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Convention Convention on Biological Diversity
Asked 2 times across 2 UPSC exams over 5 years (2020–2025), peaking in 2020.
Key insights
- Most tested in NDA — 1 of 2 PYQs
- Most asked in 2020
- Recurs across 2 years (2020–2025)
How it travelled across exams
First appearance in each exam — the same idea, reframed.
NDA 2020 → CISF 2025
How the concept evolved
Rising — more than half its appearances (2 of 2) are since 2016.
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Sample questions
You've seen the pattern — here are a few of the actual PYQs.
CISF2025
The 16th Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity was held in which one of the following cities ?
- A Washington D.C.
- B Cali ✓
- C Paris
- D New York
✓ Correct answer: (B)
Environment & Ecology › International Environmental Agreements
NDA2020
Which one of the following cities is associated with Biosafety Protocol to the Convention on Biological Diversity (2000) ?
- A Geneva
- B Nairobi
- C Cartagena ✓
- D Rio de Janeiro
✓ Correct answer: (C)
Environment & Ecology › International Environmental Agreements
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