{"id":16709,"date":"2025-11-07T17:32:59","date_gmt":"2025-11-07T12:02:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/upsc-exam\/?p=16709"},"modified":"2025-11-11T12:37:23","modified_gmt":"2025-11-11T07:07:23","slug":"upsc-zoology-optional-previous-year-question-papers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/upsc-exam\/upsc-zoology-optional-previous-year-question-papers\/","title":{"rendered":"UPSC Zoology Optional Previous Year Question Papers, Download PDF"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">UPSC Zoology Optional Previous Year Question Papers can help us understand the pattern of UPSC zoology optional papers and prioritise the topics to study according to the previous patterns, repetitions and format of questions. In this article, we are going to attach the PDFs of previous year UPSC zoology optional papers.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">UPSC Zoology Optional Paper 2025<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The UPSC Mains Zoology Optional consists of two papers- Paper I and Paper II, both carrying 250 marks, making a total of 500 marks. Zoology is one of the 48 optional subjects offered by UPSC and is often chosen by candidates with a background in life sciences or a keen interest in animal biology.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The UPSC Zoology Optional 2025 examination is scheduled for 31st August 2025 (Sunday), where candidates will appear for:<\/span><\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Paper VI: Zoology Optional Paper I (Morning Session: 9:00 AM \u2013 12:00 Noon)<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Paper VII: Zoology Optional Paper II (Afternoon Session: 2:30 PM \u2013 5:30 PM)\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">UPSC Zoology Optional Paper 2025 will be conducted on 31st August 2025. Candidates can download the PDFs of both the papers from below after the exam has concluded.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">UPSC Zoology Optional Syllabus 2025 Overview\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Following is the pattern of UPSC Zoology Optional:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n<table style=\"width: 57.3991%\">\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td class=\"tb-color\" style=\"text-align: center;width: 35.9918%\"><strong>Particulars<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td class=\"tb-color\" style=\"text-align: center;width: 80.5726%\"><strong>Details<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"width: 35.9918%\">\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Exam Conducting Body<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 80.5726%\">\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Union Public Service Commission (UPSC)<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"width: 35.9918%\">\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Exam Name<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 80.5726%\">\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">UPSC Civil Services Mains<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"width: 35.9918%\">\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Optional Subject<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 80.5726%\">\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Zoology (Paper I &amp; Paper II)<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"width: 35.9918%\">\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Marks<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 80.5726%\">\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">250 marks per paper (Total: 500)<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"width: 35.9918%\">\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Duration<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 80.5726%\">\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">3 hours per paper<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"width: 35.9918%\">\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Exam Date<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 80.5726%\">\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">31 August 2025<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"width: 35.9918%\">\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Official Website<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 80.5726%\">\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">www.upsc.gov.in<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">UPSC Zoology Optional Previous Year Question Papers<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Practicing UPSC Zoology Optional previous year question papers is crucial for understanding the exam pattern and recurring themes. Below are the downloadable PDFs:<\/span><\/p>\r\n<table style=\"width: 69.3994%\">\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td class=\"tb-color\" style=\"width: 16.2517%;text-align: center\"><strong>Year<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td class=\"tb-color\" style=\"width: 39.4121%;text-align: center\"><strong>Paper I<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td class=\"tb-color\" style=\"width: 293.795%;text-align: center\"><strong>Paper II<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"width: 16.2517%;text-align: center\">\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">2025<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 39.4121%;text-align: center\">\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/upsc-exam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/ZOOLOGY-PAPER-I-QP-CSM-25-010925.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Download<\/span><\/a><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 293.795%;text-align: center\">\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/upsc-exam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/ZOOLOGY-PAPER-II-QP-CSM-25-010925.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Download<\/span><\/a><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"width: 16.2517%;text-align: center\">\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">2024<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 39.4121%;text-align: center\">\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/upsc-exam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/QP-CSM-24-ZOOLOGY-PAPER-I-031024.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Download<\/span><\/a><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 293.795%;text-align: center\">\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/upsc-exam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/QP-CSM-24-ZOOLOGY-PAPER-II-031024.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Download<\/span><\/a><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"width: 16.2517%;text-align: center\">\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">2023<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 39.4121%;text-align: center\">\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/upsc-exam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/QP-CSM-23-ZOOLOGY-PAPER-I-29092023.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Download<\/span><\/a><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 293.795%;text-align: center\">\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/upsc-exam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/QP-CSM-23-ZOOLOGY-PAPER-II-29092023.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Download<\/span><\/a><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"width: 16.2517%;text-align: center\">\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">2022<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 39.4121%;text-align: center\">\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/upsc-exam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/QP-CSM-22-ZOOLOGY-PAPER-I-280922.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Download<\/span><\/a><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 293.795%;text-align: center\">\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/upsc-exam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/QP-CSM-22-ZOOLOGY-PAPER-II-280922.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Download<\/span><\/a><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"width: 16.2517%;text-align: center\">\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">2021<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 39.4121%;text-align: center\">\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/upsc-exam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Zoology-Paper-I.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Download<\/span><\/a><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 293.795%;text-align: center\">\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/upsc-exam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Zoology-Paper-II.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Download<\/span><\/a><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"width: 16.2517%;text-align: center\">\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">2020<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 39.4121%;text-align: center\">\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/upsc-exam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/ZOOLOGY_I_0.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Download<\/span><\/a><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 293.795%;text-align: center\">\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/upsc-exam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/ZOOLOGY_II.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Download<\/span><\/a><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"width: 16.2517%;text-align: center\">\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">2019<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 39.4121%;text-align: center\">\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/upsc-exam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/QP-CSM19-Zoology-I.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Download<\/span><\/a><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 293.795%;text-align: center\">\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/upsc-exam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/QP-CSM19-Zoology-II.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Download<\/span><\/a><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">UPSC Zoology Optional Success Rate<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The success rate of Zoology as an optional varies every year, but it has consistently provided opportunities for candidates with strong subject knowledge.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<table style=\"width: 43.8451%\">\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td class=\"tb-color\" style=\"width: 10.5541%\">\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Year<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"tb-color\" style=\"width: 35.8839%\">\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">No. of Candidates<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"tb-color\" style=\"width: 17.6781%\">\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Selected<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"tb-color\" style=\"width: 49.8681%\">\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Success Rate (%)<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"width: 10.5541%\">\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">2020<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 35.8839%\">\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">44<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 17.6781%\">\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">5<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 49.8681%\">\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">12.2%<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"width: 10.5541%\">\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">2019<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 35.8839%\">\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">44<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 17.6781%\">\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">4<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 49.8681%\">\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">9.1%<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"width: 10.5541%\">\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">2018<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 35.8839%\">\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">43<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 17.6781%\">\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">6<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 49.8681%\">\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">14.0%<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"width: 10.5541%\">\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">2017<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 35.8839%\">\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">55<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 17.6781%\">\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">1<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 49.8681%\">\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">1.8%<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">UPSC Zoology Optional PYQ Preparation Strategy<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">To prepare UPSC Zoology optional PYQs, the following strategy can be used:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">UPSC Zoology syllabus can be broken down into micro topics to make the syllabus more manageable.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Books like R.L Kotpal for Animal Diversity, Cell Biology and Physiology can be studied for reference.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Candidates should practice making well-labeled diagrams in order to improve the presentation.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">UPSC Zoology Optional PYQs can help in understanding the pattern and relevance of each topic and identify the frequently asked topics.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Make short notes of classifications, physiology and genetics.<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<table class=\"ck-table-resized\" style=\"width: 57.0127%\">\r\n<colgroup> \r\n<col \/> \r\n<col \/><\/colgroup>\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr style=\"height: 25px\">\r\n<td class=\"tb-color\" style=\"width: 77.9559%;text-align: center;height: 25px\" colspan=\"2\"><strong>Other Related Posts of UPSC 2025<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr style=\"height: 25px\">\r\n<td style=\"width: 38.3033%;text-align: center;height: 25px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/upsc-syllabus\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>UPSC Syllabus<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 39.6526%;text-align: center;height: 25px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/upsc-exam\/upsc-exam-pattern\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>UPSC Exam Pattern<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr style=\"height: 25px\">\r\n<td style=\"width: 38.3033%;text-align: center;height: 25px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/upsc-exam\/upsc-age-limit\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>UPSC Age Limit<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 39.6526%;text-align: center;height: 25px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/upsc-exam\/ias-salary\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>IAS Salary<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr style=\"height: 25px\">\r\n<td style=\"width: 38.3033%;text-align: center;height: 25px\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/upsc-exam\/upsc-2026\/\" target=\"_blank\">UPSC Exam Date 2026<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 39.6526%;text-align: center;height: 25px\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/upsc-exam\/upsc-calendar\/\" target=\"_blank\">UPSC Calendar<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr style=\"height: 25px\">\r\n<td style=\"width: 38.3033%;text-align: center;height: 25px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/upsc-exam\/upsc-prelims\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>UPSC Prelims 2026<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 39.6526%;text-align: center;height: 25px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/upsc-exam\/upsc-mains\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>UPSC Mains 2026<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr style=\"height: 25px\">\r\n<td style=\"width: 38.3033%;text-align: center;height: 25px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/upsc-exam\/upsc-mains-syllabus\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>UPSC Mains Syllabus<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 39.6526%;text-align: center;height: 25px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/upsc-exam\/upsc-interview\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>UPSC Interview<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr style=\"height: 25px\">\r\n<td style=\"width: 38.3033%;text-align: center;height: 25px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/upsc-exam\/upsc-prelims-result\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>UPSC Prelims Result<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 39.6526%;text-align: center;height: 25px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/upsc-exam\/upsc-mains-result\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>UPSC Mains Result<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr style=\"height: 25px\">\r\n<td style=\"width: 38.3033%;text-align: center;height: 25px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/upsc-exam\/upsc-result\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>UPSC Final Result<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 39.6526%;text-align: center;height: 25px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/upsc-exam\/upsc-cut-off\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>UPSC Cut Off<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr style=\"height: 25px\">\r\n<td style=\"width: 38.3033%;text-align: center;height: 25px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/upsc-exam\/csat-syllabus\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>UPSC CSAT Syllabus<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 39.6526%;text-align: center;height: 25px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/upsc-exam\/upsc-book-list\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>UPSC Books<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr style=\"height: 25px\">\r\n<td style=\"width: 38.3033%;text-align: center;height: 25px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/upsc-exam\/upsc-admit-card\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>UPSC Admit Card<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 39.6526%;text-align: center;height: 25px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/upsc-previous-papers\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>UPSC Previous Year Papers<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr style=\"height: 23px\">\r\n<td style=\"width: 38.3033%;text-align: center;height: 23px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/upsc-exam\/upsc-prelims-answer-key-2025\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>UPSC Answer Key<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 39.6526%;text-align: center;height: 23px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/upsc-exam\/ias-vs-ips\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>IAS vs IPS<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr style=\"height: 25px\">\r\n<td style=\"width: 38.3033%;text-align: center;height: 25px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/upsc-exam\/ncert-books-for-upsc\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>NCERT Books for UPSC<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 39.6526%;text-align: center;height: 25px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/upsc-exam\/ips-salary\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>IPS Salary<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr style=\"height: 25px\">\r\n<td style=\"width: 38.3033%;text-align: center;height: 25px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/upsc-exam\/upsc-apply-online\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>UPSC Apply Online<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 39.6526%;text-align: center;height: 25px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/upsc-exam\/upsc-otr-registration\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>UPSC OTR Registration<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr style=\"height: 25px\">\r\n<td style=\"width: 38.3033%;text-align: center;height: 25px\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/upsc-exam\/optional-subjects-for-upsc\/\" target=\"_blank\">UPSC Optional Subjects List<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 39.6526%;text-align: center;height: 25px\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/upsc-exam\/geography-syllabus-for-upsc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">UPSC Geography Optional Syllabus<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr style=\"height: 25px\">\r\n<td style=\"width: 38.3033%;text-align: center;height: 25px\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/upsc-exam\/upsc-history-syllabus\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">UPSC History Optional Syllabus<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 39.6526%;text-align: center;height: 25px\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/upsc-exam\/psir-optional-syllabus\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">UPSC PSIR Optional Syllabus<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr style=\"height: 25px\">\r\n<td style=\"width: 38.3033%;text-align: center;height: 25px\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/upsc-exam\/upsc-economics-syllabus\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">UPSC Economics Optional Syllabus<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 39.6526%;text-align: center\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/upsc-exam\/agriculture-optional-syllabus\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">UPSC Agriculture Optional Syllabus<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Download UPSC Zoology Optional Previous Year Question Papers PDF with syllabus, exam pattern, dates, and preparation strategy for UPSC Mains 2025 Zoology.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":23,"featured_media":16522,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[1536],"class_list":{"0":"post-16709","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-upsc-cse-exam","8":"tag-upsc-zoology-optional-previous-year-question-papers"},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/upsc-exam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16709","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/upsc-exam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/upsc-exam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/upsc-exam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/23"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/upsc-exam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16709"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/upsc-exam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16709\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20883,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/upsc-exam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16709\/revisions\/20883"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/upsc-exam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16522"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/upsc-exam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16709"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/upsc-exam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16709"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/upsc-exam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16709"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}