Weather fronts

Asked 2 times across 2 UPSC exams, peaking in 2015.

PYQs

Exams

Years active

2015–2015

Span

2015

Peak

2/2

Answers

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Key insights

Most tested in CAPF — 1 of 2 PYQs
Most asked in 2015
Recurs across 1 years (2015–2015)

How it travelled across exams

First appearance in each exam — the same idea, reframed.

CAPF 2015 → CDS 2015

How the concept evolved

215

Largely a pre-2016 idea — watch for a comeback.

Sample questions

You've seen the pattern — here are a few of the actual PYQs.

CAPF2015

Under which of the following condition(s) the occluded fronts are created ?

When the front remains stationary
When cold air mass moves to warm air mass
When warm air mass moves to cold air mass
When an air mass is fully lifted above the land surface

Select the correct answer using the code given below :

A 1 and 2
B 2 and 3
C 3 and 4
D 4 only ✓

✓ Correct answer: (D)

Geography › Climatology

CDS2015

Which one of the following statements is correct?

A Cold fronts move at slower rate than warm fronts and therefore cannot overtake the warm fronts.
B Cold fronts normally move faster than warm fronts and therefore frequently overtake the warm fronts. ✓
C Cold fronts move at slower rate, and eventually they are overtaken by the warm fronts.
D Cold fronts move faster than warm fronts but they cannot overtake the warm fronts.

✓ Correct answer: (B)

Geography › Climatology

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