Topic Magnetism
Asked 22 times across 7 UPSC exams over 46 years (1979–2025), peaking in 2025.
Key insights
- Most tested in CAPF — 5 of 22 PYQs
- Most asked in 2025
- Recurs across 10 years (1979–2025)
How it travelled across exams
First appearance in each exam — the same idea, reframed.
CSE 1979 → CAPF 2016 → CDS 2016 → EPFO 2016 → NDA 2020 → GEO 2022 → CISF 2024
How the concept evolved
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525
Rising — more than half its appearances (20 of 22) are since 2016.
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Sample questions
You've seen the pattern — here are a few of the actual PYQs.
CAPF2025
Which one among the following laws states that magnetic monopoles do not exist?
- A Gauss' law
- B Newton's law
- C Pascal's law
- D Ampere's law
Answer key not yet available (pending official release)
Science & Technology › Physics & Chemistry
CAPF2025
The larger area under the hysteresis curve (B-H) of a ferromagnetic material depicts
- A maximum magnetization
- B extent of demagnetization
- C extent of lagging
- D minimum energy
Answer key not yet available (pending official release)
Science & Technology › Physics & Chemistry
CAPF2025
A beam of positively charged particles, say A, is going from south to north. On the other hand, a beam of negatively charged particles, say B, is going from south to north. Which one of the following in this respect is correct?
- A B is deflected towards A.
- B B is deflected away from A.
- C B is deflected upwards.
- D B is deflected downwards.
Answer key not yet available (pending official release)
Science & Technology › Physics & Chemistry
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