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Place Central Asia
Asked 3 times across 2 UPSC exams over 8 years (2017–2025), peaking in 2017.
Key insights
- Most tested in CSE — 2 of 3 PYQs
- Most asked in 2017
- Recurs across 3 years (2017–2025)
How it travelled across exams
First appearance in each exam — the same idea, reframed.
CSE 2017 → CDS 2020
How the concept evolved
Rising — more than half its appearances (3 of 3) are since 2016.
Related concepts
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Sample questions
You've seen the pattern — here are a few of the actual PYQs.
CSE2025
India is one of the founding members of the International North-South Transport Corridor (INSTC), a multimodal transportation corridor, which will connect
- A India to Central Asia to Europe via Iran ✓
- B India to Central Asia via China
- C India to South-East Asia through Bangladesh and Myanmar
- D India to Europe through Azerbaijan
✓ Correct answer: (A)
International Relations › Bilateral & Regional
CDS2020
The major part of Central Asia is dominated by which one of the following language families?
- A Indo-European
- B Sino-Tibetan
- C Austric
- D Altaic ✓
✓ Correct answer: (D)
Geography › World Regional Geography
CSE2017
What is the importance of developing Chabahar Port by India ?
- A India's trade with African countries will enormously increase.
- B India's relations with oil-producing Arab countries will be strengthened.
- C India will not depend on Pakistan for access to Afghanistan and Central Asia. ✓
- D Pakistan will facilitate and protect the installation of a gas pipeline between Iraq and India.
✓ Correct answer: (C)
International Relations › India & Neighbourhood
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