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Topic Connective tissue
Asked 3 times across 2 UPSC exams over 9 years (2015–2024), peaking in 2015.
Key insights
- Most tested in NDA — 2 of 3 PYQs
- Most asked in 2015
- Recurs across 3 years (2015–2024)
How it travelled across exams
First appearance in each exam — the same idea, reframed.
CDS 2015 → NDA 2020
How the concept evolved
Rising — more than half its appearances (2 of 3) are since 2016.
Sample questions
You've seen the pattern — here are a few of the actual PYQs.
NDA2024
In which part or organ of human body cartilage is NOT found ?
- A Nose
- B Trachea
- C Bronchiole ✓
- D Knee joint
✓ Correct answer: (C)
Science & Technology › Biology & Health
NDA2020
Cartilage is NOT found in
- A larynx ✓
- B nose
- C ear
- D urinary bladder
✓ Correct answer: (A)
Science & Technology › Biology & Health
CDS2015
Which one among the following structures or cells is not present in connective tissues ?
- A Chondrocytes
- B Axon ✓
- C Collagen fibre
- D Lymphocytes
✓ Correct answer: (B)
Science & Technology › Biology & Health
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