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Person Charles Darwin
Asked 3 times across 3 UPSC exams over 11 years (2015–2026), peaking in 2015.
Key insights
- Most tested in CSE — 1 of 3 PYQs
- Most asked in 2015
- Recurs across 2 years (2015–2026)
How it travelled across exams
First appearance in each exam — the same idea, reframed.
CAPF 2015 → CISF 2026
How the concept evolved
Long-running — most appearances (2 of 3) predate 2016, and it still returns.
Related concepts
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Sample questions
You've seen the pattern — here are a few of the actual PYQs.
CISF2026
Which one of the following pairs of scientists and their contributions is correctly matched?
- A Charles Darwin : Laws of Inheritance
- B Gregor Mendel : Natural Selection
- C Ernst Mayr : Biological Species Concept
- D R.H. Whittaker : Six-Kingdom Classification
Answer key not yet available (pending official release)
Science & Technology › Biology & Health
CAPF2015
Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below the Lists
| List I (Scientist) | List II (Area of study) |
|---|
| A. J.D. Watson | 1. Microbiology |
| B. Louis Pasteur | 2. Taxonomy |
| C. Carl Linnaeus | 3. Molecular Biology |
| D. Charles Darwin | 4. Evolution |
Codes:
- A A-3 B-4 C-2 D-1
- B A-4 B-1 C-2 D-3
- C A-3 B-1 C-2 D-4 ✓
- D A-3 B-2 C-1 D-4
✓ Correct answer: (C)
Science & Technology › History & Foundations of Science
CSE
Match: List I List II A. George Orwell I .Asian Drama B. Gunnar Myrdal 2.Descent of Man C. Charles Darwin 3.Lokayata D. Debiprasad Chattopadhaya 4. Animal Fann ABCD
- A 4 1 2 3 ✓
- B 2413
- C 2 4 3 1
- D 3 1 2 4
✓ Correct answer: (A)
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