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Crystallography

Asked 4 times in ESE, peaking in 2026.
4
PYQs
1
Exams
1
Years active
2026–2026
Span
2026
Peak
0/4
Answers
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Key insights

  • Most tested in ESE — 4 of 4 PYQs
  • Most asked in 2026
  • Recurs across 1 years (2026–2026)

Across exams

ESE · 4

How the concept evolved

426
Rising — more than half its appearances (4 of 4) are since 2016.

Sample questions

You've seen the pattern — here are a few of the actual PYQs.
ESE2026
How many total number of lattice parameters are required to fully specify Rhombohedral crystal system ?
  1. A 2
  2. B 3
  3. C 4
  4. D 6
Answer key not yet available (pending official release)
Engineering › Engineering Mathematics & General
ESE2026
If a and c represent, respectively, the short and long unit cell dimensions for Hexagonal crystal, the ideal c/a ratio should be
  1. A 1·433
  2. B 1·633
  3. C 2·833
  4. D 4·533
Answer key not yet available (pending official release)
Engineering › Engineering Mathematics & General
ESE2026
In characteristics of cubic crystal, the planes and directions having the same indices are always at the angle of
  1. A 15° to one another
  2. B 30° to one another
  3. C 45° to one another
  4. D 90° to one another
Answer key not yet available (pending official release)
Engineering › Engineering Mathematics & General

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