Where & How to Cover (Standard +

Subject Topic PYQ Trends

Karmayogi IAS Modules)

2012, 2015, 2020 – Dandi Spectrum (CDM), NCERT Class 12

History Salt Satyagraha March, role of women, CDM + Karmayogi IAS: Modern India module
link with maps, women-led protests, PYQ drill

NCERT Geo Class 11, Shankar IAS –

2012, 2017, 2021 – climate Climate Change
Environment Earth’s Albedo Effect
and reflectivity link + Karmayogi IAS: Climate & Earth Systems
module with flowcharts

Biology NCERT Class 12, Down to Earth,

2015, 2019, 2023 – ocean
Shankar IAS
Environment Biorock & Coral Bleaching warming, biorock tech,
+ Karmayogi: Ocean Health + Coral
marine impact
Restoration diagrams + previous PYQ Qs

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 The Hindu, Biology NCERT, Science
2019, 2021, 2023 – gene-based Reporter
Sci & Tech CRISPR, mRNA, Gene Editing
medicine and bioethics + Karmayogi: Biotech module +
infographic-based PYQs

Laxmikanth, PRS India updates

2014, 2017, 2023 – party switching
Polity Anti-Defection Law + Karmayogi: Indian Polity – Legislature
& recent judgments
module with real case applications

Ramesh Singh, NCERT, RBI website

2016, 2019, 2021, 2023 – tools of
Economy MCLR, Repo, SLR, Liquidity + Karmayogi: Banking & Financial System
monetary policy
module with RBI FAQs & circulars

Shankar IAS – Biodiversity, PIB, MoEFCC

2014 (Lantana), 2018, 2020 reports
Environment Invasive Alien Species
(Prosopis, Vilayati Kikar) + Karmayogi: Invasive Fauna-Flora
Mapping + Practice Set

GC Leong, NCERT Geo Class 11

2013, 2016, 2021 – Peru current,
Geography Ocean Currents & El Niño + Karmayogi: Oceanography module with
ENSO, upwelling questions
animation-supported concepts

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 Shankar IAS, PIB, FAO Reports
2018, 2020, 2023 – Apiculture, + Karmayogi: Pollinators in
Environment Pollinators & Bees
Sweet Revolution, FAO focus Agroecosystems module with PIB
schemes + map-based questions

2014, 2016, 2020 – Nagara- Nitin Singhania, CCRT, PIB

Culture Temple Architecture & UNESCO Dravidian, new World Heritage + Karmayogi: Indian Art & Culture module
Sites with visuals + PYQ-based map drill

PIB, PRS, The Hindu, Science Reporter

2018–2023 – Seen every year in + Karmayogi: Emerging Tech module with
Sci & Tech AI, Blockchain, 6G, Quantum
evolving tech trends definitions, real use-cases, static + current
fusion

PIB, NHP Portal, MoHFW

2015, 2018, 2022 – immunization,
Schemes Mission Indradhanush & U-WIN + Karmayogi: Flagship Health Schemes
digital health tracking
module with Infographics + Updates

2013, 2017, 2020 – Right to Laxmikanth, Basu, SC Website

Polity FRs vs DPSPs + SC Cases Privacy, Minerva Mills, ESG + Karmayogi: Rights & Judgments module
debates with interactive flowcharts

Down to Earth, PIB, MoEFCC

2021, 2023 – global emissions
Environ + Geo Carbon Markets + ETS + Karmayogi: Climate Economy module with
trade, India Carbon Market launch
ETS India + global practices

Economic Survey, Budget Highlights,

2014, 2016, 2022 – fiscal Ramesh Singh
Economy Fiscal Deficit & FRBM
glidepath, Budget connections + Karmayogi: Public Finance module with
Budget 2025 integration

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 Theme-Wise PYQ Evolution Table (2013–2024 + 2025 Trends)

Representative PYQ /
Theme Year(s) Subject Remarks / Pattern
Focus

Regular theme, now

Article 21 – Right to
Fundamental Rights linked to tech & dignity
marry, privacy, bodily 2013, 2017, 2020, 2023 Polity
(FR) cases (Puttaswamy,
autonomy
Aadhaar, Sabrimala)

Repeated in EPFO
Biotechnology / CRISPR-Cas9, mRNA, 2023, IFoS, and CSE
2019, 2021, 2023, 2025 Science & Tech
CRISPR Gene therapy, Bioethics Prelims; now a core
bio-tech area

Lithium, Rare Earths, Important in energy

2014, 2016, 2021, 2023, Geography / Sci &
Minerals & Resources Uranium deposits, INS security; trending in
2025 Tech
Sagardhwani UPSC CAPF 2024 & IFoS

Linked with climate

Coral restoration,
Coral Bleaching / 2015, 2017, 2019, 2023, Environment / change + international
Biorock tech, Ocean
Ocean Health 2025 Geography efforts (UNCLOS, Blue
Acidification
Economy)

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 Nagara, Dravidian, Repeated theme – seen
2014, 2016, 2020, 2021,
Temple Architecture Hoysala, UNESCO Art & Culture in CAPF 2024 & CDS
2025
nominations also

Repeated in IFoS & EPFO

Pollinators, Honey 2018, 2020, 2021, 2023,
Pollinators / Bees Environment 2023 under agriculture-
Mission, FAO initiatives 2025
biodiversity link

Carbon trading, India Appearing in all exams

Carbon Markets / COP 2021, 2022, 2023,
Carbon Market, COP Environment / Economy – high global link;
/ ETS 2025
debates expected again

Forest Rights Act, PESA,

Tribal Rights / FRA / 2014, 2017, 2020, 2022, Repeated in CDS, CAPF,
Vulnerable Tribes Polity / Society
PESA 2025 and CSE
(Baiga, Jarawa)

Linked to climate &

Ocean Currents / Peru current, ENSO, 2013, 2016, 2020, 2021,
Geography / Climate agriculture; repeated in
ENSO Monsoon patterns 2025
GS1/GS3 too

Lantana, Vilayati Kikar, 2014, 2018, 2020, 2023, Repeats in Prelims +

Invasive Species Environment
Prosopis, Water Hyacinth 2025 IFoS, EPFO

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 Found in CAPF 2024
Monetary tools, FRBM
2016, 2019, 2021, 2023, and recent Prelims –
Repo, MCLR, FRBM Act, Fiscal Deficit, RBI Economy
2025 static + dynamic
policies
combo

10th Schedule, Speaker 2014, 2017, 2020, 2023, Reappeared in 2023

Anti-Defection Law Polity
role, SC verdicts 2025 Prelims and EPFO 2023

Temples, Sacred Tourism + UNESCO +

2015, 2020, 2021, 2023,
UNESCO / Culture Sites Ensembles, Sankirtana, Art & Culture static combo recurring
2025
Satriya across UPSC tiers

Recently seen in GS2

Minerva Mills, ESG vs 2013, 2015, 2017, 2020, Mains, and EPFO 2023
FR vs DPSPs Polity
Economic Rights 2023 (Directive Principles-
based Qs)

Agroecology / Golden Rice, Fortified 2018, 2021, 2023, Repeated in Prelims +

Economy / Env / Sci
Biofortification Food, Agroforestry 2025 IFoS

Cloud Computing, Found in EPFO 2023,

Digital Initiatives / AI /
Blockchain, AI in 2018–2024 continuously Sci & Tech Prelims, and expected
6G
Governance more in 2025

Appeared in CSE + EPFO

Ayushman Bharat,
– with focus on
Schemes – Health / Edu Mission Indradhanush, U- 2015, 2018, 2021, 2023 Governance
implementation +
WIN
beneficiaries

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