Place Iraq
Asked 5 times across 3 UPSC exams over 11 years (2014–2025), peaking in 2017.
Key insights
- Most tested in CSE — 3 of 5 PYQs
- First appeared in CDS 2014 — 3 years before CSE 2017 (allied exams preview CSE)
- Most asked in 2017
- Recurs across 3 years (2014–2025)
How it travelled across exams
First appearance in each exam — the same idea, reframed.
CDS 2014 → CSE 2017 → CAPF 2025
How the concept evolved
Long-running — most appearances (3 of 5) predate 2016, and it still returns.
Related concepts
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Sample questions
You've seen the pattern — here are a few of the actual PYQs.
CAPF2025
Consider the following statements about international events
- The First Gulf War was related to the Iraq invasion of Kuwait
- Mikhail Gorbachev was the President of the Soviet Union at the time of its disintegration
- Boris Yeltsin was the first elected President of Russia
How many of the statements given above are correct?
- A Nil
- B 1
- C 2
- D 3
Answer key not yet available (pending official release)
History › World History
CSE2017
Mediterranean Sea is a border of which of the following countries ?
- Jordan
- Iraq
- Lebanon
- Syria
Select the correct answer using the code given below :
- A 1, 2 and 3 only
- B 2 and 3 only
- C 3 and 4 only ✓
- D 1, 3 and 4 only
✓ Correct answer: (C)
Geography › World Regional Geography
CDS2014
Baiji oil refinery is located at
- A Iran
- B Iraq ✓
- C South Sudan
- D Russia
✓ Correct answer: (B)
Geography › World Regional Geography
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