Topic Weight
Asked 2 times across 2 UPSC exams over 38 years (1987–2025), peaking in 1987.
Key insights
- Most tested in CSE — 1 of 2 PYQs
- Most asked in 1987
- Recurs across 2 years (1987–2025)
How it travelled across exams
First appearance in each exam — the same idea, reframed.
CSE 1987 → CDS 2025
How the concept evolved
Long-running — most appearances (1 of 2) predate 2016, and it still returns.
Related concepts
Ideas UPSC tests alongside this one — keep exploring.
Sample questions
You've seen the pattern — here are a few of the actual PYQs.
CDS2025
The force with which the Earth attracts an object is called :
- A Weight of the object ✓
- B Mass of the object
- C Density of the object
- D Magnitude of the object
✓ Correct answer: (A)
Science & Technology › Physics & Chemistry
CSE1987
Acceleration due to gravity on moon is O. 166 times than that on the earth. A man weighing 60 kg on earth would weigh ___ kg on moon.
- A 16.6 kg
- B 30 kg
- C 60 kg
- D 10 ✓
✓ Correct answer: (D)
Science & Technology › Physics & Chemistry
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