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Topic Electric potential
Asked 2 times across 2 UPSC exams over 2 years (2023–2025), peaking in 2025.
Key insights
- Most tested in NDA — 1 of 2 PYQs
- Most asked in 2025
- Recurs across 2 years (2023–2025)
How it travelled across exams
First appearance in each exam — the same idea, reframed.
GEO 2023 → NDA 2025
How the concept evolved
Rising — more than half its appearances (2 of 2) are since 2016.
Sample questions
You've seen the pattern — here are a few of the actual PYQs.
NDA2025
The work done in moving a charge of 2 coulomb (C) from point A to point B is 24 J. What is the potential difference between A and B?
- A 48 V
- B 6 V
- C 12 V ✓
- D 0·08 V
✓ Correct answer: (C)
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GEO2023
The magnitude of work done in moving an electron across two points having a potential difference 6 V is (electronic charge = 1·6×10⁻¹⁹ C)
- A 1·2×10⁻¹⁹ J
- B 9·6×10⁻¹⁹ J ✓
- C 4·8×10⁻¹⁹ J
- D 1·6×10⁻¹⁹ J
✓ Correct answer: (B)
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