Theme T159 · Energy & Environment
Climate change impacts on India: food security, Himalayan & coastal states
2PYQs
1GS1
1GS3
2017–20232 distinct years
What UPSC asks
Cross-paper: climate change and food security in tropical countries, and impacts on India, especially Himalayan and coastal states.
Prepare these
- Impacts on agriculture, water, health
- NAPCC missions
- State action plans
Answer writing
- Region-wise impacts
Directive words in these PYQs: Discuss (1).
Linked themes
Builds on: study these first
These come earlier in the roadmap. Questions in this theme use them.
Step 70: Glaciers, cryosphere & sea-level riseStep 96: Green Revolution & food self-sufficiency: rice–wheat system, technology missions
On the map
Syllabus lines covered
- GS1-L12 — Important Geophysical phenomena such as earthquakes, Tsunami, Volcanic activity, cyclone etc., geographical features and their location- changes in critical geographical features (including water-bodies and ice-caps) and in flora and fauna and the effects of such changes.
- GS3-L14 — Conservation, environmental pollution and degradation, environmental impact assessment
All 2 PYQs, newest first
- GS1202310 marks · 150 wordsGS1-GEO-07-M2023-Q04
Discuss the consequences of climate change on the food security in tropical countries.
- GS32017GS3-ENV-03-M2017-S01