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Topic Mass wasting
Asked 3 times across 3 UPSC exams over 2 years (2022–2024), peaking in 2024.
Key insights
- Most tested in CDS — 1 of 3 PYQs
- Most asked in 2024
- Recurs across 3 years (2022–2024)
How it travelled across exams
First appearance in each exam — the same idea, reframed.
NDA 2022 → GEO 2023 → CDS 2024
How the concept evolved
Rising — more than half its appearances (3 of 3) are since 2016.
Related concepts
Ideas UPSC tests alongside this one — keep exploring.
Sample questions
You've seen the pattern — here are a few of the actual PYQs.
CDS2024
Which kind of mass wasting processes are commonly associated with creep ?
- A Fast speed with soil
- B Slow speed with rock
- C Slow speed with ice
- D Slow speed with soil ✓
✓ Correct answer: (D)
Geography › Geomorphology
GEO2023
Which one of the following is a gravity transported soil?
- A Alluvial
- B Eolian
- C Colluvial ✓
- D Glacial
✓ Correct answer: (C)
Geography › Geomorphology
NDA2022
While travelling to a hilly region, you notice a massive boulder, which was loosened by heavy rains and moved downhill. This has resulted due to which of the following processes?
- Mass wasting
- Erosion
- Weathering
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
- A 1 only
- B 1 and 2 only
- C 2 and 3 only
- D 1, 2 and 3 ✓
✓ Correct answer: (D)
Geography › Geomorphology
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