Place Chile
Asked 6 times across 3 UPSC exams over 26 years (1999–2025), peaking in 2025.
Key insights
- Most tested in CSE — 3 of 6 PYQs
- Most asked in 2025
- Recurs across 5 years (1999–2025)
How it travelled across exams
First appearance in each exam — the same idea, reframed.
CSE 1999 → CDS 2016 → CAPF 2017
How the concept evolved
Rising — more than half its appearances (4 of 6) 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
Consider the following pairs : Country | Resource-rich in
- Botswana : Diamond
- Chile : Lithium
- Indonesia : Nickel In
how many of the above rows is the given information correctly matched?
- A Only one
- B Only two
- C All the three ✓
- D None
✓ Correct answer: (C)
Geography › World Regional Geography
CDS2025
Which of the following statements with reference to Easter Island, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is/are correct ?
- It is part of Polynesia group of islands
- It is a territory of the South American nation Chile. Select the answer
using the code given below :
- A 1 only
- B 2 only
- C Both 1 and 2 ✓
- D Neither 1 nor 2
✓ Correct answer: (C)
Geography › World Regional Geography
CAPF2017
Which one of the following is located at the southernmost latitude?
- A South Africa
- B Australia
- C Chile ✓
- D Polynesia
✓ Correct answer: (C)
Geography › Maps & Location
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