UPSC Mains GS Paper I – Geography PYQs (with Number of Questions)
| Year | Physical Geography | Indian Geography | World Geography | Human Geography | Total Geo Qs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 2014 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 2015 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 2018 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2019 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2020 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 2021 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2022 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2023 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 2024 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
UPSC Mains Geography PYQs by Subtopics (2013–2024)
| Year | Physical Geography | Climate Change & Environmental Geography | Resource Distribution | Industrial Location | Urbanisation & Human Geography | Total Geo Qs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2014 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 2020 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 2024 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |