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Asked 3 times across 3 UPSC exams over 3 years (2020–2023), peaking in 2023.
Key insights
- Most tested in CAPF — 1 of 3 PYQs
- Most asked in 2023
- Recurs across 2 years (2020–2023)
How it travelled across exams
First appearance in each exam — the same idea, reframed.
EPFO 2020 → CAPF 2023 → CBI 2023
How the concept evolved
Rising — more than half its appearances (3 of 3) are since 2016.
Sample questions
You've seen the pattern — here are a few of the actual PYQs.
CAPF2023
Among the three vowels which occur minimum number of times, what is the percentage of occurrence of the letter that occurs the maximum number of times among them ?
- A 42 6/7 % ✓
- B 41 5/7 %
- C 40 4/7 %
- D 39 2/7 %
✓ Correct answer: (A)
Current Affairs & Static GK › Miscellaneous GK
CBI2023
In 2020, the medical expense of a person increased by 80%. If his medical expense in 2019 was 10% of his salary, then what percent of his salary was the medical expense in 2020?
- A 20%
- B 18% ✓
- C 16%
- D 15%
✓ Correct answer: (B)
Quantitative Aptitude › Arithmetic
EPFO2020
40% of the students in a class are from India and 50% are girls. If 25% of the Indian students are girls, what percentage of non-Indian students are boys ?
- A 33·33% ✓
- B 40%
- C 25%
- D 20%
✓ Correct answer: (A)
Quantitative Aptitude › Arithmetic
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