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Topic Nuclear power
Asked 2 times across 2 UPSC exams over 1 years (2024–2025), peaking in 2024.
Key insights
- Most tested in CSE — 1 of 2 PYQs
- Most asked in 2024
- Recurs across 2 years (2024–2025)
How it travelled across exams
First appearance in each exam — the same idea, reframed.
CSE 2024 → NDA 2025
How the concept evolved
Rising — more than half its appearances (2 of 2) are since 2016.
Related concepts
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Sample questions
You've seen the pattern — here are a few of the actual PYQs.
NDA2025
The Joint Venture named 'ASHVINI' to develop nuclear power facility in India is between
- A NPCIL and NTPC ✓
- B TMC and VECC
- C HWB and BARC
- D IGACR and NTPC
✓ Correct answer: (A)
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CSE2024
With reference to radioisotope thermoelectric generators (RTGs), consider the following statements
- RTGs are miniature fission reactors
- RTGs are used for powering the onboard systems of spacecrafts
- RTGs can use Plutonium-238, which is a by-product of weapons development
Which of the statements given above are correct ?
- A 1 and 2 only
- B 2 and 3 only ✓
- C 1 and 3 only
- D 1, 2 and 3
✓ Correct answer: (B)
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