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Place Caucasus Mountains
Asked 3 times across 3 UPSC exams over 4 years (2019–2023), peaking in 2023.
Key insights
- Most tested in CAPF — 1 of 3 PYQs
- Most asked in 2023
- Recurs across 3 years (2019–2023)
How it travelled across exams
First appearance in each exam — the same idea, reframed.
CDS 2019 → NDA 2020 → CAPF 2023
How the concept evolved
Rising — more than half its appearances (3 of 3) 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.
CAPF2023
Trans-Siberian Railway from St. Petersburg to Vladivostok does not run across :
- A Altai range
- B Caucasus mountains ✓
- C Ural mountains
- D Ob and Yenisei rivers
✓ Correct answer: (B)
Geography › World Regional Geography
NDA2020
Which one of the following mountains lies in between Caspian Sea and Black Sea ?
- A Caucasus
- B Carpathians ✓
- C Apennine
- D Elburz
✓ Correct answer: (B)
Geography › World Regional Geography
CDS2019
Which one of the following mountains separates Black Sea and Caspian Sea ?
- A Urals
- B Caucasus
- C Carpathians ✓
- D Balkan mountains
✓ Correct answer: (C)
Geography › World Regional Geography
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