Place Ganga
Asked 14 times across 6 UPSC exams over 12 years (2013–2025), peaking in 2024.
Key insights
- Most tested in CSE — 5 of 14 PYQs
- Most asked in 2024
- Recurs across 9 years (2013–2025)
How it travelled across exams
First appearance in each exam — the same idea, reframed.
CSE 2013 → EPFO 2015 → CAPF 2017 → CDS 2018 → CISF 2023 → NDA 2024
How the concept evolved
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Rising — more than half its appearances (10 of 14) are since 2016.
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Sample questions
You've seen the pattern — here are a few of the actual PYQs.
CAPF2025
Consider the following pairs with reference to National Waterways (NW) in India and the associated rivers : NW No. : River
- NW-1 : Ganga
- NW-4 : Amba
- NW-100 : Tapi
Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?
- A 1 only
- B 1 and 2 only
- C 2 and 3 only
- D 1, 2 and 3
Answer key not yet available (pending official release)
Geography › Physical Geography of India
CSE2024
With reference to the Himalayan rivers joining the Ganga downstream of Prayagraj from West to East, which one of the following sequences is correct ?
- A Ghaghara – Gomati – Gandak – Kosi
- B Gomati – Ghaghara – Gandak – Kosi ✓
- C Ghaghara – Gomati – Kosi – Gandak
- D Gomati – Ghaghara – Kosi – Gandak
✓ Correct answer: (B)
Geography › Physical Geography of India
CDS2024
Which of the following states is/are part of the Ganga Basin ?
- Chhattisgarh
- Himachal Pradesh
- Rajasthan Select the answer
using the code given below :
- A 1 only
- B 1 and 2 only
- C 2 and 3 only
- D 1, 2 and 3 ✓
✓ Correct answer: (D)
Geography › Physical Geography of India
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