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Topic

Continental drift

Asked 3 times in CSE over 32 years (1982–2014), peaking in 2014.
3
PYQs
1
Exams
3
Years active
1982–2014
Span
2014
Peak
3/3
Answers
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Key insights

  • Most tested in CSE — 3 of 3 PYQs
  • Most asked in 2014
  • Recurs across 3 years (1982–2014)

Across exams

CSE · 3

How the concept evolved

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

Sample questions

You've seen the pattern — here are a few of the actual PYQs.
CSE2014

Which of the following phenomena might have influenced the evolution of organisms?

  1. Continental drift
  2. Glacial cycles

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

  1. A 1 only
  2. B 2 only
  3. C Both 1 and 2 ✓
  4. D Neither 1 nor 2
✓ Correct answer: (C)
Geography › Geomorphology
CSE1995
The Indian subcontinent was originally a part of a huge mass called:
  1. A Jurassic land mass
  2. B Aryavarta
  3. C Indiana
  4. D Gondwana continent ✓
✓ Correct answer: (D)
Geography › Geomorphology
CSE1982
The conclusion that Asia and Africa had a single landmass is provided by
  1. A The deserts in Asia and Africa
  2. B The similarity in climate of certain regions of Asia and Africa
  3. C The finding of same type of fossil in both the regions
  4. D All of these ✓
✓ Correct answer: (D)
Geography › Geomorphology

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