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Topic Carrying capacity
Asked 3 times across 3 UPSC exams over 11 years (2010–2021), peaking in 2010.
Key insights
- Most tested in CSE — 1 of 3 PYQs
- Most asked in 2010
- Recurs across 3 years (2010–2021)
How it travelled across exams
First appearance in each exam — the same idea, reframed.
CSE 2010 → CAPF 2019 → GEO 2021
How the concept evolved
Rising — more than half its appearances (2 of 3) are since 2016.
Related concepts
Ideas UPSC tests alongside this one — keep exploring.
Sample questions
You've seen the pattern — here are a few of the actual PYQs.
GEO2021
A growing population cannot increase indefinitely at a geometric rate because a given habitat has a carrying capacity. This type of growth is known as:
- A Exponential growth
- B Sinusoidal growth
- C Logistic growth
- D Chaotic growth
Answer key not yet available (pending official release)
Environment & Ecology › Ecology & Ecosystems
CAPF2019
Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct in respect of the 'ecoradicals'?
- They believe that human societies on earth are moving dangerously closer to the limits of the earth's carrying capacity
- They call for strict population control
- They stress for less consumption-oriented and waste-producing way of life
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
- A 1 only
- B 2 only
- C 1, 2 and 3 ✓
- D 2 and 3 only
✓ Correct answer: (C)
Environment & Ecology › Environmental Governance & Law
CSE2010
Sustainable development is described as the development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. In this perspective, inherently the concept of sustainable development is intertwined with which of the following concepts?
- A Social justice and empowerment
- B Inclusive Growth
- C Globalization
- D Carrying capacity ✓
✓ Correct answer: (D)
Environment & Ecology › Environmental Governance & Law
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