Place Hajipur
Asked 2 times across 2 UPSC exams over 1 years (2021–2022), peaking in 2022.
Key insights
- Most tested in NDA — 1 of 2 PYQs
- Most asked in 2022
- Recurs across 2 years (2021–2022)
How it travelled across exams
First appearance in each exam — the same idea, reframed.
GEO 2021 → NDA 2022
How the concept evolved
Rising — more than half its appearances (2 of 2) are since 2016.
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Sample questions
You've seen the pattern — here are a few of the actual PYQs.
NDA2022
Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the Lists
| List I (Railway Zone) | List II (Headquarters) |
|---|
| A. East Central | 1. Gorakhpur |
| B. North Eastern | 2. Jaipur |
| C. Northeast Frontier | 3. Hajipur |
| D. North Western | 4. Maligaon |
Codes:
- A A-3 B-4 C-1 D-2
- B A-3 B-1 C-4 D-2 ✓
- C A-2 B-1 C-4 D-3
- D A-2 B-4 C-1 D-3
✓ Correct answer: (B)
Geography › Indian Economic Geography
GEO2021
The Headquarters of the East Central Railway of India is located at:
- A Kolkata
- B Bhubaneswar
- C Patna
- D Hajipur
Answer key not yet available (pending official release)
Geography › Indian Economic Geography
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