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Topic Water conservation
Asked 4 times across 4 UPSC exams over 12 years (2012–2024), peaking in 2012.
Key insights
- Most tested in CSE — 1 of 4 PYQs
- Most asked in 2012
- Recurs across 4 years (2012–2024)
How it travelled across exams
First appearance in each exam — the same idea, reframed.
CSE 2012 → CDS 2017 → CBI 2023 → GEO 2024
How the concept evolved
Rising — more than half its appearances (3 of 4) are since 2016.
Related concepts
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Sample questions
You've seen the pattern — here are a few of the actual PYQs.
GEO2024
Which of the following statements about 'Rehydrating the Earth' is/are correct ?
- It is a global campaign for raising consciousness about the water crisis
- It is an impact-driven campaign that highlights achievements at key global events such as COP28
- It is a campaign undertaken by a philanthropic organization 'Football for Peace'. Select the answer
using the code given below :
- A 1 and 2 only
- B 2 and 3 only
- C 1, 2 and 3 ✓
- D 2 only
✓ Correct answer: (C)
Current Affairs & Static GK › Government Initiatives in News
CBI2023
Which one of the following was launched as a campaign on March 22, 2021 with the theme "Catch the Rain—where it falls, when it falls" by the Ministry of Jal Shakti?
- A Jal Shakti Abhiyan ✓
- B Sahi Fasal Campaign
- C Water Talk
- D Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana
✓ Correct answer: (A)
Current Affairs & Static GK › Government Initiatives in News
CDS2017
'Xeriscaping' is a concept related to
- A landscaping related to save water ✓
- B landscaping related to save soil erosion
- C weathering of rock surface
- D All of the above
✓ Correct answer: (A)
Environment & Ecology › Environmental Governance & Law
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