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Organization CERN
Asked 3 times across 3 UPSC exams over 10 years (2014–2024), peaking in 2014.
Key insights
- Most tested in CAPF — 1 of 3 PYQs
- Most asked in 2014
- Recurs across 3 years (2014–2024)
How it travelled across exams
First appearance in each exam — the same idea, reframed.
CAPF 2014 → EPFO 2015 → LDCE 2024
How the concept evolved
Long-running — most appearances (2 of 3) predate 2016, and it still returns.
Related concepts
Ideas UPSC tests alongside this one — keep exploring.
Sample questions
You've seen the pattern — here are a few of the actual PYQs.
LDCE2024
Which one of the following organizations has launched the White Rabbit Collaboration to foster the uptake of White Rabbit technology by industry ?
- A CERN ✓
- B ILO
- C UNICEF
- D UNDP
✓ Correct answer: (A)
Current Affairs & Static GK › Miscellaneous GK
EPFO2015
The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) used in the CERN project is a particle accelerator located on the border between
- A Spain and France
- B France and Germany ✓
- C Spain and Switzerland
- D France and Switzerland
✓ Correct answer: (B)
Science & Technology › Physics & Chemistry
CAPF2014
Large Hadron Collider was in news recently for doing some scientific research to prove the presence of an elementary particle. The scientist who predicted this particle in 1964 has been awarded Nobel Prize in 2013. What is this discovery ?
- A Particles known as quarks having mass
- B Origin of Universe timings
- C Higg's Bosons or God Particles explaining why fundamental particles have mass ✓
- D None of the above
✓ Correct answer: (C)
Science & Technology › Physics & Chemistry
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