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UPSC Mains PYQ Explorer

Name: CLARIAS PRO — Founding Yearly Plan
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Fourteen years of UPSC Mains previous-year questions (2013–2026) — Essay + GS Papers I–IV — mapped topic-wise and decoded with what UPSC is testing and how to approach each answer.

1,200+ questions · fully analysed

Every UPSC Essay Paper previous-year question from 2013 to 2026, grouped into Philosophical and Issue-Based themes. Each essay comes with the question demand, the dimensions UPSC expects, and a clear opening-body-conclusion roadmap.

Essay PYQ Analysis

108 essays · 18 themes · 2013-2026

Philosophical

56% · 9 themes

Issue Based

44% · 9 themes

Year-wise trend (Philosophical vs Issue-Based)

Issue-Based
Philosophical

Philosophical essays now dominate (8/8 in 2025, 7/8 in 2026). Prioritise abstract-theme practice.

10 PYQs

Economy, Development & Employment

Economic growth, prosperity, development, livelihoods, inclusion and wellbeing

6 years

8 PYQs

Governance, Federalism & Public Administration

Governance, implementation, institutions, federal relations and decision-making

7 years

8 PYQs

Society, Gender & Social Justice

Social structures, gender, inequality, justice, empowerment and social change

7 years

5 PYQs

Science, Technology & Digital Society

Technology, innovation, digital change, employment and social consequences

4 years

4 PYQs

International Relations, Security & Strategy

International relations, strategic interests, technology, conflict and interdependence

4 years

4 PYQs

Media, Technology & Public Discourse

Media, social media, privacy, public opinion and democratic discourse

4 years

3 PYQs

Environment & Sustainability

Environment, sustainability, forests, climate resilience and human civilization

3 years

3 PYQs

Culture, Identity & Nation-Building

Culture, identity, colonial legacy, pluralism and nation-building

3 years

2 PYQs

Education & Human Capital

Education, human capability, assessment, health and human development

2 years

15 PYQs

Knowledge, Truth & Wisdom

Knowledge, reason, truth, education, inquiry and wisdom

9 years

9 PYQs

Ethics, Morality & Values

Values, moral choice, principles, truth and ethical responsibility

7 years

8 PYQs

Self, Character & Virtue

Self-development, character, gratitude, contentment and inner discipline

7 years

8 PYQs

Success, Effort & Life's Journey

Success as a process shaped by effort, courage, experience, purpose and growth

7 years

5 PYQs

Leadership & Power (abstract)

Leadership, power, responsibility, character and strategic action

5 years

5 PYQs

Change, Time & Impermanence

Change, time, continuity, transformation and impermanence

5 years

5 PYQs

Human Nature, Perception & Psychology

Human behaviour, perception, communication, self-awareness and psychological interpretation

4 years

4 PYQs

Nature, Spirituality & Inner Peace

Nature, simplicity, spirituality, mindfulness and inner balance

3 years

2 PYQs

Individual, Society & Human Relations (abstract)

Relationship between individual interests, society and human expression

2 years

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