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Place Great Dividing Range
Asked 2 times across 2 UPSC exams over 3 years (2022–2025), peaking in 2025.
Key insights
- Most tested in CDS — 1 of 2 PYQs
- Most asked in 2025
- Recurs across 2 years (2022–2025)
How it travelled across exams
First appearance in each exam — the same idea, reframed.
GEO 2022 → CDS 2025
How the concept evolved
Rising — more than half its appearances (2 of 2) are since 2016.
Related concepts
Ideas UPSC tests alongside this one — keep exploring.
Sample questions
You've seen the pattern — here are a few of the actual PYQs.
CDS2025
Consider the following statements with regard to Australia
- The Coral Sea separates the Great Barrier Reef from the South Pacific
- The Great Dividing Range extends from Melbourne to Perth in Australia
Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?
- A 1 only ✓
- B 2 only
- C Both 1 and 2
- D Neither 1 nor 2
✓ Correct answer: (A)
Geography › World Regional Geography
GEO2022
Which one of the following cities is situated to the East of Great Dividing Range?
- A Adelaide
- B Sydney ✓
- C Forrest
- D Broken Hill
✓ Correct answer: (B)
Geography › World Regional Geography
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