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Topic Communicable diseases
Asked 3 times across 2 UPSC exams over 27 years (1993–2020), peaking in 1993.
Key insights
- Most tested in CDS — 2 of 3 PYQs
- Most asked in 1993
- Recurs across 3 years (1993–2020)
How it travelled across exams
First appearance in each exam — the same idea, reframed.
CSE 1993 → CDS 2018
How the concept evolved
Rising — more than half its appearances (2 of 3) 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.
CDS2020
Which one of the following is not an epidemic disease?
- A Cholera
- B Malaria
- C Smallpox
- D Elephantiasis ✓
✓ Correct answer: (D)
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CDS2018
Statement IA person may suffer from tuberculosis if she/he frequently visits crowded place
Statement IIBacteria of tuberculosis spread through droplets by sneezing or coughing
- A Both the statements are individually true and Statement II is the correct explanation of Statement I ✓
- B Both the statements are individually true but Statement II is not the correct explanation of Statement I
- C Statement I is true but Statement II is false
- D Statement I is false but Statement II is true
✓ Correct answer: (A)
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CSE1993
Three communicable diseases prevalent in developing countries caused by unsafe drinking water and bad sanitation are
- A acute diarrhoea, cancer and gout
- B malaria, acute diarrhoea and schistosomiasis ✓
- C onchocerciasis, leukaemia and arthritis
- D rheumatism, malaria and AIDS
✓ Correct answer: (B)
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