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Topic Demographic transition
Asked 8 times across 3 UPSC exams over 39 years (1985–2024), peaking in 2024.
Key insights
- Most tested in CSE — 5 of 8 PYQs
- Most asked in 2024
- Recurs across 8 years (1985–2024)
How it travelled across exams
First appearance in each exam — the same idea, reframed.
CSE 1985 → CDS 2014 → CAPF 2021
How the concept evolved
Long-running — most appearances (5 of 8) predate 2016, and it still returns.
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.
CSE2024
Consider the following countries
- Italy
- Japan
- Nigeria
- South Korea
- South Africa
Which of the above countries are frequently mentioned in the media for their low birth rates, or ageing population or declining population ?
- A 1, 2 and 4 ✓
- B 1, 3 and 5
- C 2 and 4 only
- D 3 and 5 only
✓ Correct answer: (A)
Geography › Population & Settlement
CDS2022
In India, the period of steady population growth refers to the decade(s) of :
- A 1981 – 2011
- B 1951 – 1981
- C 1921 – 1951 ✓
- D 1911 – 1921
✓ Correct answer: (C)
Geography › Population & Settlement
CAPF2021
Broadly both birth and death rates are low in which one of the following stages of demographic transition model?
- A High stationary stage
- B Early expanding stage
- C Late expanding stage
- D Low stationary stage ✓
✓ Correct answer: (D)
Geography › Population & Settlement
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