Subject Theme 12 Year Q Count Average Qs Expected marks 2023
Polity 159 13.3 26.6
Preamble, Schedules & Part III, IV, IVA 39 3.3 6.6
Executive 13 1.1 2.2
Legislature 26 2.2 4.4
Judiciary 17 1.4 2.8
Part IX to XX of the Constitution 23 1.9 3.8
Constitutional & Statutory bodies 17 1.4 2.8
Philosophy, judgements and amendments 24 2 4
Economy 142 11.8 24
Basic concepts 15 1.3 2.6
Fiscal policy & Government budgeting 27 2.3 4.6
Monetary policy & Inflation 27 2.3 4.6
Banking 29 2.4 4.8
Finance & investment 23 1.9 3.8
External sector 21 1.8 3.6
Science & Tech 108 9.1 18.2
General Science 15 1.3 2.6
Space, Communications and Defence 31 2.6 5.2
Health 27 2.3 4.6
Emerging technologies and research areas 35 2.9 5.8
Environment 208 17.3 34.6
Basic concepts 29 2.4 4.8
Pollution and related 55 4.6 9.2
International initiatives 40 3.3 6.6
National initiatives 27 2.3 4.6
Protected areas and Conservation sites 22 1.8 3.6
Species 35 2.9 5.8
Geography 199 16.8 33.6
Physical Geography 39 3.3 6.6
Subject Theme 12 Year Q Count Average Qs Expected marks 2023
Indian Geography 15 1.3 2.6
India Mapping 33 2.8 5.6
World Mapping 21 1.8 3.6
Agriculture 48 4 8
Energy 30 2.5 5
Human Geography 13 1.1 2.2
History 211 17.6 35.2
Ancient History 19 1.6 3.2
Medieval History 29 2.4 4.8
Religious beliefs 22 1.8 3.6
Culture 45 3.8 7.6
Modern History 91 7.6 15.2
Post-independence 5 0.4 0.8
Theme 12 Year Q Count Average Qs Expected marks 2023 Themes Topics Years
Preamble, Schedules & Part III, IV, IVA 39 3.3 6.6 Preamble, Schedules & Part III, IV, IVA
Legislature 26 2.2 4.4 Difference between Fundamental Rights and Fundamental Duties
2013
Philosophy, judgements and amendments 24 2 4 Certiorari 2014
Part IX to XX of the Constitution 23 1.9 3.8 Art.23-24-Right against exploitation 2015
Judiciary 17 1.4 2.8 Art.29-30- Cultural and Educational Rights 2015
Constitutional & Statutory bodies 17 1.4 2.8 7th Schedule 2016
Executive 13 1.1 2.2 Features of Fundamental Duties 2017
Total 13.3 26.6 Art.21-Right to Privacy 2018
Art.19-Right to Freedom 2019
Various Philosophies in Preamble 2019
10th Schedule 2019
The main objectives of the Preamble 2020
Features of fundamental Rights v/s DPSPs 2020
Art.14-Right to Equality 2021
Art.21-Right to Privacy 2021
Quo warranto 2022
Mandamus 2022
5th and 6th Schedules 2015, 2022
Legislature
Differences between Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha 2015, 2018, 2020
Parliamentary Committees 2015, 2018
Difference between Finance Bill v/s Money Bill v/s Ordinary Bill 2015
Various Sessions of Parliament and its Proceedings 2017
How a bill is passed in the Parliament 2017
Speaker of the Lok Sabha - Roles and responsibilities 2018
1st and 2nd ARC Reports 2019
Provisions and restrictions to contest in Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha Elections
2021
Deputy Speaker of Lok Sabha 2022
Exclusive power(s) of Lok Sabha 2022
Procedure of Constitution Amendment Bill 2022
H.N. Sanyal Committee 2022
Executive
Vice-President of India 2013
Powers of President v/s powers of Governor 2013
Attorney General of India and Solicitor General of India 2013, 2022
Comptroller and Auditor General Of India 2013
Difference between Union and State Executive 2014
Chief Minister and Council of Ministers 2015
Governor 2019
Prime Minister and council of Ministers 2017
President of India - Powers and privileges 2020
Judiciary
Difference of powers between Supreme court Judges and High Court Judges
2013, 2021
Various Jurisdictions Advisory, Appellate, Original, Writ Jurisdictions
2014
Judicial Review 2015
Supreme Court of India and High Court 2019
Contempt of Court 2022
Writs Issued by the Courts in India 2022
Part 9 to 20 of the Constitution
73rd and 74th Constitutional amendments and their salient features
2013
Jurisdictions of various Panchayat raj institutions, Municipal Committees
2014
Powers of President and Governor during Emergencies 2015, 2018
The 42nd Amendment Act,1976 and salient features 2018
Art.352 - Art.360 2021
The 44th Amendment act,1978 and its salient features 2020
Philosohpical
Difference between Presidential and Parliamentary forms of Government
2020
Constitutional Government and Representative Government 2021
Bodies
Finance commission 2011, 2012, 2015
CAG 2012
AG 2013, 2022
Election commission 2017
Other bodies 2013, 2014, 2019, 2022
Theme 12 Year Q Count Average Qs Expected marks 2023 Themes Topics Years
Banking 29 2.4 4.8 Basic Concepts
Fiscal policy & Govt budgeting 27 2.3 4.6 Short and Long Term Finance (Commercial Paper, Call Money, Bills)
2018, 2020
Monetary policy & Inflation 27 2.3 4.6 Open Market Operations 2013, 2015
Finance & investment 23 1.9 3.8 Statutory Reserve Requirements 2014
External sector 21 1.8 3.6 SLR 2015, 2019
Basic concepts 15 1.3 2.6 Fiscal Deficit 2017
Total 12 24 Monetary Policy Committee 2017
Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management Act 2018
RBI's role in money supply 2019
CRR 2019
Interest Coverage Ratio 2020
Monetary Policy 2020
Economic Contagion 2020
Economic Recession 2021
Fiscal policy & Budget
Sales Tax in India 2014
Five-year plans its objectives 2014, 2019
Base Erosion and Profit Shifting 2016
Tax and Non-Tax Revenue 2017
Goods and Service Tax-GST 2017
External Debt 2019
Banking system
Land Development Banks 2013
Regional Rural banks in India 2013
National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD)
2013
Priority Sector Lending 2013
Bank Rate 2013, 2015
Demand Deposit and Time Deposit 2013, 2014
Marginal Standing Facility Rate 2014
Payment Banks 2016
Bitcoins 2016
Non-Profitable Assets (NPAs) 2016
Core Banking Solutions 2016
Basel - 3 Norms 2015
National Payments Corporation of India-NPCI 2017, 2018
Small Finance Banks 2017
Unified Payment Interface-UPI 2017
Tax and Non-Tax Revenue 2017
Digital India 2018
Merchant Discount Rate- MDR 2018
Capital Adequacy Ratio of a Bank (CAR) 2018
Legal tender money 2018
Bank Board Bureau 2019, 2022
Assets & Liability of a Commercial bank 2019
Money Multiplier 2019, 2021
Marginal Cost of Funds based Lending Rate (MCLR) 2016, 2020
Reserve Bank Of India and its roles Multiple
District Central Cooperative Banks 2020
Urban Co-operative Banks in India 2022
Aggregate money supply Multiple
Investment methods
Deficit Budget 2015, 2016
Sovereign Gold Bond Scheme 2016
Masala Bonds 2016
Capital Budget 2016
Treasury Bills 2018, 2021
Steadily increased / Decreased Trend GDP- Investment
2017, 2018
Sovereign Gold Bond Scheme 2016
Government Securities 2021
Government Bonds 2021
External sector
Venture Capital 2014
AIIB 2019
India and WTO 2020
Public Investment Model in Agriculture 2020
National Investment and Infrastructure Fund-NIIF 2017
Foreign Direct Investments 2021
RBI, IMF, WEF, World Bank Reports and Indices in News
Inflation Indexed Bonds 2022
Convertible Bonds 2022
Credit rating agencies 2022
India Relation with other Financial Institutions 2022
External commercial borrowings 2022
India and World Bank, ASEAN, IMF
Theme 12 Year Q Count Average Qs Expected marks 2023 Themes Topics Years
General Science 15 1.3 2.6 General Science
Space, Communications and Defence 31 2.6 5.2 Dispersion, Refraction and Internal reflection 2013
Health 27 2.3 4.6 Fuel cells - Hydrogen rich fuel and oxygen 2015
Emerging technologies and research areas 35 2.9 5.8 Chemicals like Brominated vegetable oils, Monosodium Glutamate and their concerns
2017
Total 9.1 18.2 Aadhar and Application Programme Interface (API) 2018
3D-printing and its applications 2018
Belle-2 Experiment 2018
Wearable Technologies and their applications 2019
Differences between plant cell and Animal Cell 2020
Drones and their applications 2020
Bisphenol - A (BPA) - Plastic composition 2021
Sodium lamps v/s LED lamps 2021
Triclosan and its concerns 2021
Probiotics - major solar storm (solar flare) effects on Earth 2022
Space, Communications and Defence
Cassini Huygens, Messenger, Voyager and their purposes 2014
Near field communication Technology 2015
Smart India Hackathon - 2017 2017
Digital signature and its applications 2017
Cyber Security 2017
Terms like 'Event Horizon', 'Singularity', 'String theory' and 'standard model'
2017
Domestic content Requirement 2017
OLEDs and their applications 2017
Mangalyaan 2017
Wannacry, Petya, Ransomware, Eternal Blue 2018
Cyber attacks 2018
Internet of Things 2018
Applications of GPS technology 2018
Einstein's General Theory of Relativity 2018
Project LOON 2016
Indian Remote sensing Satellites and their applications 2015
Li-fi v/s Wi-fi 2016
Augmented Reality (AR) v/s Virtual Reality (VR) 2019
Differences between LTE (Long term evolution) and VOLTE (Voice over long term evolu
2019
Visible Light Communication Technology. (VLC technology) 2020
Artificial Intelligence and its applications 2020
Public Key Infrastructure 2020
Qubit 2022
Short-Range devices/technologies 2022
Software as a Service(SaaS) 2022
Open-source digital platforms 2022
Fractional Orbital Bombardment System 2022
Health
Mycorrhizal Technology and its applications in Agriculture 2013
Vitamin deficiency diseases 2014
Diphtheria, Chicken pox, Smallpox 2014
Carbon Nanotubes - Properties and their applications in the Health sector
2015, 2020
Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee 2015
H1N1 virus 2015
Transcriptome - Bioinformatics 2016
Genome Sequencing and its applications 2017
Somatic Cell Nuclear Transfer Technology 2017
CRISPR Cas9 protein 2018, 2019
GM mustard and its features 2018
RNA interference technology (RNAi) 2019
Functional Chromosomes and Artificial functional DNA 2019
Hepatitis-B and HIV virus 2019
Multi-drug resistance in microbial pathogens 2019
Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccines. (PCV vaccine) 2020
Genetics - Human induced pluripotent stem cells 2020
Pronuclear Transfer - Advances in Human Reproductive Technology
2020
DNA genomes 2021
Bollgard - 1 and Bollgard - 2 technologies 2021
ACE - 2 technology and its procedures 2021
Viruses - Adenovirus and Retrovirus 2021
Hereditary Diseases- Mitochondrial diseases 2021
Recombinant Vector Vaccines 2021
Biofilms 2022
Vaccines manufactured to prevent COVID-19 pandemic 2022
Role of B cells and T cells in the human body 2022
DNA Barcoding 2022
Emerging technologies
International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor - The Miniature Sun
2017
Blockchain Technology 2018
OLEDs and their applications 2017
Augmented Reality (AR) v/s Virtual Reality (VR) 2019
NFTs 2022
Qubit 2022
Open-source digital platforms 2022
Theme 12 Year Q Count Average Qs Expected marks 2023 Themes Topics Years
Basic concepts 29 2.4 4.8 Basic Concepts
Pollution and related 55 4.6 9.2 Ecotone 2013
International initiatives 40 3.3 6.6 Ecological niche 2013
National initiatives 27 2.3 4.6 Habitat 2013
Protected areas and Conservation sites 22 1.8 3.6 Ecological Succession 2013
Species 35 2.9 5.8 Various food chains in Ecosystem 2013, 2015, 2021
Total 17.3 34.6 Ecosystem 2015
BioCarbon Fund Initiative 2015
Green Climate Fund 2015
Sustainable Development & Green Initiatives: Earth hour and its objectives
2014
Sustainable Development Goals and their Objectives 2016
Biological Oxygen Demand 2017
Carbon Sequestration 2017
Bio-fuels 2017
Bioremediation technique 2017
Partnership for Action on Green Economy (PAGE) 2018
Global Alliance for Climate-Smart Agriculture' (GACSA) 2018
Carbon fertilisation 2018
Hydrogen enriched CNG (H-CNG) 2019
Legume Intensification 2020
Vertical Farming and Crop Diversification 2020
Bio-char and its uses 2020
Social Cost of Carbon 2020
Climate-smart Agriculture & Climate-Smart Village 2021
Polyethylene terephthalate 2021, 2022
Miyawaki method 2022
Bio rock technology 2022
Biofilms 2022
Laws; Regulatory Bodies; Government Policies (At National Level)
Animal Welfare Board of India 2014
National Tiger Conservation Authority 2014
National Ganga River Basin Authority 2014
Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS) 2014
Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 2014, 2015, 2019, 2022
Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee 2015
The Wildlife Protection Act, 1972 2015, 2018, 2020, 2021
Green India Mission 2016
National Green Tribunal 2018
Central Pollution Control Board 2018
Indian Forest Act, 1927 2019
Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights)Act, 2006
2019
National Policy on Biofuels 2020
Central Ground Water Authority 2020
Laws; Regulatory Bodies; Government Policies (At International Level)
Global Climate Alliance 2017
Un-Habitat in United Nations Programme 2017
Climate and Clean Air Coalition-(CCAC) 2017
UN-REDD+ Programme 2016
Agenda-21' initiative 2016
Forest Carbon Partnership Facility 2015
Birdlife International 2015
IUCN and Convention on International Trade In Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES)
2015
Rio+20 Conference 2015
Organisations like UNEP, OECD, ADB, World Bank and their Environmental initiatives
2015
Trade related analysis of flora and fauna in commerce (TRAFFIC)
2017
Momentum for Change-Climate Neutral Now' initiative 2018
Global Alliance on Climate-Smart Agriculture (GACSA) 2018
The Ramsar Convention 2019
The Wetlands (Conservation & Management) Rules, 20102019
New York Declaration on Forests 2021
Common Carbon Metric 2021
UNFCCC 2022
Pollution and related
Carbon Cycle 2010, 2014
Coal bed Methane and Shale Gas 2014
Acid rain and causes 2013, 2022
Air Quality Index and gases considered to measure them
2016, 2022
Sulphur Cycle 2018
Consequences of heavy mining in river beads 2018
Gases released through agriculture activities,soil,cattle rearing,Poultry industry etc.
2019
Gases released due to burning of Biomass 2019
Methane Hydrate 2019
Pollutants released by Coal-fired Electric Power Plants 2020
Benzene Pollution 2020
Biogeochemical Cycle 2021
Greenwashing 2022
Nitrogen Fixing Plants 2022
All Important Species from PYQS
Gharial
Leatherback turtle
Swamp deer
Star tortoise
Monitor lizard
Pygmy hog
Spider monkey
Sea cow
Great Indian Hornbill
Indian wild ass
Gharial
Double-humped camel
One-horned rhinoceros
Blue finned mahseer
Irrawaddy dolphin
Rusty spotted cats
PROTECTED AREAS - PYQ Analysis
Theme 12 Year Q Count Average Qs Expected marks 2023 Themes Topic Year
Ancient History 19 1.6 3.2 Architecture
Medieval History 29 2.4 4.8 Mahabalipuram and Panchayatan style 2014
Religious beliefs 22 1.8 3.6 AJANTA ELLORA 2013, 2014
Culture 45 3.8 7.6 Ibadat khana use 2014
Modern History 91 7.6 15.2 BUDDHIST SHRINES & Monasteries 2014
Post-independence 5 0.4 0.8 ROCK CUT TEMPLES + ASHOKAN EDICTS 2015
Total 17.6 35.2 Sun temples-Examples 2017
Vijayanagara 2019
Chausath Yogini Temple 2021
Caves & Rivers 2021
Indian Painting
Paintings - (Murals) Ajanta Caves , Sanchi Stupa & Lepakshi Temple
2013
Kalamkari Painting 2015
Bodhisattva Painting Padampani 2017
Bani Thani 2018
Philosophies
Sankhya philosophy 2013
Six Philosophies 2014
Indian Dance
Tribhanga Dance Postures 2013
Sattariya 2014
DANCES & Region (Garba, Mohiniattam, Yakshagana) 2014
Indian Music
Sankirtana 2017
Tyagaraja 2018
Literature
Yogavasistha
Theme 12 Year Q Count Average Qs Expected marks 2023 Themes Topic Year
Ancient History 19 1.6 3.2 Mughal Period
Medieval History 29 2.4 4.8 Bhakti Saints 2013
Religious beliefs 22 1.8 3.6 Arrival of Babur 2015
Culture 45 3.8 7.6 Jagirdar vs. Zamindars 2019
Modern History 91 7.6 15.2 Akbar Navratan - Tansen 2019
Post-independence 5 0.4 0.8 Pargana-Sarkar-Suba 2021
Total 17.6 35.2 Delhi Sultanate
Terms related to Delhi Sultanate - Amil, Mir Bakshi, Iqta System
2019
Element of Feudal System 2015
Iltutmish, Tughlaq Reign 2021
Foreign Invasion 2022
Theme 12 Year Q Count Average Qs Expected marks 2023 Themes Topic Year
Ancient History 19 1.6 3.2 IVC
Medieval History 29 2.4 4.8 Characteristic - Horse Chariot , Deities, Temples 2013
Religious beliefs 22 1.8 3.6 IVC Sites 2019, 2021
Culture 45 3.8 7.6 Vedic Age
Modern History 91 7.6 15.2 Satyamev Jayate - Upanishad 2014
Post-independence 5 0.4 0.8 Vijaynagar Empire Taxation 2016
Total 17.6 35.2 Ancient India Dynasty (Regional Powers) 2019
Buddhism & Jainism
Chaitya vs Vihar 2013
Concept of Nirvana 2013
JAIN Doctrine 2012, 2013
Kingdoms Associated with Life of Buddha 2014, 2015
Decipher Edicts Of Ashoka 2016
Concept of Bodhisattva 2016
Sects of Jainism & Buddhism 2017, 2018, 2020
Future Buddha 2018
Mahayana Buddhism 2019
Ashoka - Inscriptions 2020
Jain Texts 2022
Buddhism & Jainism Scholars 2022
Foreign Travellers
Hiuen Tsang 2013
Miscellaneous
Mitakshara & Dayabhaga 2021
Bhavabhuti , Hastimalla etc 2021
Sangam Literature 2022
Ramanuja 2022
Theme 12 Year Q Count Average Qs Expected marks 2023 Themes Topics Years
Ancient History 19 1.6 3.2 Gandhian Movement
Medieval History 29 2.4 4.8 Rowlatt Satyagraha 2015
Religious beliefs 22 1.8 3.6 Salt March 2015
Culture 45 3.8 7.6 Champaran Satyagraha 2018
Modern History 91 7.6 15.2 Ideology of Gandhi 2019
Post-independence 5 0.4 0.8 Gandhi Irwin Pact 2020
Total 17.6 35.2 Other Movement
Tebhaga Movement 2013
Santhal Uprising 2018
Tribal Revolts - Ulgulan 2020
Various Acts & Policies
Proclamation, 1858 2014
GOI, 1919 2015, 2016, 2017, 2022
Trade Dispute Act of 1929 2017
Factories Act,1881 2017
GOI, 1935 2018
Charter Act 1813 2019
GOI, 1919 + 1935 2021
Establishment of Radcliff Commission 2014
Cabinet Mission 2015
Cripps Mission 2016, 2022
INA Trials 2021
Personalities Related Questions (Books, Contributions etc)
Annie Besant 2013
Satya Shodhak Samaj 2016
Keshab Chandra Sen 2016
Hind Mazdoor Sabha 2018
Lala Lajpat Rai 2018
Sakharam Ganesh Deuskar 2020
Personality and Book 2020
Rakhmabai case 2020
Rabindranath Tagore 2021
Jawaharlal Nehru 2021
Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar 2021
Major Policies/Controversies
Ilbert Bill Controversy 2013
Partition of Bengal lasted until 2014
Wood Dispatch; English Education 2018
Subsidiary Alliance 2018
College Establish By GG 2018, 2020
Revolutionary Movements
The Ghadar 2014, 2022
Indian National Congress (President, Sessions, Activities etc )
Importance of INC Session 1929 2014
INC President 2015
Surat Split Session 2015, 2016
Swadeshi & Boycott during Partition of Bengal 2016
Swadeshi Movement 2019
Colonial Policies and Impact
Drain Of Wealth - critique 2015
Ruining of Indian Handicraft during Industrial Revolution 2020
Indigo Cultivation Declines 2020
Factories of EIC 2021, 2022
Theme 12 Year Q Count Average Qs Expected marks 2023 Themes Topics Years
Physical Geography 39 3.3 6.6 Physical Geography
Indian Geography 15 1.3 2.6 Total geographical area under wetlands 2012
India Mapping 33 2.8 5.6 Variations in the length of daytime and nighttime / Reason for Seasons 2013
World Mapping 21 1.8 3.6 Coral Reefs Geographical Spread 2014
Agriculture 48 4 8 Continental drift theory 2014
Energy 30 2.5 5 Temperature, Salinity and Ocean Relief, Resources In Ocean Bed 2014
Human Geography 13 1.1 2.2 Plate Tectonics 2015
Total 16.8 33.6 Goldilocks Zone 2015
Coriolis force N/A
Westerlies N/A
El-Nino, La-Nina, Madden Julian oscillations & Pacific Decadal Multiple
Coastal and inland wetlands Multiple
Artificial lakes and natural lakes 2018
Active and Dormant Volcano 2018
Productivity and Diversity 2017
Reservoirs & Location 2022
Ocean Mean Temperature 2020
Ocean Temperature and Trade Winds 2021
Effect of salinity of water 2020
Human Geography
Groundwater Table 2014
Integrated watershed development programme 2014
Methods/Practices of Water Conservation 2017
Ramsar Convention 2019
Tribes of the World and India Multiple
Indian Geography
Seasonal reversal of winds 2014
Soil Conservation 2013
Savannah, Equitorial, Monsoon, Mediterranean 2015
Indian Ocean Dipole 2017
Different types of soils like laterite soil, alluvial soil etc. Multiple
Colour of the soil Multiple
Chemical Composition Multiple
Regions comprising a particular variety of soil. Multiple
Crops grown Multiple
Cotton, Rice, Sugarcane, Pulses, Oilseeds, Wheat Multiple
India Mapping
Cardamom Hills 2014
Mahadeo Hills 2015
All Major Rivers Multiple
Major and Minor Minerals 2018
Monazite 2022
Annamalai Hills N/A
Seshachalam Hills N/A
Agriculture
IWDP 2014
Mixed farming 2014
Zero tillage 2018, 2020
Eco friendly agriculture 2020
Fertigation 2020
Permaculture 2021
SRI 2022
All Mapping Locations
Arctic Ocean
Indian Ocean Islands (especially Andaman, Nicobar and Lakshadweep)
Indo Pacific Region
Black Sea
Caspian Sea
South China sea
Mediterranean Sea
Israel
Central Asia
Ukraine
Russia
North and Central African Countries, Horn of the Africa
Afghanistan
Spain
Locations in News
World
Baltic Sea
Bay of Gdansk
Sea of Azov and Kerch
Atacama Desert
Cholistan Desert
Turkiye
Kamachatka Peninsula
Shiveluch volcano
Hawai and Volcanoes near it
Saudi Arabia
Egypt
Switzerland
Yellowstone National Park in the US
Ethiopia
India
Rivers
Ganga
Indus
Narayani
Umngot
Dibang
Forts
Asurgarh
Golconda
Bathinda
Protected Areas
Gir National Park
Kuno Palpur
Terai Elephant Reserve
Ramsar Sites
Tampara Lake Odisha
Hirakud Reservoir Odisha
Ansupa Lake Odisha
Yashwant Sagar Madhya Pradesh
Chitrangudi Bird Sanctuary Tamil Nadu
Suchindram Theroor Wetland Complex Tamil Nadu
Vaduvur Bird Sanctuary Tamil Nadu
Kanjirankulam Bird Sanctuary Tamil Nadu
Thane Creek Maharashtra
Hygam Wetland Conservation Reserve Jammu and Kashmir
Shallbugh Wetland Conservation Reserve Tamil Nadu
Misc
Zoji La
Shipki La
Chang La
Shinku La or Shingo La
Sigur Plateau
GuruDongmar Lake
Shivamogga
Yaya Tso
Khajuraho
Angul-Balram rail link
Tungareshwar Wildlife Sanctuary
Arittapatti and Meenakshipuram

THEMES GS.pdf

  • 1.
    Subject Theme 12Year Q Count Average Qs Expected marks 2023 Polity 159 13.3 26.6 Preamble, Schedules & Part III, IV, IVA 39 3.3 6.6 Executive 13 1.1 2.2 Legislature 26 2.2 4.4 Judiciary 17 1.4 2.8 Part IX to XX of the Constitution 23 1.9 3.8 Constitutional & Statutory bodies 17 1.4 2.8 Philosophy, judgements and amendments 24 2 4 Economy 142 11.8 24 Basic concepts 15 1.3 2.6 Fiscal policy & Government budgeting 27 2.3 4.6 Monetary policy & Inflation 27 2.3 4.6 Banking 29 2.4 4.8 Finance & investment 23 1.9 3.8 External sector 21 1.8 3.6 Science & Tech 108 9.1 18.2 General Science 15 1.3 2.6 Space, Communications and Defence 31 2.6 5.2 Health 27 2.3 4.6 Emerging technologies and research areas 35 2.9 5.8 Environment 208 17.3 34.6 Basic concepts 29 2.4 4.8 Pollution and related 55 4.6 9.2 International initiatives 40 3.3 6.6 National initiatives 27 2.3 4.6 Protected areas and Conservation sites 22 1.8 3.6 Species 35 2.9 5.8 Geography 199 16.8 33.6 Physical Geography 39 3.3 6.6
  • 2.
    Subject Theme 12Year Q Count Average Qs Expected marks 2023 Indian Geography 15 1.3 2.6 India Mapping 33 2.8 5.6 World Mapping 21 1.8 3.6 Agriculture 48 4 8 Energy 30 2.5 5 Human Geography 13 1.1 2.2 History 211 17.6 35.2 Ancient History 19 1.6 3.2 Medieval History 29 2.4 4.8 Religious beliefs 22 1.8 3.6 Culture 45 3.8 7.6 Modern History 91 7.6 15.2 Post-independence 5 0.4 0.8
  • 3.
    Theme 12 YearQ Count Average Qs Expected marks 2023 Themes Topics Years Preamble, Schedules & Part III, IV, IVA 39 3.3 6.6 Preamble, Schedules & Part III, IV, IVA Legislature 26 2.2 4.4 Difference between Fundamental Rights and Fundamental Duties 2013 Philosophy, judgements and amendments 24 2 4 Certiorari 2014 Part IX to XX of the Constitution 23 1.9 3.8 Art.23-24-Right against exploitation 2015 Judiciary 17 1.4 2.8 Art.29-30- Cultural and Educational Rights 2015 Constitutional & Statutory bodies 17 1.4 2.8 7th Schedule 2016 Executive 13 1.1 2.2 Features of Fundamental Duties 2017 Total 13.3 26.6 Art.21-Right to Privacy 2018 Art.19-Right to Freedom 2019 Various Philosophies in Preamble 2019 10th Schedule 2019 The main objectives of the Preamble 2020 Features of fundamental Rights v/s DPSPs 2020 Art.14-Right to Equality 2021 Art.21-Right to Privacy 2021 Quo warranto 2022 Mandamus 2022 5th and 6th Schedules 2015, 2022 Legislature Differences between Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha 2015, 2018, 2020 Parliamentary Committees 2015, 2018 Difference between Finance Bill v/s Money Bill v/s Ordinary Bill 2015 Various Sessions of Parliament and its Proceedings 2017 How a bill is passed in the Parliament 2017 Speaker of the Lok Sabha - Roles and responsibilities 2018 1st and 2nd ARC Reports 2019 Provisions and restrictions to contest in Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha Elections 2021 Deputy Speaker of Lok Sabha 2022 Exclusive power(s) of Lok Sabha 2022 Procedure of Constitution Amendment Bill 2022 H.N. Sanyal Committee 2022 Executive Vice-President of India 2013 Powers of President v/s powers of Governor 2013 Attorney General of India and Solicitor General of India 2013, 2022 Comptroller and Auditor General Of India 2013 Difference between Union and State Executive 2014 Chief Minister and Council of Ministers 2015 Governor 2019 Prime Minister and council of Ministers 2017
  • 4.
    President of India- Powers and privileges 2020 Judiciary Difference of powers between Supreme court Judges and High Court Judges 2013, 2021 Various Jurisdictions Advisory, Appellate, Original, Writ Jurisdictions 2014 Judicial Review 2015 Supreme Court of India and High Court 2019 Contempt of Court 2022 Writs Issued by the Courts in India 2022 Part 9 to 20 of the Constitution 73rd and 74th Constitutional amendments and their salient features 2013 Jurisdictions of various Panchayat raj institutions, Municipal Committees 2014 Powers of President and Governor during Emergencies 2015, 2018 The 42nd Amendment Act,1976 and salient features 2018 Art.352 - Art.360 2021 The 44th Amendment act,1978 and its salient features 2020 Philosohpical Difference between Presidential and Parliamentary forms of Government 2020 Constitutional Government and Representative Government 2021 Bodies Finance commission 2011, 2012, 2015 CAG 2012 AG 2013, 2022 Election commission 2017 Other bodies 2013, 2014, 2019, 2022
  • 5.
    Theme 12 YearQ Count Average Qs Expected marks 2023 Themes Topics Years Banking 29 2.4 4.8 Basic Concepts Fiscal policy & Govt budgeting 27 2.3 4.6 Short and Long Term Finance (Commercial Paper, Call Money, Bills) 2018, 2020 Monetary policy & Inflation 27 2.3 4.6 Open Market Operations 2013, 2015 Finance & investment 23 1.9 3.8 Statutory Reserve Requirements 2014 External sector 21 1.8 3.6 SLR 2015, 2019 Basic concepts 15 1.3 2.6 Fiscal Deficit 2017 Total 12 24 Monetary Policy Committee 2017 Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management Act 2018 RBI's role in money supply 2019 CRR 2019 Interest Coverage Ratio 2020 Monetary Policy 2020 Economic Contagion 2020 Economic Recession 2021 Fiscal policy & Budget Sales Tax in India 2014 Five-year plans its objectives 2014, 2019 Base Erosion and Profit Shifting 2016 Tax and Non-Tax Revenue 2017 Goods and Service Tax-GST 2017 External Debt 2019 Banking system Land Development Banks 2013 Regional Rural banks in India 2013 National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) 2013 Priority Sector Lending 2013 Bank Rate 2013, 2015 Demand Deposit and Time Deposit 2013, 2014 Marginal Standing Facility Rate 2014 Payment Banks 2016 Bitcoins 2016 Non-Profitable Assets (NPAs) 2016 Core Banking Solutions 2016 Basel - 3 Norms 2015 National Payments Corporation of India-NPCI 2017, 2018 Small Finance Banks 2017
  • 6.
    Unified Payment Interface-UPI2017 Tax and Non-Tax Revenue 2017 Digital India 2018 Merchant Discount Rate- MDR 2018 Capital Adequacy Ratio of a Bank (CAR) 2018 Legal tender money 2018 Bank Board Bureau 2019, 2022 Assets & Liability of a Commercial bank 2019 Money Multiplier 2019, 2021 Marginal Cost of Funds based Lending Rate (MCLR) 2016, 2020 Reserve Bank Of India and its roles Multiple District Central Cooperative Banks 2020 Urban Co-operative Banks in India 2022 Aggregate money supply Multiple Investment methods Deficit Budget 2015, 2016 Sovereign Gold Bond Scheme 2016 Masala Bonds 2016 Capital Budget 2016 Treasury Bills 2018, 2021 Steadily increased / Decreased Trend GDP- Investment 2017, 2018 Sovereign Gold Bond Scheme 2016 Government Securities 2021 Government Bonds 2021 External sector Venture Capital 2014 AIIB 2019 India and WTO 2020 Public Investment Model in Agriculture 2020 National Investment and Infrastructure Fund-NIIF 2017 Foreign Direct Investments 2021 RBI, IMF, WEF, World Bank Reports and Indices in News Inflation Indexed Bonds 2022 Convertible Bonds 2022 Credit rating agencies 2022 India Relation with other Financial Institutions 2022 External commercial borrowings 2022
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    India and WorldBank, ASEAN, IMF
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    Theme 12 YearQ Count Average Qs Expected marks 2023 Themes Topics Years General Science 15 1.3 2.6 General Science Space, Communications and Defence 31 2.6 5.2 Dispersion, Refraction and Internal reflection 2013 Health 27 2.3 4.6 Fuel cells - Hydrogen rich fuel and oxygen 2015 Emerging technologies and research areas 35 2.9 5.8 Chemicals like Brominated vegetable oils, Monosodium Glutamate and their concerns 2017 Total 9.1 18.2 Aadhar and Application Programme Interface (API) 2018 3D-printing and its applications 2018 Belle-2 Experiment 2018 Wearable Technologies and their applications 2019 Differences between plant cell and Animal Cell 2020 Drones and their applications 2020 Bisphenol - A (BPA) - Plastic composition 2021 Sodium lamps v/s LED lamps 2021 Triclosan and its concerns 2021 Probiotics - major solar storm (solar flare) effects on Earth 2022 Space, Communications and Defence Cassini Huygens, Messenger, Voyager and their purposes 2014 Near field communication Technology 2015 Smart India Hackathon - 2017 2017 Digital signature and its applications 2017 Cyber Security 2017 Terms like 'Event Horizon', 'Singularity', 'String theory' and 'standard model' 2017 Domestic content Requirement 2017 OLEDs and their applications 2017 Mangalyaan 2017 Wannacry, Petya, Ransomware, Eternal Blue 2018 Cyber attacks 2018 Internet of Things 2018 Applications of GPS technology 2018 Einstein's General Theory of Relativity 2018 Project LOON 2016 Indian Remote sensing Satellites and their applications 2015 Li-fi v/s Wi-fi 2016 Augmented Reality (AR) v/s Virtual Reality (VR) 2019 Differences between LTE (Long term evolution) and VOLTE (Voice over long term evolu 2019 Visible Light Communication Technology. (VLC technology) 2020 Artificial Intelligence and its applications 2020 Public Key Infrastructure 2020 Qubit 2022
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    Short-Range devices/technologies 2022 Softwareas a Service(SaaS) 2022 Open-source digital platforms 2022 Fractional Orbital Bombardment System 2022 Health Mycorrhizal Technology and its applications in Agriculture 2013 Vitamin deficiency diseases 2014 Diphtheria, Chicken pox, Smallpox 2014 Carbon Nanotubes - Properties and their applications in the Health sector 2015, 2020 Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee 2015 H1N1 virus 2015 Transcriptome - Bioinformatics 2016 Genome Sequencing and its applications 2017 Somatic Cell Nuclear Transfer Technology 2017 CRISPR Cas9 protein 2018, 2019 GM mustard and its features 2018 RNA interference technology (RNAi) 2019 Functional Chromosomes and Artificial functional DNA 2019 Hepatitis-B and HIV virus 2019 Multi-drug resistance in microbial pathogens 2019 Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccines. (PCV vaccine) 2020 Genetics - Human induced pluripotent stem cells 2020 Pronuclear Transfer - Advances in Human Reproductive Technology 2020 DNA genomes 2021 Bollgard - 1 and Bollgard - 2 technologies 2021 ACE - 2 technology and its procedures 2021 Viruses - Adenovirus and Retrovirus 2021 Hereditary Diseases- Mitochondrial diseases 2021 Recombinant Vector Vaccines 2021 Biofilms 2022 Vaccines manufactured to prevent COVID-19 pandemic 2022 Role of B cells and T cells in the human body 2022 DNA Barcoding 2022 Emerging technologies International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor - The Miniature Sun 2017 Blockchain Technology 2018 OLEDs and their applications 2017 Augmented Reality (AR) v/s Virtual Reality (VR) 2019 NFTs 2022
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  • 11.
    Theme 12 YearQ Count Average Qs Expected marks 2023 Themes Topics Years Basic concepts 29 2.4 4.8 Basic Concepts Pollution and related 55 4.6 9.2 Ecotone 2013 International initiatives 40 3.3 6.6 Ecological niche 2013 National initiatives 27 2.3 4.6 Habitat 2013 Protected areas and Conservation sites 22 1.8 3.6 Ecological Succession 2013 Species 35 2.9 5.8 Various food chains in Ecosystem 2013, 2015, 2021 Total 17.3 34.6 Ecosystem 2015 BioCarbon Fund Initiative 2015 Green Climate Fund 2015 Sustainable Development & Green Initiatives: Earth hour and its objectives 2014 Sustainable Development Goals and their Objectives 2016 Biological Oxygen Demand 2017 Carbon Sequestration 2017 Bio-fuels 2017 Bioremediation technique 2017 Partnership for Action on Green Economy (PAGE) 2018 Global Alliance for Climate-Smart Agriculture' (GACSA) 2018 Carbon fertilisation 2018 Hydrogen enriched CNG (H-CNG) 2019 Legume Intensification 2020 Vertical Farming and Crop Diversification 2020 Bio-char and its uses 2020 Social Cost of Carbon 2020 Climate-smart Agriculture & Climate-Smart Village 2021 Polyethylene terephthalate 2021, 2022 Miyawaki method 2022 Bio rock technology 2022 Biofilms 2022 Laws; Regulatory Bodies; Government Policies (At National Level) Animal Welfare Board of India 2014 National Tiger Conservation Authority 2014 National Ganga River Basin Authority 2014 Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS) 2014 Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 2014, 2015, 2019, 2022 Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee 2015 The Wildlife Protection Act, 1972 2015, 2018, 2020, 2021 Green India Mission 2016 National Green Tribunal 2018 Central Pollution Control Board 2018 Indian Forest Act, 1927 2019 Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights)Act, 2006 2019 National Policy on Biofuels 2020
  • 12.
    Central Ground WaterAuthority 2020 Laws; Regulatory Bodies; Government Policies (At International Level) Global Climate Alliance 2017 Un-Habitat in United Nations Programme 2017 Climate and Clean Air Coalition-(CCAC) 2017 UN-REDD+ Programme 2016 Agenda-21' initiative 2016 Forest Carbon Partnership Facility 2015 Birdlife International 2015 IUCN and Convention on International Trade In Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) 2015 Rio+20 Conference 2015 Organisations like UNEP, OECD, ADB, World Bank and their Environmental initiatives 2015 Trade related analysis of flora and fauna in commerce (TRAFFIC) 2017 Momentum for Change-Climate Neutral Now' initiative 2018 Global Alliance on Climate-Smart Agriculture (GACSA) 2018 The Ramsar Convention 2019 The Wetlands (Conservation & Management) Rules, 20102019 New York Declaration on Forests 2021 Common Carbon Metric 2021 UNFCCC 2022 Pollution and related Carbon Cycle 2010, 2014 Coal bed Methane and Shale Gas 2014 Acid rain and causes 2013, 2022 Air Quality Index and gases considered to measure them 2016, 2022 Sulphur Cycle 2018 Consequences of heavy mining in river beads 2018 Gases released through agriculture activities,soil,cattle rearing,Poultry industry etc. 2019 Gases released due to burning of Biomass 2019 Methane Hydrate 2019 Pollutants released by Coal-fired Electric Power Plants 2020 Benzene Pollution 2020 Biogeochemical Cycle 2021 Greenwashing 2022 Nitrogen Fixing Plants 2022 All Important Species from PYQS Gharial Leatherback turtle Swamp deer Star tortoise Monitor lizard Pygmy hog
  • 13.
    Spider monkey Sea cow GreatIndian Hornbill Indian wild ass Gharial Double-humped camel One-horned rhinoceros Blue finned mahseer Irrawaddy dolphin Rusty spotted cats PROTECTED AREAS - PYQ Analysis
  • 14.
    Theme 12 YearQ Count Average Qs Expected marks 2023 Themes Topic Year Ancient History 19 1.6 3.2 Architecture Medieval History 29 2.4 4.8 Mahabalipuram and Panchayatan style 2014 Religious beliefs 22 1.8 3.6 AJANTA ELLORA 2013, 2014 Culture 45 3.8 7.6 Ibadat khana use 2014 Modern History 91 7.6 15.2 BUDDHIST SHRINES & Monasteries 2014 Post-independence 5 0.4 0.8 ROCK CUT TEMPLES + ASHOKAN EDICTS 2015 Total 17.6 35.2 Sun temples-Examples 2017 Vijayanagara 2019 Chausath Yogini Temple 2021 Caves & Rivers 2021 Indian Painting Paintings - (Murals) Ajanta Caves , Sanchi Stupa & Lepakshi Temple 2013 Kalamkari Painting 2015 Bodhisattva Painting Padampani 2017 Bani Thani 2018 Philosophies Sankhya philosophy 2013 Six Philosophies 2014 Indian Dance Tribhanga Dance Postures 2013 Sattariya 2014 DANCES & Region (Garba, Mohiniattam, Yakshagana) 2014 Indian Music Sankirtana 2017 Tyagaraja 2018 Literature Yogavasistha
  • 15.
    Theme 12 YearQ Count Average Qs Expected marks 2023 Themes Topic Year Ancient History 19 1.6 3.2 Mughal Period Medieval History 29 2.4 4.8 Bhakti Saints 2013 Religious beliefs 22 1.8 3.6 Arrival of Babur 2015 Culture 45 3.8 7.6 Jagirdar vs. Zamindars 2019 Modern History 91 7.6 15.2 Akbar Navratan - Tansen 2019 Post-independence 5 0.4 0.8 Pargana-Sarkar-Suba 2021 Total 17.6 35.2 Delhi Sultanate Terms related to Delhi Sultanate - Amil, Mir Bakshi, Iqta System 2019 Element of Feudal System 2015 Iltutmish, Tughlaq Reign 2021 Foreign Invasion 2022
  • 16.
    Theme 12 YearQ Count Average Qs Expected marks 2023 Themes Topic Year Ancient History 19 1.6 3.2 IVC Medieval History 29 2.4 4.8 Characteristic - Horse Chariot , Deities, Temples 2013 Religious beliefs 22 1.8 3.6 IVC Sites 2019, 2021 Culture 45 3.8 7.6 Vedic Age Modern History 91 7.6 15.2 Satyamev Jayate - Upanishad 2014 Post-independence 5 0.4 0.8 Vijaynagar Empire Taxation 2016 Total 17.6 35.2 Ancient India Dynasty (Regional Powers) 2019 Buddhism & Jainism Chaitya vs Vihar 2013 Concept of Nirvana 2013 JAIN Doctrine 2012, 2013 Kingdoms Associated with Life of Buddha 2014, 2015 Decipher Edicts Of Ashoka 2016 Concept of Bodhisattva 2016 Sects of Jainism & Buddhism 2017, 2018, 2020 Future Buddha 2018 Mahayana Buddhism 2019 Ashoka - Inscriptions 2020 Jain Texts 2022 Buddhism & Jainism Scholars 2022 Foreign Travellers Hiuen Tsang 2013 Miscellaneous Mitakshara & Dayabhaga 2021 Bhavabhuti , Hastimalla etc 2021 Sangam Literature 2022 Ramanuja 2022
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    Theme 12 YearQ Count Average Qs Expected marks 2023 Themes Topics Years Ancient History 19 1.6 3.2 Gandhian Movement Medieval History 29 2.4 4.8 Rowlatt Satyagraha 2015 Religious beliefs 22 1.8 3.6 Salt March 2015 Culture 45 3.8 7.6 Champaran Satyagraha 2018 Modern History 91 7.6 15.2 Ideology of Gandhi 2019 Post-independence 5 0.4 0.8 Gandhi Irwin Pact 2020 Total 17.6 35.2 Other Movement Tebhaga Movement 2013 Santhal Uprising 2018 Tribal Revolts - Ulgulan 2020 Various Acts & Policies Proclamation, 1858 2014 GOI, 1919 2015, 2016, 2017, 2022 Trade Dispute Act of 1929 2017 Factories Act,1881 2017 GOI, 1935 2018 Charter Act 1813 2019 GOI, 1919 + 1935 2021 Establishment of Radcliff Commission 2014 Cabinet Mission 2015 Cripps Mission 2016, 2022 INA Trials 2021 Personalities Related Questions (Books, Contributions etc) Annie Besant 2013 Satya Shodhak Samaj 2016 Keshab Chandra Sen 2016 Hind Mazdoor Sabha 2018 Lala Lajpat Rai 2018 Sakharam Ganesh Deuskar 2020 Personality and Book 2020 Rakhmabai case 2020 Rabindranath Tagore 2021 Jawaharlal Nehru 2021 Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar 2021 Major Policies/Controversies Ilbert Bill Controversy 2013 Partition of Bengal lasted until 2014 Wood Dispatch; English Education 2018 Subsidiary Alliance 2018 College Establish By GG 2018, 2020
  • 18.
    Revolutionary Movements The Ghadar2014, 2022 Indian National Congress (President, Sessions, Activities etc ) Importance of INC Session 1929 2014 INC President 2015 Surat Split Session 2015, 2016 Swadeshi & Boycott during Partition of Bengal 2016 Swadeshi Movement 2019 Colonial Policies and Impact Drain Of Wealth - critique 2015 Ruining of Indian Handicraft during Industrial Revolution 2020 Indigo Cultivation Declines 2020 Factories of EIC 2021, 2022
  • 19.
    Theme 12 YearQ Count Average Qs Expected marks 2023 Themes Topics Years Physical Geography 39 3.3 6.6 Physical Geography Indian Geography 15 1.3 2.6 Total geographical area under wetlands 2012 India Mapping 33 2.8 5.6 Variations in the length of daytime and nighttime / Reason for Seasons 2013 World Mapping 21 1.8 3.6 Coral Reefs Geographical Spread 2014 Agriculture 48 4 8 Continental drift theory 2014 Energy 30 2.5 5 Temperature, Salinity and Ocean Relief, Resources In Ocean Bed 2014 Human Geography 13 1.1 2.2 Plate Tectonics 2015 Total 16.8 33.6 Goldilocks Zone 2015 Coriolis force N/A Westerlies N/A El-Nino, La-Nina, Madden Julian oscillations & Pacific Decadal Multiple Coastal and inland wetlands Multiple Artificial lakes and natural lakes 2018 Active and Dormant Volcano 2018 Productivity and Diversity 2017 Reservoirs & Location 2022 Ocean Mean Temperature 2020 Ocean Temperature and Trade Winds 2021 Effect of salinity of water 2020 Human Geography Groundwater Table 2014 Integrated watershed development programme 2014 Methods/Practices of Water Conservation 2017 Ramsar Convention 2019 Tribes of the World and India Multiple Indian Geography Seasonal reversal of winds 2014 Soil Conservation 2013 Savannah, Equitorial, Monsoon, Mediterranean 2015 Indian Ocean Dipole 2017 Different types of soils like laterite soil, alluvial soil etc. Multiple Colour of the soil Multiple Chemical Composition Multiple Regions comprising a particular variety of soil. Multiple Crops grown Multiple Cotton, Rice, Sugarcane, Pulses, Oilseeds, Wheat Multiple India Mapping Cardamom Hills 2014 Mahadeo Hills 2015 All Major Rivers Multiple Major and Minor Minerals 2018 Monazite 2022 Annamalai Hills N/A Seshachalam Hills N/A
  • 20.
    Agriculture IWDP 2014 Mixed farming2014 Zero tillage 2018, 2020 Eco friendly agriculture 2020 Fertigation 2020 Permaculture 2021 SRI 2022 All Mapping Locations Arctic Ocean Indian Ocean Islands (especially Andaman, Nicobar and Lakshadweep) Indo Pacific Region Black Sea Caspian Sea South China sea Mediterranean Sea Israel Central Asia Ukraine Russia North and Central African Countries, Horn of the Africa Afghanistan Spain Locations in News World Baltic Sea Bay of Gdansk Sea of Azov and Kerch Atacama Desert Cholistan Desert Turkiye Kamachatka Peninsula Shiveluch volcano Hawai and Volcanoes near it Saudi Arabia Egypt Switzerland Yellowstone National Park in the US Ethiopia India Rivers
  • 21.
    Ganga Indus Narayani Umngot Dibang Forts Asurgarh Golconda Bathinda Protected Areas Gir NationalPark Kuno Palpur Terai Elephant Reserve Ramsar Sites Tampara Lake Odisha Hirakud Reservoir Odisha Ansupa Lake Odisha Yashwant Sagar Madhya Pradesh Chitrangudi Bird Sanctuary Tamil Nadu Suchindram Theroor Wetland Complex Tamil Nadu Vaduvur Bird Sanctuary Tamil Nadu Kanjirankulam Bird Sanctuary Tamil Nadu Thane Creek Maharashtra Hygam Wetland Conservation Reserve Jammu and Kashmir Shallbugh Wetland Conservation Reserve Tamil Nadu Misc Zoji La Shipki La Chang La Shinku La or Shingo La Sigur Plateau GuruDongmar Lake Shivamogga Yaya Tso Khajuraho Angul-Balram rail link Tungareshwar Wildlife Sanctuary Arittapatti and Meenakshipuram