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Place Appalachians
Asked 2 times across 2 UPSC exams over 3 years (2021–2024), peaking in 2024.
Key insights
- Most tested in CSE — 1 of 2 PYQs
- First appeared in CAPF 2021 — 3 years before CSE 2024 (allied exams preview CSE)
- Most asked in 2024
- Recurs across 2 years (2021–2024)
How it travelled across exams
First appearance in each exam — the same idea, reframed.
CAPF 2021 → CSE 2024
How the concept evolved
Rising — more than half its appearances (2 of 2) 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.
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
CAPF2021
Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the Lists
| List I (Fold Mountain) | List II (Country/Continent) |
|---|
| A. Ural | 1. South America |
| B. Appalachians | 2. South Africa |
| C. Drakensberg | 3. Russia |
| D. Andes | 4. North America |
Codes:
- A A-3 B-2 C-4 D-1
- B A-3 B-4 C-2 D-1 ✓
- C A-1 B-4 C-2 D-3
- D A-1 B-2 C-4 D-3
✓ Correct answer: (B)
Geography › World Regional Geography
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