Place Chad
Asked 3 times across 2 UPSC exams over 5 years (2018–2023), peaking in 2022.
Key insights
- Most tested in CSE — 2 of 3 PYQs
- First appeared in CAPF 2018 — 4 years before CSE 2022 (allied exams preview CSE)
- Most asked in 2022
- Recurs across 3 years (2018–2023)
How it travelled across exams
First appearance in each exam — the same idea, reframed.
CAPF 2018 → CSE 2022
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.
CSE2023
In the recent years Chad, Guinea, Mali and Sudan caught the international attention for which one of the following reasons common to all of them?
- A Discovery of rich deposits of rare earth elements
- B Establishment of Chinese military bases
- C Southward expansion of Sahara Desert
- D Successful coups ✓
✓ Correct answer: (D)
International Relations › Bilateral & Regional
CSE2022
Consider the following pairs: Country Important reason for being in the news recently
- Chad — Setting up of permanent military base by China
- Guinea — Suspension of Constitution and Government by military
- Lebanon — Severe and prolonged economic depression
- Tunisia — Suspension of Parliament by President How many pairs given above
are correctly matched?
- A Only one pair
- B Only two pairs
- C Only three pairs ✓
- D All four pairs
✓ Correct answer: (C)
Current Affairs & Static GK › Miscellaneous GK
CAPF2018
The Tropic of Cancer passes through which one of the following countries?
- A North Sudan
- B Chad
- C Mali ✓
- D Yemen
✓ Correct answer: (C)
Geography › World Regional Geography
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