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Topic

Great circle

Asked 2 times across 2 UPSC exams over 3 years (2022–2025), peaking in 2022.
2
PYQs
2
Exams
2
Years active
2022–2025
Span
2022
Peak
2/2
Answers
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Key insights

  • Most tested in CAPF — 1 of 2 PYQs
  • Most asked in 2022
  • Recurs across 2 years (2022–2025)

How it travelled across exams

First appearance in each exam — the same idea, reframed.
CAPF 2022 NDA 2025

How the concept evolved

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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

Consider the following lines of Longitude and Latitude

  1. Prime Meridian
  2. Tropic of Cancer
  3. Equator

Which of the above lines is/are a Great Circle?

  1. A 1, 2 and 3
  2. B 1 and 2 only
  3. C 1 and 3 only
  4. D 3 only ✓
✓ Correct answer: (D)
Geography › Maps & Location
CAPF2022
Which one of the following statements about 'great circle' is not correct?
  1. A Every great circle divides the Earth into equal halves.
  2. B Every great circle is a circumference of the Earth.
  3. C Great circles mark the longest travel routes between locations on the Earth's surface. ✓
  4. D Great circle is the largest circle that can be drawn around the Earth through two particular points.
✓ Correct answer: (C)
Geography › Maps & Location

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