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UPPCS PYQs Trends

Year-wise subject weightage

Questions per subject in each paper across 2021–2025 — switch between chart and table.

7142027Geography · 2021: 2323Geography · 2022: 2424Geography · 2023: 2020Geography · 2024: 2727Geography · 2025: 2525GeographyHistory · 2021: 1818History · 2022: 2727History · 2023: 2727History · 2024: 2525History · 2025: 2222HistoryCurrent Affairs · 2021: 2626Current Affairs · 2022: 1919Current Affairs · 2023: 2424Current Affairs · 2024: 2424Current Affairs · 2025: 1616Current AffairsPolity · 2021: 2525Polity · 2022: 1616Polity · 2023: 2121Polity · 2024: 2323Polity · 2025: 2323PolityScience & Technology · 2021: 2424Science & Technology · 2022: 1313Science & Technology · 2023: 1313Science & Technology · 2024: 1818Science & Technology · 2025: 1717Science & TechnologyEnvironment & Ecology · 2021: 99Environment & Ecology · 2022: 2222Environment & Ecology · 2023: 1919Environment & Ecology · 2024: 99Environment & Ecology · 2025: 1515Environment & EcologyEconomy · 2021: 66Economy · 2022: 1313Economy · 2023: 1313Economy · 2024: 2323Economy · 2025: 1818EconomyUttar Pradesh Special · 2021: 99Uttar Pradesh Special · 2022: 88Uttar Pradesh Special · 2023: 77Uttar Pradesh Special · 2024: 00Uttar Pradesh Special · 2025: 66Uttar Pradesh Special
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Subject weightage

Geography: 119 (15.9%)History: 119 (15.9%)Current Affairs: 109 (14.6%)Polity: 108 (14.4%)Science & Technology: 85 (11.4%)Environment & Ecology: 74 (9.9%)Economy: 73 (9.8%)Uttar Pradesh Special: 30 (4.0%)Others: 31 (4.1%)748questions
  • Geography15.9%
  • History15.9%
  • Current Affairs14.6%
  • Polity14.4%
  • Science & Technology11.4%
  • Environment & Ecology9.9%

Subject trend explorer

Pick a subject to see its year-by-year question counts.

71420272021: 23 questions2320212022: 24 questions2420222023: 20 questions2020232024: 27 questions2720242025: 25 questions252025

Subject trajectories

Year-by-year question counts for the six largest subjects, 2021–2025 — spot what's rising and what's falling.

7142027GeographyGeography · 2021: 23Geography · 2022: 24Geography · 2023: 20Geography · 2024: 27Geography · 2025: 25HistoryHistory · 2021: 18History · 2022: 27History · 2023: 27History · 2024: 25History · 2025: 22Current AffairsCurrent Affairs · 2021: 26Current Affairs · 2022: 19Current Affairs · 2023: 24Current Affairs · 2024: 24Current Affairs · 2025: 16PolityPolity · 2021: 25Polity · 2022: 16Polity · 2023: 21Polity · 2024: 23Polity · 2025: 23Science & TechnologyScience & Technology · 2021: 24Science & Technology · 2022: 13Science & Technology · 2023: 13Science & Technology · 2024: 18Science & Technology · 2025: 17Environment & EcologyEnvironment & Ecology · 2021: 9Environment & Ecology · 2022: 22Environment & Ecology · 2023: 19Environment & Ecology · 2024: 9Environment & Ecology · 2025: 1520212022202320242025
GeographyHistoryCurrent AffairsPolityScience & TechnologyEnvironment & Ecology

Must-focus sub-themes

The highest-yield sub-themes in 2021–2025, ranked by questions asked. Filter by subject to plan topic-wise revision.

Top 12 sub-themes by questions asked · tap a row to see its questions

Key takeaways

What the numbers above mean for your preparation — generated from this page's data.

  • Geography carries the most weight at 15.9% of all questions in 2021–2025 — it is the backbone of the paper.
  • The #1 sub-theme is “Environment and Sustainable Development” — 19 questions in 2021–2025 (~3.8 per paper). Master it first.
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