Place Andes
Asked 4 times across 3 UPSC exams over 4 years (2021–2025), peaking in 2024.
Key insights
- Most tested in CSE — 2 of 4 PYQs
- First appeared in CAPF 2021 — 3 years before CSE 2024 (allied exams preview CSE)
- Most asked in 2024
- Recurs across 4 years (2021–2025)
How it travelled across exams
First appearance in each exam — the same idea, reframed.
CAPF 2021 → NDA 2023 → CSE 2024
How the concept evolved
Rising — more than half its appearances (4 of 4) are since 2016.
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.
CSE2025
Consider the following countries
- Bolivia
- Brazil
- Colombia
- Ecuador
- Paraguay
- Venezuela Andes mountains pass through
how many of the above countries?
- A Only two
- B Only three
- C Only four ✓
- D Only five
✓ Correct answer: (C)
Geography › World Regional Geography
CSE2024
Consider the following information : Region | Name of the mountain range | Type of mountain
- Central Asia | Vosges | Fold mountain
- Europe | Alps | Block mountain
- North America | Appalachians | Fold mountain
- South America | Andes | Fold mountain In
how many of the above rows is the given information correctly matched ?
- A Only one
- B Only two ✓
- C Only three
- D All four
✓ Correct answer: (B)
Geography › Geomorphology
NDA2023
Which one of the following is NOT an example of Fold Mountain ?
- A Mt. Fuji ✓
- B Alps
- C Andes
- D Rockies
✓ Correct answer: (A)
Geography › Geomorphology
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