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Topic

Axial tilt

Asked 2 times in CSE over 19 years (1994–2013), peaking in 2013.
2
PYQs
1
Exams
2
Years active
1994–2013
Span
2013
Peak
2/2
Answers
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Key insights

  • Most tested in CSE — 2 of 2 PYQs
  • Most asked in 2013
  • Recurs across 2 years (1994–2013)

Across exams

CSE · 2

How the concept evolved

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Largely a pre-2016 idea — watch for a comeback.

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Sample questions

You've seen the pattern — here are a few of the actual PYQs.
CSE2013
Variations in the length of daytime and nighttime from season to season are due to
  1. A the earth's rotation on its axis
  2. B the earth's revolution round the sun in an elliptical manner
  3. C latitudinal position of the place
  4. D revolution of the earth on a tilted axis ✓
✓ Correct answer: (D)
Geography › Climatology
CSE1994
The length of its day and the tilt of its axis are almost identical to those of the earth'. This is true of
  1. A Uranus
  2. B Neptune
  3. C Saturn
  4. D Mars ✓
✓ Correct answer: (D)
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