Place Bengaluru
Asked 5 times across 2 UPSC exams over 22 years (2004–2026), peaking in 2026.
Key insights
- Most tested in CSE — 4 of 5 PYQs
- Most asked in 2026
- Recurs across 3 years (2004–2026)
How it travelled across exams
First appearance in each exam — the same idea, reframed.
CSE 2004 → ESE 2022
How the concept evolved
Long-running — most appearances (3 of 5) predate 2016, and it still returns.
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Sample questions
You've seen the pattern — here are a few of the actual PYQs.
CSE2026
Match
| List I (BIMSTEC Centre/Establishment) | List II |
|---|
| A. BIMSTEC Cultural Industries Observatory | 1. NOIDA |
| B. BIMSTEC Energy Centre | 2. Bengaluru |
| C. BIMSTEC Centre for Weather and Climate | 3. Colombo |
| D. BIMSTEC Technology Transfer Facility | 4. Thimphu |
- A A-3 B-4 C-1 D-2
- B A-4 B-1 C-3 D-2
- C A-3 B-2 C-1 D-4 ✓
- D A-4 B-3 C-2 D-1
✓ Correct answer: (C)
International Relations › Bilateral & Regional
ESE2022
US-based Ohmium International has started India's first green hydrogen electrolyzer manufacturing unit at .( a) Pune, Maharashtra
- A Hyderabad, Telangana
- B Bengaluru, Kamataka
- C Noida, Uttar Pradesh ✓
- D
✓ Correct answer: (C)
Current Affairs & Static GK › Government Initiatives in News
CSE2004
Assertion (A)Bangalore receives much higher average annual rainfall than that ofMangalore
Reason (R)Bangalore has the benefit of receiving rainfall both from south-west and north-east monsoons
- A Both A and R are individually true and R is the correct ex-planation of A.
- B Both A and R are individually true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
- C A is true but R is false.
- D A is false but R is true. ✓
✓ Correct answer: (D)
Geography › Climatology
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