Environment The Hindu News Coverage By Sumit Sir (OCTOBER)

                            #Importance of Environment and Ecology

Environment Weightage in UPSC Prelims

2017:18-20

2018: 18

2019: 23

2020: 18

(On an around 25% question/marks )

Ø  UPSC, in recent years, has increased the weightage/importance given to Environment section, the last year Preliminary Exam(2019 & 2020) being the best example. Around 24 questions out of 100 questions came directly from Environment section (ie. Ecology, Biodiversity and Climate Change).

Ø  If you include interdisciplinary questions from Geography/Biology/Agriculture, the count will be around 30.

Ø  In short, to clear UPSC Prelims successfully ,you cannot neglect Environment.

Ø  THE HINDU NEWSPAPER has never fade to be the source for the UPSC prelims questions.
(eg. In 20& 2020-  *12 To 14 questions were directly came from THE HINDU only for environment topic)

Ø  So This Notes are going to be  highly useful resources to crack the environment related questions (ecology, biodiversity , climate change and current affairs related questions.) in UPSC Prelims.

Ø  These Notes will surely aid to boost your scores of prelims