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Topic Climate change mitigation
Asked 4 times across 2 UPSC exams over 14 years (2010–2024), peaking in 2023.
Key insights
- Most tested in CSE — 3 of 4 PYQs
- Most asked in 2023
- Recurs across 4 years (2010–2024)
How it travelled across exams
First appearance in each exam — the same idea, reframed.
CSE 2010 → CDS 2024
How the concept evolved
Rising — more than half its appearances (3 of 4) are since 2016.
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Sample questions
You've seen the pattern — here are a few of the actual PYQs.
CDS2024
Which of the following statements about 'Green Credit Initiative' is/are correct?
- It is a response to the challenge of climate change
- It promotes plantations on wasteland and river catchment areas
- It is a scheme of the Government of India to replace the kerosene oil with solar power used by the rural poor
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
- A 1, 2 and 3
- B 1 and 2 only ✓
- C 2 only
- D 1 and 3 only
✓ Correct answer: (B)
Environment & Ecology › Environmental Governance & Law
CSE2023
Consider the following statements
Statement ICarbon markets are likely to be one of the most widespread tools in the fight against climate change
Statement IICarbon markets transfer resources from the private sector to the State
Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?
- A Both Statement-I and Statement-II are correct and Statement-II is the correct explanation for Statement-I
- B Both Statement-I and Statement-II are correct and Statement-II is not the correct explanation for Statement-I ✓
- C Statement-I is correct but Statement-II is incorrect
- D Statement-I is incorrect but Statement-II is correct
✓ Correct answer: (B)
Environment & Ecology › Climate Change
CSE2016
With reference to the Agreement at the UNFCCC Meeting in Paris in 2015, which of the following statements is/are correct?
- The Agreement was signed by all the member countries of the UN and it will go into effect in 2017
- The Agreement aims to limit the greenhouse gas emissions so that the rise in average global temperature by the end of this century does not exceed 2°C or even 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels
- Developed countries acknowledged their historical responsibility in global warming and committed to donate $ 1000 billion a year from 2020 to help developing countries to cope with climate change
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
- A 1 and 3 only
- B 2 only ✓
- C 2 and 3 only
- D 1, 2 and 3
✓ Correct answer: (B)
Environment & Ecology › International Environmental Agreements
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