Topic Gravity
Asked 14 times across 5 UPSC exams over 47 years (1979–2026), peaking in 2023.
Key insights
- Most tested in CSE — 5 of 14 PYQs
- Most asked in 2023
- Recurs across 12 years (1979–2026)
How it travelled across exams
First appearance in each exam — the same idea, reframed.
CSE 1979 → CDS 2015 → CAPF 2020 → NDA 2021 → GEO 2022
How the concept evolved
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Rising — more than half its appearances (8 of 14) are since 2016.
Related concepts
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Sample questions
You've seen the pattern — here are a few of the actual PYQs.
GEO2026
A sphere weighs 0·98 N on the Earth. It is brought on the Moon and is divided into 10 equal parts there. Which one among the following is the mass of each part on the Moon (The acceleration due to gravity on the surface of the Moon is one-sixth that of the Earth)?
- A 0·01
- B 0·1
- C 0·16
- D 0·016
Answer key not yet available (pending official release)
Science & Technology › Physics & Chemistry
NDA2024
The figure given below shows the direction of the two forces P and Q acting on a skydiver : Which one among the following statements is correct about the two forces ?
- A Force P is caused by the gravity and force Q is caused by the friction
- B When the force P is bigger than the force Q, the speed of the skydiver remains the same
- C After the parachute opens, force P remains the same while force Q increases ✓
- D After the parachute opens, force P will decrease while force Q increases
✓ Correct answer: (C)
Science & Technology › Physics & Chemistry
NDA2023
The motion of a particle of mass m is described by the relation, y = ut − (1/2)gt², where u is the initial velocity of the particle. The force acting on the particle is
- A F = m(du/dt)
- B F = mg
- C F = m(dy/dt)
- D F = − mg ✓
✓ Correct answer: (D)
Science & Technology › Physics & Chemistry
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