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Remote sensing

Asked 2 times in CSE over 5 years (2019–2024), peaking in 2019.
2
PYQs
1
Exams
2
Years active
2019–2024
Span
2019
Peak
2/2
Answers
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Key insights

  • Most tested in CSE — 2 of 2 PYQs
  • Most asked in 2019
  • Recurs across 2 years (2019–2024)

Across exams

CSE · 2

How the concept evolved

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Rising — more than half its appearances (2 of 2) are since 2016.

Sample questions

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CSE2024

Consider the following activities

  1. Identification of narcotics on passengers at airports or in aircraft
  2. Monitoring of precipitation
  3. Tracking the migration of animals In

how many of the above activities can the radars be used ?

  1. A Only one
  2. B Only two ✓
  3. C All three
  4. D None
✓ Correct answer: (B)
Science & Technology › Physics & Chemistry
CSE2019

For the measurement/estimation of which of the following are satellite images/remote sensing data used?

  1. Chlorophyll content in the vegetation of a specific location
  2. Greenhouse gas emissions from rice paddies of a specific location
  3. Land surface temperatures of a specific location

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

  1. A 1 only
  2. B 2 and 3 only
  3. C 3 only
  4. D 1, 2 and 3 ✓
✓ Correct answer: (D)
Science & Technology › Space Tech

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