Dec 14, 2023, 01:37 PM IST

7 most scoring, easiest optional subjects for UPSC

DNA WEB DESK

Candidates must select 25 subjects to write their government test for the UPSC Mains exam. Here are some easy optional subjects for UPSC that students can select from. 

Public Administrations

It covers the management and functioning of different government-centric activities at the federal, state, and local levels. 

Geography

The UPSC Geography syllabus covers topics such as geomorphology, oceanography, climatology, biogeography, environmental ecology, and regional planning. 

History

The UPSC Geography syllabus covers topics such as geomorphology, oceanography, climatology, biogeography, environmental ecology, and regional planning. 

 Political Science and International Relations

It has been one of the most preferred optional subjects for the Civil services because of the consistency in scoring.

Sociology

Sociology is a social science, which means that it is based on the study of human behaviour and society. It is one of the easiest optional subjects for UPSC. 

Anthropology

It is a comprehensive science, touching on several aspects of biology and primatology, including the evolution of humans, sociology, and archaeology.

Philosophy

Philosophy has a success rate of 7% more compared to subjects such as History, Geography, Public Administration and Political Science which makes it one of the Easiest Optional Subject for UPSC.