16 Must-Do Areas
About 28 questions (56 marks) a year come from these. Start at the top.
An area counts once you've answered 70% of its questions.
Asked every year1
Species & IUCN statusEnvironment26 QsAsked in 10 of 11 papers6
Schemes & welfarePolity29 QsRelief, rivers & lakesGeography25 QsFreedom struggleHistory25 QsLaws & actsPolity23 QsBanking & NBFCsEconomy20 QsBiotechnology & geneticsScience & Tech19 QsAsked in 9 of 11 papersShow 9 areas
Financial markets & instrumentsEconomy · rising22 QsRegional & global groupingsInternational relations22 QsPlants, fungi & microbesEnvironment19 QsAir & water pollutionEnvironment15 QsBuddhism & JainismHistory15 QsRBI & monetary policyEconomy14 QsFarm schemes & institutionsEconomy12 QsConstitutional development & personalitiesHistory12 QsUN & its agenciesInternational relations11 QsNo must-do areas in this subject.
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