This article is based on analysis of previous years’ question papers of UPSC PRELIMS exams and enlists all the priority areas from which questions have been asked in previous Prelims exam.
The UPSC Prelims exam is considered one of the most unpredictable exams in the world. While true to a large extent, it’s a fact that if one analyzes the question papers of over a decade we find that there are certain focus areas from which UPSC has frequently asked questions. This analysis will help you prioritise topics in your revision strategy in last one month.
List of Topics from which Questions Have Been Frequently Asked in Past UPSC Prelims
- Wireless communications
- PVTGs
- Geographical Indication (GI) Tags
- Diseases in News
- Climate Funds
- Satellite Missions/ Space missions
- Conflict Zones and Ethnic Groups/ Strategic Locations in Conflict Zones
- WTO
- Agricultural Technologies/Initiatives
- Applications of Biotechnology
- Ramsar Sites/ Wetlands
- Unconventional Sources of Energy
- New Banking Regulations
- Tiger Reserves/ Biosphere Reserves/ National Parks- focus on North East
- Arctic and Antarctica-related current affairs
- Astrophysics (neutron stars, gravitational waves, black holes)
- Map-based questions
- Fluorine/ bromine pollutants
- Carbon materials- carbon fiber, graphene, fullerene, carbon nanotube
- FSSAI-related current affairs
- GM crops
- Gene Editing
- RBI-related terminology
- International Climate pacts- India related
- ISRO Website complete coverage- Important pages link below
- https://www.isro.gov.in/SpaceApplications.html
- https://www.isro.gov.in/SatelliteNavigationServices.html
- https://www.isro.gov.in/Satellites.html
- Tropical Cyclones
- Pollinators in News
- Biometrics
- New Age Energy Minerals
- MSP Crops
- Non Timber Forest Products
- Finance Commission
- Recent International Treaties and Pacts
- Women centric Yojana/Policies
- Navigation Systems in the world
- Mercury/Lead/Arsenic etc Pollutants
- Digital Currencies/ Payments
- Emergent Technologies- namely AI, Blockchain, Nanotechnology, 3D Printing, AR, VR, etc
- Fuel Cells/ EV technology
