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Topic Ores and minerals
Asked 2 times across 2 UPSC exams over 1 years (2021–2022), peaking in 2022.
Key insights
- Most tested in CAPF — 1 of 2 PYQs
- Most asked in 2022
- Recurs across 2 years (2021–2022)
How it travelled across exams
First appearance in each exam — the same idea, reframed.
NDA 2021 → CAPF 2022
How the concept evolved
Rising — more than half its appearances (2 of 2) are since 2016.
Sample questions
You've seen the pattern — here are a few of the actual PYQs.
CAPF2022
Cinnabar is an ore of
- A mercury ✓
- B zinc
- C copper
- D lead
✓ Correct answer: (A)
Science & Technology › Physics & Chemistry
NDA2021
Cinnabar is an ore of which one of the following ?
- A Copper
- B Zinc
- C Mercury ✓
- D Manganese
✓ Correct answer: (C)
Science & Technology › Physics & Chemistry
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