Topic Inertia
Asked 4 times across 4 UPSC exams over 42 years (1984–2026), peaking in 1984.
Key insights
- Most tested in CSE — 1 of 4 PYQs
- Most asked in 1984
- Recurs across 4 years (1984–2026)
How it travelled across exams
First appearance in each exam — the same idea, reframed.
CSE 1984 → CAPF 2016 → GEO 2022 → CISF 2026
How the concept evolved
Rising — more than half its appearances (3 of 4) are since 2016.
Related concepts
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Sample questions
You've seen the pattern — here are a few of the actual PYQs.
CISF2026
A fast-moving carrom striker displaces only the bottom carrom coin from the carrom coin pile. Which one among the following phenomena gives the correct explanation of this effect?
- A Newton's First Law of Motion
- B Law of Equal Reaction to Every Action
- C Law of Refraction
- D Helmholtz Theorem
Answer key not yet available (pending official release)
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GEO2022
Who among the following is known to be the first one to consider the role of inertia in motion?
- A Galileo Galilei ✓
- B Isaac Newton
- C Albert Einstein
- D Nicolaus Copernicus
✓ Correct answer: (A)
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CAPF2016
A piece of stone tied to a string is made to revolve in a circular orbit of radius r with other end of the string as the centre. If the string breaks, the stone will:
- A move away from the centre
- B move towards the centre
- C move along a tangent ✓
- D stop
✓ Correct answer: (C)
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