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Topic Plate Tectonics
Asked 3 times in CAPF over 6 years (2015–2021), peaking in 2015.
Key insights
- Most tested in CAPF — 3 of 3 PYQs
- Most asked in 2015
- Recurs across 3 years (2015–2021)
Across exams
CAPF · 3How the concept evolved
Rising — more than half its appearances (2 of 3) are since 2016.
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Sample questions
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CAPF2021
Convection currents, which move the tectonic plates, are found in which layer of the earth?
- A Crust
- B Mantle ✓
- C Outer core
- D Inner core
✓ Correct answer: (B)
Geography › Geomorphology
CAPF2016
Which of the following statements concerning circum-pacific belt are correct?
- It is an active seismic realm
- It is an active seismic realm
- It is a divergent plate boundary
- It is prone to Tsunami
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
- A 1 and 2 only
- B 3 and 4 only
- C 1, 2 and 4 only ✓
- D 1, 2, 3 and 4
✓ Correct answer: (C)
Geography › Geomorphology
CAPF2015
The following item consists of two statements, Statement I and Statement II. Examine these two statements carefully and select the correct answer using the code given below
Statement IThe Indian Ocean Tsunami of 2004 occurred along a subduction zone along west coast of Sumatra
Statement IIAlong the Sumatra coast the Indo-Australian Plate converges below the Eurasian Plate
- A Both the statements are individually true and Statement II is the correct explanation of Statement I
- B Both the statements are individually true but Statement II is NOT the correct explanation of Statement I ✓
- C Statement I is true but Statement II is false
- D Statement I is false but Statement II is true
✓ Correct answer: (B)
Geography › Geomorphology
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