Place Ghana
Asked 3 times across 2 UPSC exams over 19 years (2005–2024), peaking in 2024.
Key insights
- Most tested in CSE — 2 of 3 PYQs
- Most asked in 2024
- Recurs across 3 years (2005–2024)
How it travelled across exams
First appearance in each exam — the same idea, reframed.
CSE 2005 → NDA 2022
How the concept evolved
Rising — more than half its appearances (2 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.
CSE2024
Which of the following countries are well known as the two largest cocoa producers in the world ?
- A Algeria and Morocco
- B Botswana and Namibia
- C Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana ✓
- D Madagascar and Mozambique
✓ Correct answer: (C)
Geography › World Regional Geography
NDA2022
Nkrumah was one of the five leaders, who comprised the core of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM). He was the leader of which country in Africa?
- A Nigeria
- B Kenya
- C Uganda
- D Ghana ✓
✓ Correct answer: (D)
International Relations › International Organizations & Groupings
CSE2005
Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched? Current Name Old Name
- A Harare Salisbury
- B Ethiopia Abyssinia
- C Ghana Dutch Guiana ✓
- D Kinshasa Leopoldville
✓ Correct answer: (C)
Geography › World Regional Geography
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