Topic Nutrition
Asked 31 times across 5 UPSC exams over 44 years (1979–2023), peaking in 2022.
Key insights
- Most tested in CSE — 17 of 31 PYQs
- Most asked in 2022
- Recurs across 15 years (1979–2023)
How it travelled across exams
First appearance in each exam — the same idea, reframed.
CSE 1979 → CDS 2014 → CAPF 2017 → NDA 2021 → GEO 2022
How the concept evolved
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Long-running — most appearances (20 of 31) predate 2016, and it still returns.
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Sample questions
You've seen the pattern — here are a few of the actual PYQs.
CDS2023
Which of the following strategies is/are adopted for implementing the POSHAN Abhiyaan?
- Inter-sectoral convergence for better service delivery
- Use of technology (ICT) for real-time growth monitoring of women and children
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
- A 1 only
- B 2 only
- C Both 1 and 2 ✓
- D Neither 1 nor 2
✓ Correct answer: (C)
Social Issues & Welfare › Women & Child
NDA2023
Organisms capable of using CO2 as principal carbon source are called :
- A Autotrophs ✓
- B Heterotrophs
- C Parasites
- D Decomposers
✓ Correct answer: (A)
Science & Technology › Biology & Health
CDS2022
The disease rickets develops in children due to the deficiency of :
- A Vitamin C
- B Vitamin D ✓
- C Vitamin A
- D Vitamin B
✓ Correct answer: (B)
Science & Technology › Biology & Health
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