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CAPF 2025 vs CAPF 2024 — what changed

125 vs 125 questions · answer-keyed 0/125 vs 124/125 · CAPF

Executive summary

  • Question style: 38% of CAPF 2025 was analytical (multi-statement) vs 42% in 2024 — broadly unchanged in style.
  • Biggest subject change: Science & Technology rose 29→37 questions (23.2%→29.6%).
  • 10 concepts recurred from 2024; 12 appeared that were absent in 2024.

Conceptual vs factual

Analytical (multi-statement) questions: 42% in 2024 → 38% in 2025 — broadly unchanged in style.
Show evidence — how this is measured
Analytical = statement-based, assertion-reason, match-the-following, pairs, how-many-correct and sequence questions; factual = single-fact recall. CAPF 2025: 47 analytical / 78 factual. CAPF 2024: 53 analytical / 72 factual.

Subject distribution

Subject20242025Δ
Science & Technology2937+8gained
Current Affairs & Static GK2623-3stable
Economy1516+1stable
History1118+7gained
Geography1511-4declined
Polity & Governance115-6declined
Environment & Ecology76-1stable
International Relations63-3stable
Art & Culture44+0stable
Social Issues & Welfare11+0stable
Agriculture01+1stable
"Gained/declined" is flagged only where the change is ≥3 questions and ≥3 percentage points; smaller moves are normal year-to-year variation (shown as stable).
Show evidence — Science & Technology in CAPF 2025 (37 Qs)
Q80 · CAPF 2025 Which of the following statements with reference to raster data format is/are co…
Q81 · CAPF 2025 Which of the following are components of Geographic Information System (GIS)? 1.…
Q86 · CAPF 2025 The spindle fibre is attached to which of the following specific regions of the …
Q87 · CAPF 2025 Which one among the following statements about facilitated transport in plants i…
Q88 · CAPF 2025 The antiport of Na+ and Ca2+ across the plasma membrane is an example of…
Q89 · CAPF 2025 Which one of the following statements regarding allosteric enzymes is correct?…
Q90 · CAPF 2025 Out of different types of tissues found in plants, which one of the following is…
Q91 · CAPF 2025 Which one of the following regions in plants is responsible for the growth of it…
Q92 · CAPF 2025 Which one of the following arteries supplies blood to the human heart muscle?…
Q93 · CAPF 2025 Which one of the following classes demonstrates double circulation of blood?…
Q94 · CAPF 2025 Cholesterol is a type of…
Q95 · CAPF 2025 Plants adapted to grow in deserts and other dry habitats are called…
Q96 · CAPF 2025 Which one among the following statements regarding gypsum is not correct?…
Q97 · CAPF 2025 Which of the following statements relating to carbon and its compounds are corre…
Q98 · CAPF 2025 Which of the following reagents can cause oxidation of an alcohol? 1. Hot concen…
Q99 · CAPF 2025 Which one among the following statements is not correct?…
Q100 · CAPF 2025 Which one of the following is not an exothermic reaction?…
Q101 · CAPF 2025 Match List-I with List-II and select the answer using the code given below the L…
Q102 · CAPF 2025 Which of the following triads was not given by Dobereiner?…
Q103 · CAPF 2025 Consider the following statements : 1. The circulation of nitrogen from the inor…
Q104 · CAPF 2025 Match List-I with List-II and select the answer using the code given below the L…
Q105 · CAPF 2025 Consider the following statements : 1. Potassium carbonate is a salt of a weak a…
Q106 · CAPF 2025 Which one of the following principles of physics is primarily used in sonography…
Q107 · CAPF 2025 Which one among the following laws states that magnetic monopoles do not exist?…
Q108 · CAPF 2025 The larger area under the hysteresis curve (B-H) of a ferromagnetic material dep…
Q109 · CAPF 2025 The working principle of refrigerator is based on…
Q110 · CAPF 2025 When sunlight (white light) falls on a triangular glass prism, a band of colours…
Q111 · CAPF 2025 Which one among the following statements related to human eye is correct?…
Q112 · CAPF 2025 The potential difference between the terminals of an electrical heating device i…
Q113 · CAPF 2025 A beam of positively charged particles, say A, is going from south to north. On …
Q114 · CAPF 2025 Match List-I with List-II and select the answer using the code given below the L…
Q115 · CAPF 2025 Consider the following statements regarding mechanical properties of solids : 1.…
Q116 · CAPF 2025 Which one among the following computer languages is the oldest?…
Q117 · CAPF 2025 Which one of the following is an application of Artificial Intelligence?…
Q118 · CAPF 2025 What is the correct term used for a set of wires used to connect different inter…
Q119 · CAPF 2025 Consider the following : 1. Small memory 2. Less expensive memory 3. Fast memory…
Q120 · CAPF 2025 1 gigabyte in binary system is equivalent to…
Show evidence — Science & Technology in CAPF 2024 (29 Qs)
Q1 · CAPF 2024 Which one among the following is NOT a non-procedural computer language?…
Q2 · CAPF 2024 Consider the following: 1. MPEG 2. P*64 3. Indeo Which of the above can be used …
Q3 · CAPF 2024 Which one among the following has largest energy per photon?…
Q4 · CAPF 2024 In Sun-Earth system, the distance between Lagrange points L2 and L3 is about…
Q5 · CAPF 2024 Which one of the following statements with regard to greenhouse effect is correc…
Q6 · CAPF 2024 A canon shoots a ball upwards with an initial speed of 100 m/s. The total time o…
Q8 · CAPF 2024 Which one of the following heat transfer mechanism does NOT require a medium?…
Q10 · CAPF 2024 Which one among the following does NOT have any linkage with the phenomenon of e…
Q11 · CAPF 2024 Which one among the following statements about matter is NOT correct?…
Q12 · CAPF 2024 The isotope of which one among the following elements is used in the treatment o…
Q13 · CAPF 2024 Water is a good solvent for dissolving ionic compounds because…
Q14 · CAPF 2024 Which among the following is correct with respect to bond formation in an ethyne…
Q15 · CAPF 2024 Which among the following are the main ingredients for manufacturing of glass?…
Q16 · CAPF 2024 Which one among the following statements with respect to the atomic number of an…
Q17 · CAPF 2024 Which one among the following is an example of endothermic process?…
Q18 · CAPF 2024 Which one among the following is used in the manufacture of ultra-violet protect…
Q19 · CAPF 2024 Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given bel…
Q20 · CAPF 2024 Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given bel…
Q21 · CAPF 2024 Which one among the following biotechnologies is applied to manufacture pharmace…
Q22 · CAPF 2024 In which organism did Gregor J. Mendel conduct the experiment to explain princip…
Q23 · CAPF 2024 In which layer of the plant tissue Guard cells are present?…
Q24 · CAPF 2024 Identify the correct option from the following about the proportion of different…
Q25 · CAPF 2024 Which one of the following is the audible range of hearing for humans?…
Q26 · CAPF 2024 In what form excess of glucose is stored in human body?…
Q27 · CAPF 2024 Biotechnological research is promoted through the development of "Biotechnology …
Q28 · CAPF 2024 Which one of the following is the correct chronology of invention/discovery in t…
Q30 · CAPF 2024 Which one of the following structure is NOT found in prokaryotes?…
Q81 · CAPF 2024 Which of the following sectors have been identified as 'critical sectors' by the…
Q95 · CAPF 2024 "Mission Shakti" (DRDO) is the name given by India to…
Show evidence — History in CAPF 2025 (18 Qs)
Q26 · CAPF 2025 Match List-I with List-II and select the answer using the code given below the L…
Q27 · CAPF 2025 Consider the following statements regarding the Government of India Act, 1919 : …
Q33 · CAPF 2025 Who among the following was the founder of 'Sikkim Praja Mandal'?…
Q35 · CAPF 2025 Consider the following statements about international events : 1. The First Gulf…
Q37 · CAPF 2025 Which of the following statements about the Bhoodan Movement are correct? 1. It …
Q41 · CAPF 2025 Which one of the following ancient towns is known for the evidence of a ploughed…
Q42 · CAPF 2025 Krishnadevaraya, a king of Vijayanagara, composed a work on statecraft known as …
Q43 · CAPF 2025 Who among the following travellers reported the use of seed drill on the Karnata…
Q45 · CAPF 2025 With reference to ancient South India, the terms 'Vichitrachitta', 'Chitrakarapu…
Q46 · CAPF 2025 Which one of the following Harappan sites has yielded evidence of a wash basin i…
Q47 · CAPF 2025 Who among the following British Commanders suffered defeat in the famous Battle …
Q48 · CAPF 2025 With reference to the history of Orissa, consider the following statements : 1. …
Q49 · CAPF 2025 Consider the following pairs : Literary Work : Author 1. Rigarthadipika : Madhav…
Q50 · CAPF 2025 Consider the following pairs : King : Dynasty 1. Lakshmikarna : Pala 2. Bhima I …
Q51 · CAPF 2025 Consider the following statements : 1. The first meeting of the All India Depres…
Q53 · CAPF 2025 The indentured system in tea gardens of Assam was abolished in…
Q54 · CAPF 2025 With reference to the Indo-Roman trade, who among the following referred to the …
Q55 · CAPF 2025 With reference to the history of India, the 'Katapayadi system', the 'Parahita s…
Show evidence — History in CAPF 2024 (11 Qs)
Q67 · CAPF 2024 Which of the following statements are correct? 1. The Third Round Table Conferen…
Q69 · CAPF 2024 The Junagarh inscription goes on to tell us that during the reign of Rudradaman,…
Q70 · CAPF 2024 Abdur Razzak, the traveler to Vijayanagar, had referred to the presence of a num…
Q71 · CAPF 2024 In Kautilya's Arthashashtra, the conquerer king is expected to establish, in the…
Q72 · CAPF 2024 Consider the following eras in early India: 1. Shaka era 2. Kalachuri era 3. Vik…
Q75 · CAPF 2024 Consider the following statements about the Rowlatt Act of 1919: 1. It was passe…
Q76 · CAPF 2024 Consider the following statements about Mahanavami dibba, a massive platform: 1.…
Q77 · CAPF 2024 Which of the following statements about the Bundela rebellion against Aurangzeb …
Q78 · CAPF 2024 Consider the following statements about the Dutch trade in Mughal period: 1. The…
Q79 · CAPF 2024 Which naval forts were erected by Shivaji? 1. Suvarnadurg 2. Vijayadurg 3. Sindh…
Q80 · CAPF 2024 Which of the following statements about the economy of Assam in the medieval per…
Show evidence — Geography in CAPF 2025 (11 Qs)
Q8 · CAPF 2025 The Ghatampur Thermal Power Project is located at…
Q71 · CAPF 2025 Which of the following statements is/are correct? 1. The time at 180° longitude …
Q72 · CAPF 2025 Consider the following statements with reference to salt weathering : 1. Salts i…
Q73 · CAPF 2025 Which of the following types of mass movements are categorized as rapid movement…
Q74 · CAPF 2025 Which of the following statements with reference to stratovolcanoes is/are corre…
Q75 · CAPF 2025 Which one of the following is the main method by which potholes are created in b…
Q76 · CAPF 2025 Which of the following ocean trenches are not located in the Pacific Ocean? 1. B…
Q77 · CAPF 2025 Consider the following statements with reference to neap tides : 1. Normally, th…
Q78 · CAPF 2025 Consider the following pairs with reference to National Waterways (NW) in India …
Q85 · CAPF 2025 The cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki are situated on which of the following isla…
Q121 · CAPF 2025 The seasonal variations in the amount of solar energy that any place on the Eart…
Show evidence — Geography in CAPF 2024 (15 Qs)
Q9 · CAPF 2024 Which one of the following statements about the solstices, an event that occurs …
Q31 · CAPF 2024 Consider the following statements regarding the rotation of the Earth: 1. Since …
Q33 · CAPF 2024 Consider the following characteristics of a type of wind: 1. They occur at upper…
Q34 · CAPF 2024 Where does podsolization take place?…
Q35 · CAPF 2024 Which one of the following statements with reference to the Nebular Hypothesis f…
Q36 · CAPF 2024 If it is 31st December, 2023 in New Zealand, at the same time what will be the d…
Q37 · CAPF 2024 Which one of the following statement with reference to hailstones is NOT correct…
Q38 · CAPF 2024 Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given bel…
Q40 · CAPF 2024 Which one among the following statements about the Singareni Collieries Company …
Q41 · CAPF 2024 Which of the following processes is/are part of the Rock Cycle? 1. Lithification…
Q42 · CAPF 2024 Consider the following statements regarding the temperature of the Earth's surfa…
Q43 · CAPF 2024 Consider the following statements: 1. Black soil is considered suitable for grow…
Q44 · CAPF 2024 Which one among the following countries is NOT a part of the Arabian Peninsula?…
Q45 · CAPF 2024 With reference to 'South Coast of Australia' which of the following statements i…
Q117 · CAPF 2024 Which of the following countries does NOT share boundary with Ukraine?…
Show evidence — Polity & Governance in CAPF 2025 (5 Qs)
Q28 · CAPF 2025 From amongst the following, identify the correct option that captures the change…
Q29 · CAPF 2025 Consider the following statements about the powers and duties of the Comptroller…
Q30 · CAPF 2025 Match List-I with List-II and select the answer using the code given below the L…
Q34 · CAPF 2025 Which one of the following statements is not correct?…
Q38 · CAPF 2025 Which one among the following statements about the Department of Defence (DoD) i…
Show evidence — Polity & Governance in CAPF 2024 (11 Qs)
Q82 · CAPF 2024 Who, among the following Presidents of India, sent back the Post Office (Amendme…
Q86 · CAPF 2024 Under which one among the following Articles of the Constitution of India, a mem…
Q88 · CAPF 2024 Which of the following statements is/are correct? 1. The Muddiman Committee reco…
Q89 · CAPF 2024 Which one among the following reports states that the budget is seen, not as a s…
Q91 · CAPF 2024 Which of the following statements is/are correct? 1. Some Rights contained in Pa…
Q92 · CAPF 2024 Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given bel…
Q93 · CAPF 2024 Under which one among the following Articles of the Constitution of India, the s…
Q94 · CAPF 2024 Which of the following statements is/are correct? 1. The abolition of the Offici…
Q113 · CAPF 2024 Which of the following statements about 'Vibrant Village Programme' of the Gover…
Q123 · CAPF 2024 Which of the following statements with regard to the Anoop Barenwal v. Union of …
Q124 · CAPF 2024 The National Council of Science Museums (NCSM), which is developing Science Cent…

Concept-level changes

Recurring — in both papers

Association of Southeast Asian NationsTime ZonesVijayanagara EmpireAssamElasticityIndiaThermochemistryOdishaBilateral cooperationGroup of Twenty

New this year

Union Budget 2025-26 ★Organic ChemistryMagnetismNumber Theory ★Geographic Information System ★Membrane Transport ★Chemical CompoundsOpticsMinistry of Environment, Forest and Climate ChangeNational Green Hydrogen Mission ★Poland ★Rural development

Not tested this year

BiotechnologyUnited Arab EmiratesFiscal federalismTax devolutionAtomic StructureBhakti traditionShivajiClimate negotiationsFourteenth Finance CommissionFifteenth Finance Commission
★ = first appearance in the corpus. Not tested this year ≠ dropped — concepts often return. Click any concept for its full cross-exam history (your evidence). Tagging is provisional, so this layer is directional.

Cross-exam connections

Recurring concepts here that also travel across other UPSC exams — the same idea, reframed. Click any for its full timeline.
Vijayanagara Empireallied → CSE
CAPF 2014 → CDS 2015 → CSE 2019 → NDA 2021 → CISF 2021 → GEO 2023 → EPFO 2023
India
CSE 1980 → CDS 2014 → CAPF 2014 → EPFO 2020 → NDA 2021 → CISF 2021 → LDCE 2023 → GEO 2025 → ESE 2026
Assam
CSE 1979 → CDS 2015 → EPFO 2016 → CBI 2023 → CAPF 2024 → NDA 2024 → CISF 2025 → ESE 2026
Group of Twenty
CSE 2020 → GEO 2021 → ESE 2022 → CAPF 2023 → EPFO 2023 → CDS 2024 → NDA 2024 → CISF 2024
Odisha
CSE 2002 → CDS 2014 → CISF 2020 → NDA 2021 → CAPF 2024 → LDCE 2025 → ESE 2026
Association of Southeast Asian Nations
CSE 2015 → CDS 2015 → CISF 2020 → CAPF 2022 → NDA 2024 → GEO 2026

Preparation takeaways

  • Science & Technology carried more weight this year (29→37); ensure it is not under-prepared. A single year is a noisy signal, so weigh it against earlier papers.
  • Geography was lighter this year (15→11); do not drop it — single-year dips frequently reverse.
Methodology & caveats
All figures are computed from CrispUPSC's verified PYQ corpus — no opinions, no predictions, no AI-written analysis. A single paper per year is a small, noisy sample, so a two-year difference is a change, not a trend; a subject is flagged as moved only when it shifts ≥3 questions and ≥3 percentage points. Concept tagging is provisional, so concept lists are directional. "Not tested this year" never means a concept was dropped. This page explains how UPSC has changed; it does not predict future papers.
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