Top 20 Most Asked Topics — UPSC - CSE
Ranked by question frequency across 697 Paper 1 PYQs (2018–2025). Focus your revision on these high-yield subtopics.
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Economics96
13.8%2Other
Science81
11.6%3Other
History76
10.9%4Other
Polity74
10.6%5Other
Current Affairs63
9.0%6Other
General60
8.6%7Other
Geography53
7.6%8Constitution & Amendments
Polity32
4.6%9Indian Economy & Planning
Economics18
2.6%10Ancient India
History18
2.6%11Biology & Health
Science16
2.3%12Physics
Science15
2.2%13Modern India & Freedom Struggle
History9
1.3%14Chemistry
Science9
1.3%15Other
General Knowledge8
1.1%16Physical Geography
Geography8
1.1%17Parliament & Legislation
Polity8
1.1%18Medieval India
History7
1.0%19Technology & Space
Science7
1.0%20Industry & Trade
Economics6
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