0
1
1
1
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
5
Governor
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
5
Local Gov.: Panchayats & Municipalities
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
0
5
05

Science & Technology

136 Qs total
Chapter 202520242023 202220212020 201920182017 20162015 Total
Information & Communication Technology
2
2
0
5
0
5
5
5
2
2
1
29
Space and Space Technology
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
18
Biotechnology
0
2
2
4
1
1
2
0
2
2
1
17
Health
3
0
2
3
2
1
0
0
2
1
0
14
Miscellaneous
2
2
1
2
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
11
Diseases
0
0
0
0
2
1
3
1
1
1
1
10
Defence Technology
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
2
0
7
Nanoscience and Nanotechnology
0
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
5
06

Geography

114 Qs total
Chapter 202520242023 202220212020 201920182017 20162015 Total
Indian Geography (Climate / River / Vegetations)
0
0
2
3
3
1
2
2
2
2
4
21
Human & Economic Geography (Energy/Minerals/Resources)
2
0
8
2
0
1
1
2
0
1
1
18
Climatology
4
2
3
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
3
17
Location / Map Based: World Geography
5
4
2
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
14
Location / Map Based: Indian Geography
0
1
2
0
0
1
1
1
2
1
2
11
Oceanography
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
2
6
Geomorphology
1
2
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
Solar System and Evolution of Earth
1
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
4
07

IR & Current Affairs

125 Qs total
Chapter 202520242023 202220212020 201920182017 20162015 Total
International Relations
4
11
9
11
1
3
3
6
9
10
9
76
Current Affairs / Bodies / Miscellaneous
9
6
0
2
3
0
3
4
1
10
4
42
Sports
2
0
2
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
7
08

Modern History

73 Qs total
Chapter 202520242023 202220212020 201920182017 20162015 Total
Prominent Personalities in Modern History
5
0
0
0
2
2
2
3
1
0
1
16
Indian National Movement – III (1930-1947)
0
1
0
1
2
1
1
0
1
1
2
10
Economic Policies of the British
0
1
0
0
0
2
1
2
3
0
1
10
Administrative Changes After 1857
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
2
1
1
7
Indian National Movement – I (1905-1918)
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
0
2
1
6
Indian National Movement – II (1918-1929)
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
5
Development of Education
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
3
0
0
0
5
09

Art & Culture

64 Qs total
Chapter 202520242023 202220212020 201920182017 20162015 Total
Buddhism and Jainism
0
1
2
2
0
3
1
2
1
1
1
14
Culture in India
0
1
1
2
1
1
0
1
1
1
0
9
Indian Architecture
0
0
1
2
1
0
0
1
0
1
0
6
Temple Architecture
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
1
3
Indian Painting
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
3
Literature
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
10

Ancient History

21 Qs total
Chapter 202520242023 202220212020 201920182017 2016 Total
Ancient Sites / Ports / Terms
1
1
3
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
7
Gupta Period
1
0
0
0
1
2
1
0
0
0
5
Mauryan Age
1
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
1
5
Art, Literature & Culture During Ancient Times
0
1
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
1
5
Harappan Civilization (Indus Valley)
1
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
3
Harshavardhan & The Southern Dynasties
2
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
11

Medieval History

27 Qs total
Chapter 202520242023 202220212020 201920182017 20162015 Total
Regional Kingdoms
0
0
2
0
1
1
0
0
1
0
1
6
Vijayanagar Empire
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
6
Early Medieval Period
1
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
5
Mughal Period
0
0
0
0
1
0
3
0
0
0
1
5
The Delhi Sultanate
0
0
0
2
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
4
Bhakti and Sufi Movement
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
3
Miscellaneous
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
2
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Take up one idea. Make that one idea your whole life.
— Swami Vivekananda

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