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Asked 2 times across 2 UPSC exams over 1 years (2023–2024), peaking in 2024.
Key insights
- Most tested in CDS — 1 of 2 PYQs
- Most asked in 2024
- Recurs across 2 years (2023–2024)
How it travelled across exams
First appearance in each exam — the same idea, reframed.
NDA 2023 → CDS 2024
How the concept evolved
Rising — more than half its appearances (2 of 2) are since 2016.
Related concepts
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Sample questions
You've seen the pattern — here are a few of the actual PYQs.
CDS2024
Which of the following statements regarding Arc Volcanoes is/are correct ?
- Arc volcanoes are found near divergent plate boundaries
- Some of the world's classical examples of cone-shaped stratovolcanoes, such as Mount Fuji in Japan, Mayon in the Philippines are Arc volcanoes
- Some of the highest volcanoes on Earth are of the Arc type, notably Nevado Ojos del Salado in the Chilean Andes. Select the answer
using the code given below :
- A 2 only
- B 2 and 3 only ✓
- C 1 and 3 only
- D 1, 2 and 3
✓ Correct answer: (B)
Geography › Geomorphology
NDA2023
Which one of the following is NOT an example of Fold Mountain ?
- A Mt. Fuji ✓
- B Alps
- C Andes
- D Rockies
✓ Correct answer: (A)
Geography › Geomorphology
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