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Topic Angular velocity
Asked 2 times across 2 UPSC exams over 2 years (2022–2024), peaking in 2024.
Key insights
- Most tested in CDS — 1 of 2 PYQs
- Most asked in 2024
- Recurs across 2 years (2022–2024)
How it travelled across exams
First appearance in each exam — the same idea, reframed.
NDA 2022 → CDS 2024
How the concept evolved
Rising — more than half its appearances (2 of 2) are since 2016.
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.
CDS2024
Which of the following statements is/are correct?
- Angular velocity for all locations on the Earth's surface is the same while linear velocity varies
- Linear velocity is maximum at the equator and minimum at the poles
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
- A 1 only
- B 2 only
- C Both 1 and 2 ✓
- D Neither 1 nor 2
✓ Correct answer: (C)
Geography › Geomorphology
NDA2022
Inhabitants are unaware of the speed of rotation of the planet Earth because
- the angular velocity is constant for each place on the Earth's surface
- the atmosphere rotates with the Earth
- there are no nearby objects, either stationary or moving at a rate different from that of the Earth
Which of the above is/are the correct explanation(s)?
- A 1 only
- B 1 and 2 only
- C 2 and 3 only
- D 1, 2 and 3 ✓
✓ Correct answer: (D)
Geography › Geomorphology
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