Product Description
▼Prelims Practice Series – Environment & Ecology | 7th Edition
Strengthen your preparation for IAS, PCS and other competitive examinations with Drishti Publications’ Prelims Practice Series – Environment & Ecology. This comprehensive practice book has been designed to help aspirants build conceptual clarity, understand examination trends and improve their performance through extensive question-based practice.
The book contains 1250+ practice questions with detailed explanations and includes previous years’ as well as practice questions relevant to examinations such as IAS, PCS, CAPF, CDS, NDA and other competitive examinations. It covers the major areas of Environment and Ecology in a structured and exam-oriented manner.
Key Features
- 1250+ Practice Questions: Includes more than 1250 practice questions supported by detailed explanations for extensive revision and self-assessment.
- Previous Years’ Questions Included: Features questions asked in major competitive examinations, helping aspirants understand the actual nature, pattern and difficulty level of questions.
- Latest Examination Coverage: Includes recent questions from examinations such as UPSC CSE Prelims 2026, CDS, CAPF, Combined Geo-Scientist and other competitive examinations.
- Comprehensive Environment & Ecology Coverage: Covers Ecology, Biodiversity, Protected Areas, Environmental Pollution, Climate Change, Sustainable Development and Environmental Organizations.
- Detailed Explanations: Each question is supported with explanations that clarify the related environmental concepts, facts and contemporary developments.
- Strong Biodiversity & Conservation Focus: Includes topics related to species, biodiversity hotspots, conservation methods, migratory species, protected areas, wetlands and wildlife conservation.
- Current Environmental Issues: Covers important contemporary areas including climate policies, pollution, sustainable development, environmental missions, Ramsar Sites and international environmental agreements.
- Useful for Multiple Competitive Exams: Designed for IAS, PCS, CAPF, CDS, NDA and other examinations where Environment and Ecology forms an important part of General Studies.
About this Book
Environment & Ecology has become an important component of competitive examinations because questions increasingly combine fundamental ecological concepts with contemporary environmental developments. Aspirants therefore need both conceptual understanding and regular practice with examination-oriented questions.
Drishti Publications’ Prelims Practice Series – Environment & Ecology has been developed as a structured practice resource for this purpose. The book is the fourth part of a seven-book Prelims Practice Series and provides extensive coverage of important environmental themes through previous years’ and practice questions.
The book begins with fundamental concepts of Ecology, including ecosystems, species interactions, food chains, food webs and ecological roles. It then moves to Biodiversity and its Conservation, covering important species, biodiversity hotspots, conservation approaches and related environmental concerns.
A dedicated section on the Protected Area Network covers National Parks, Wildlife Sanctuaries, Biosphere Reserves, wetlands, Ramsar Sites and other important conservation areas. This helps candidates strengthen their understanding of locations, conservation status and ecological significance.
The Environmental Pollution section focuses on air, water and other forms of pollution, pollutants, particulate matter, waste and pollution-control approaches. Questions are supplemented with detailed explanations to help aspirants understand both scientific concepts and their practical relevance.
The book also provides focused coverage of Climate Change, including India’s climate commitments, mitigation and adaptation strategies, National Action Plan on Climate Change and related environmental policies. Contemporary developments are integrated with conceptual questions to reflect the evolving nature of competitive examinations.
Sections on Environmental Issues & Sustainable Development and Environmental Organizations cover sustainable lifestyles, environmental missions, global agreements, conventions and institutions dealing with environmental protection and climate change.
With its combination of 1250+ questions, detailed explanations, previous years’ questions and contemporary environmental topics, the book can be used effectively for regular practice, revision, conceptual reinforcement and self-evaluation.
Topics Covered
- Ecology
- Biodiversity & Its Conservation
- Protected Area Network
- Environmental Pollution
- Climate Change
- Environmental Issues & Sustainable Development
- Environmental Organizations
- Miscellaneous
Important Areas Covered
- Ecological Concepts and Species Relationships
- Food Chains and Food Webs
- Keystone, Sentinel, Foundation and Umbrella Species
- Biodiversity and Conservation
- In-situ and Ex-situ Conservation
- Biodiversity Hotspots
- National Parks and Wildlife Sanctuaries
- Biosphere Reserves
- Wetlands and Ramsar Sites
- Environmental Pollution and Pollutants
- Air Pollution and Particulate Matter
- Climate Change and India’s Climate Targets
- National Action Plan on Climate Change
- Sustainable Development
- Environmental Missions and Programmes
- International Environmental Conventions
- UNFCCC, Montreal Protocol and Other Environmental Agreements
- Environmental Organizations and Institutions
Ideal For
This book is suitable for aspirants preparing for IAS Prelims, State PCS, CAPF, CDS, NDA and other competitive examinations requiring comprehensive preparation in Environment and Ecology.
