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UPPCS PYQs Trends

Year-wise subject weightage

Questions per subject in each paper across 2016–2025 — switch between chart and table.

10192938Current Affairs · 2016: 2020Current Affairs · 2017: 3131Current Affairs · 2018: 2222Current Affairs · 2019: 2020Current Affairs · 2020: 3838Current Affairs · 2021: 2626Current Affairs · 2022: 1919Current Affairs · 2023: 2424Current Affairs · 2024: 2424Current Affairs · 2025: 1616Current AffairsGeography · 2016: 2424Geography · 2017: 2727Geography · 2018: 2323Geography · 2019: 2323Geography · 2020: 2222Geography · 2021: 2323Geography · 2022: 2424Geography · 2023: 2020Geography · 2024: 2727Geography · 2025: 2525GeographyHistory · 2016: 2222History · 2017: 2222History · 2018: 2323History · 2019: 2323History · 2020: 2424History · 2021: 1818History · 2022: 2727History · 2023: 2727History · 2024: 2525History · 2025: 2222HistoryPolity · 2016: 2222Polity · 2017: 1818Polity · 2018: 1414Polity · 2019: 1818Polity · 2020: 2020Polity · 2021: 2525Polity · 2022: 1616Polity · 2023: 2121Polity · 2024: 2323Polity · 2025: 2323PolityScience & Technology · 2016: 3131Science & Technology · 2017: 2424Science & Technology · 2018: 1919Science & Technology · 2019: 2525Science & Technology · 2020: 1313Science & Technology · 2021: 2424Science & Technology · 2022: 1313Science & Technology · 2023: 1313Science & Technology · 2024: 1818Science & Technology · 2025: 1717Science & TechnologyEnvironment & Ecology · 2016: 88Environment & Ecology · 2017: 1313Environment & Ecology · 2018: 1919Environment & Ecology · 2019: 1818Environment & Ecology · 2020: 1414Environment & Ecology · 2021: 99Environment & Ecology · 2022: 2222Environment & Ecology · 2023: 1919Environment & Ecology · 2024: 99Environment & Ecology · 2025: 1515Environment & EcologyEconomy · 2016: 1010Economy · 2017: 1313Economy · 2018: 77Economy · 2019: 1313Economy · 2020: 77Economy · 2021: 66Economy · 2022: 1313Economy · 2023: 1313Economy · 2024: 2323Economy · 2025: 1818EconomyUttar Pradesh Special · 2016: 44Uttar Pradesh Special · 2017: 11Uttar Pradesh Special · 2018: 11Uttar Pradesh Special · 2019: 11Uttar Pradesh Special · 2020: 44Uttar Pradesh Special · 2021: 99Uttar Pradesh Special · 2022: 88Uttar Pradesh Special · 2023: 77Uttar Pradesh Special · 2024: 00Uttar Pradesh Special · 2025: 66Uttar Pradesh Special
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025

Subject weightage

Current Affairs: 240 (16.0%)Geography: 238 (15.9%)History: 233 (15.6%)Polity: 200 (13.4%)Science & Technology: 197 (13.2%)Environment & Ecology: 146 (9.8%)Economy: 123 (8.2%)Uttar Pradesh Special: 41 (2.7%)Others: 79 (5.3%)1,497questions
  • Current Affairs16.0%
  • Geography15.9%
  • History15.6%
  • Polity13.4%
  • Science & Technology13.2%
  • Environment & Ecology9.8%

Subject trend explorer

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

101929382016: 20 questions2020162017: 31 questions3120172018: 22 questions2220182019: 20 questions2020192020: 38 questions3820202021: 26 questions2620212022: 19 questions1920222023: 24 questions2420232024: 24 questions2420242025: 16 questions162025

Subject trajectories

Year-by-year question counts for the six largest subjects, 2016–2025 — spot what's rising and what's falling.

10192938Current AffairsCurrent Affairs · 2016: 20Current Affairs · 2017: 31Current Affairs · 2018: 22Current Affairs · 2019: 20Current Affairs · 2020: 38Current Affairs · 2021: 26Current Affairs · 2022: 19Current Affairs · 2023: 24Current Affairs · 2024: 24Current Affairs · 2025: 16GeographyGeography · 2016: 24Geography · 2017: 27Geography · 2018: 23Geography · 2019: 23Geography · 2020: 22Geography · 2021: 23Geography · 2022: 24Geography · 2023: 20Geography · 2024: 27Geography · 2025: 25HistoryHistory · 2016: 22History · 2017: 22History · 2018: 23History · 2019: 23History · 2020: 24History · 2021: 18History · 2022: 27History · 2023: 27History · 2024: 25History · 2025: 22PolityPolity · 2016: 22Polity · 2017: 18Polity · 2018: 14Polity · 2019: 18Polity · 2020: 20Polity · 2021: 25Polity · 2022: 16Polity · 2023: 21Polity · 2024: 23Polity · 2025: 23Science & TechnologyScience & Technology · 2016: 31Science & Technology · 2017: 24Science & Technology · 2018: 19Science & Technology · 2019: 25Science & Technology · 2020: 13Science & Technology · 2021: 24Science & Technology · 2022: 13Science & Technology · 2023: 13Science & Technology · 2024: 18Science & Technology · 2025: 17Environment & EcologyEnvironment & Ecology · 2016: 8Environment & Ecology · 2017: 13Environment & Ecology · 2018: 19Environment & Ecology · 2019: 18Environment & Ecology · 2020: 14Environment & Ecology · 2021: 9Environment & Ecology · 2022: 22Environment & Ecology · 2023: 19Environment & Ecology · 2024: 9Environment & Ecology · 2025: 152016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Current AffairsGeographyHistoryPolityScience & TechnologyEnvironment & Ecology

Must-focus sub-themes

The highest-yield sub-themes in 2016–2025, 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.

  • Current Affairs carries the most weight at 16.0% of all questions in 2016–2025 — it is the backbone of the paper.
  • The #1 sub-theme is “Summits & World Events” — 36 questions in 2016–2025 (~3.6 per paper). Master it first.
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