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Topic Energy resources
Asked 2 times across 2 UPSC exams over 31 years (1992–2023), peaking in 1992.
Key insights
- Most tested in CSE — 1 of 2 PYQs
- Most asked in 1992
- Recurs across 2 years (1992–2023)
How it travelled across exams
First appearance in each exam — the same idea, reframed.
CSE 1992 → CAPF 2023
How the concept evolved
Long-running — most appearances (1 of 2) predate 2016, and it still returns.
Sample questions
You've seen the pattern — here are a few of the actual PYQs.
CAPF2023
Consider the following statements
- Geothermal energy can be used to produce electricity or hot water can be used directly for industry, agriculture, bathing and cleaning
- Nuclear energy is often cheaper than some other sources of electricity
- Thermal power stations burn fossil fuels to create steam to drive the turbines
Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?
- A 1 only
- B 1, 2 and 3
- C 1 and 3 only ✓
- D 2 and 3 only
✓ Correct answer: (C)
Geography › Indian Economic Geography
CSE1992
Assertion (A)Italy, Switzerland, Sweden and Norway have abundant power resources
Reason (R)They have the largest coal deposits in Europe
Of these statements
- A Both A and Rare true, and R is the correct explanation of A
- B Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A
- C A is true but R is false ✓
- D A is false but r is true
✓ Correct answer: (C)
Geography › World Regional Geography
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