Topic Fractions
Asked 4 times across 3 UPSC exams over 6 years (2019–2025), peaking in 2025.
Key insights
- Most tested in ESE — 2 of 4 PYQs
- Most asked in 2025
- Recurs across 3 years (2019–2025)
How it travelled across exams
First appearance in each exam — the same idea, reframed.
CAPF 2019 → CBI 2023 → ESE 2025
How the concept evolved
Rising — more than half its appearances (4 of 4) are since 2016.
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.
ESE2025
A concrete post, planted vertically in a lake is seen with its top 7 m projecting above the water surface. If its 1/3, 1/4 and 1/6 parts of the length are in water, mud and sand respectively, the length of the post will be
- A 24 m
- B 27 m
- C 36 m
- D 42 m
Answer key not yet available (pending official release)
Quantitative Aptitude › Arithmetic
ESE2025
A man spends 2/3 of his salary on groceries and 1/10 of the remaining on his clothes. If he saves ₹10,500, his monthly salary will be
- A ₹30,000
- B ₹15,000
- C ₹20,000
- D ₹25,000
Answer key not yet available (pending official release)
Quantitative Aptitude › Arithmetic
CBI2023
Which one of the following fractions is greater than 2/7 and less than 7/9 ?
- A 15/19
- B 11/17 ✓
- C 11/14
- D 17/21
✓ Correct answer: (B)
Quantitative Aptitude › Arithmetic
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