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Topic Acceleration due to gravity
Asked 2 times across 2 UPSC exams over 28 years (1994–2022), peaking in 1994.
Key insights
- Most tested in CSE — 1 of 2 PYQs
- Most asked in 1994
- Recurs across 2 years (1994–2022)
How it travelled across exams
First appearance in each exam — the same idea, reframed.
CSE 1994 → CDS 2022
How the concept evolved
Long-running — most appearances (1 of 2) 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.
CDS2022
An object is dropped from a height onto the floor. Which one of the following remains uniform as it falls?
- A Its acceleration ✓
- B Its momentum
- C Its kinetic energy
- D Its potential energy
✓ Correct answer: (A)
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CSE1994
The acceleration due to gravity of a catastrophic earthquake will be
- A > 550 cm/sec2
- B > 750 cm/sec2
- C > 950 cm/sec2
- D > 980 cm/sec2 ✓
✓ Correct answer: (D)
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