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Topic Population Growth
Asked 2 times across 2 UPSC exams over 15 years (2003–2018), peaking in 2003.
Key insights
- Most tested in CSE — 1 of 2 PYQs
- Most asked in 2003
- Recurs across 2 years (2003–2018)
How it travelled across exams
First appearance in each exam — the same idea, reframed.
CSE 2003 → CDS 2018
How the concept evolved
Long-running — most appearances (1 of 2) predate 2016, and it still returns.
Related concepts
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Sample questions
You've seen the pattern — here are a few of the actual PYQs.
CDS2018
The rate of population growth during 2001-2011 decade has declined over the previous decade (1991-2001) in all of the following States, except
- A Tamil Nadu ✓
- B Kerala
- C Goa
- D Andhra Pradesh
✓ Correct answer: (A)
Geography › Population & Settlement
CSE2003
India's population growth during the 20th century can be classified into four distinct phases. Match List-I (Period) with List-II (Phase) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the list:
- A 3 1 4 2
- B 1 3 2 4
- C 3 1 2 4 ✓
- D List-II (Phase)
✓ Correct answer: (C)
Geography › Population & Settlement
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