Place Europe
Asked 3 times across 2 UPSC exams over 19 years (2005–2024), peaking in 2005.
Key insights
- Most tested in NDA — 2 of 3 PYQs
- Most asked in 2005
- Recurs across 3 years (2005–2024)
How it travelled across exams
First appearance in each exam — the same idea, reframed.
CSE 2005 → NDA 2023
How the concept evolved
Rising — more than half its appearances (2 of 3) are since 2016.
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Sample questions
You've seen the pattern — here are a few of the actual PYQs.
NDA2024
Which of the following statements with regard to the famous 'silk routes' are correct?
- Silk routes refer to East-bound European silk cargoes along these routes
- There were several silk routes, over land and by sea, joining together vast regions of Asia with Europe and northern Africa
- They are known to have existed since before the Christian Era and thrived almost till the fifteenth century
- Besides silk, Chinese pottery, textiles and spices from India and South-east Asia travelled the same route. Select the answer
using the code given below:
- A 1, 2 and 3
- B 1, 3 and 4
- C 2, 3 and 4 ✓
- D 1, 2 and 4
✓ Correct answer: (C)
History › World History
NDA2023
In which one of the following ways did the First World War Not impact Europe ?
- A From a continent of creditors it turned into a continent of debtors
- B Soldiers came to be placed higher in social status than civilians
- C Popular support decreased for conservative dictatorship which had come into being recently ✓
- D National honour occupied centre stage in the public sphere
✓ Correct answer: (C)
History › World History
CSE2005
Which one of the following is the correct sequence of the given Continents in the decreasing order of their percentage of Earth's land?
- A North America-Africa-South America-Europe
- B Africa-North America-South America-Europe ✓
- C North America-Africa-Europe-South America
- D Africa-North America-Europe-South America
✓ Correct answer: (B)
Geography › World Regional Geography
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