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Topic Inheritance
Asked 3 times across 2 UPSC exams over 4 years (2022–2026), peaking in 2024.
Key insights
- Most tested in CDS — 2 of 3 PYQs
- Most asked in 2024
- Recurs across 3 years (2022–2026)
How it travelled across exams
First appearance in each exam — the same idea, reframed.
CDS 2022 → CAPF 2024
How the concept evolved
Rising — more than half its appearances (3 of 3) are since 2016.
Related concepts
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Sample questions
You've seen the pattern — here are a few of the actual PYQs.
CDS2026
A world chess champion has curly hair, attached earlobes and freckles. Which one of the following traits is not likely to be passed on to his/her offsprings ?
- A Chess skills ✓
- B Curly hair
- C Attached earlobes
- D Freckles
✓ Correct answer: (A)
Science & Technology › Biotech & Genetics
CAPF2024
In which organism did Gregor J. Mendel conduct the experiment to explain principles of inheritance?
- A Groundnut
- B Garden Pea ✓
- C Four O'clock plant
- D Fruit fly
✓ Correct answer: (B)
Science & Technology › Biotech & Genetics
CDS2022
Which one of the following statements on the issue of ownership according to Smriti literature is not correct?
- A The paternal estate was to be divided equally amongst sons.
- B Women were allowed to retain the gifts they received on the occasion of their marriage.
- C The gifts to women on the occasion of their marriage were known as Stridhana.
- D Stridhana was not inherited by the children without the permission of the husband. ✓
✓ Correct answer: (D)
History › Society & Social Institutions
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