Place Indus
Asked 6 times across 4 UPSC exams over 11 years (2014–2025), peaking in 2021.
Key insights
- Most tested in CSE — 2 of 6 PYQs
- First appeared in CAPF 2014 — 7 years before CSE 2021 (allied exams preview CSE)
- Most asked in 2021
- Recurs across 5 years (2014–2025)
How it travelled across exams
First appearance in each exam — the same idea, reframed.
CAPF 2014 → CSE 2021 → CDS 2023 → NDA 2024
How the concept evolved
Rising — more than half its appearances (4 of 6) are since 2016.
Related concepts
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Sample questions
You've seen the pattern — here are a few of the actual PYQs.
CDS2025
Which one among the following tributaries of Indus River does not originate in the Himalayas ?
- A Gilgit
- B Gomal ✓
- C Hunza
- D Zaskar
✓ Correct answer: (B)
Geography › Physical Geography of India
NDA2024
Consider the following facts of the rivers of the Indus system
- The Satluj originates in Tibet where it is known as Langchen Khambab
- The Satluj is a classic example of an antecedent river
- The Jhelum is the largest tributary of the Indus System Select the answer
using the code given below :
- A 2 only
- B 3 only
- C 1 and 2 ✓
- D 2 and 3
✓ Correct answer: (C)
Geography › Physical Geography of India
CDS2023
Indus river basin is extended up to
- A Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab
- B Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab, Haryana
- C Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan
- D Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan ✓
✓ Correct answer: (D)
Geography › Physical Geography of India
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