Place Karnataka
Asked 15 times across 3 UPSC exams over 12 years (2013–2025), peaking in 2025.
Key insights
- Most tested in CSE — 8 of 15 PYQs
- Most asked in 2025
- Recurs across 9 years (2013–2025)
How it travelled across exams
First appearance in each exam — the same idea, reframed.
CSE 2013 → CDS 2019 → GEO 2021
How the concept evolved
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Rising — more than half its appearances (9 of 15) are since 2016.
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Sample questions
You've seen the pattern — here are a few of the actual PYQs.
CDS2025
The Sanikatta Salt Works, known for Salt Satyagraha, is located in :
- A Gujarat
- B Tamil Nadu
- C Kerala
- D Karnataka
Answer key not yet available (pending official release)
History › Freedom Struggle (1857–1947)
GEO2025
'Appiko Movement' for protecting the trees by hugging them began in which of the following States?
- A Maharashtra
- B Madhya Pradesh
- C Karnataka ✓
- D Rajasthan
✓ Correct answer: (C)
Environment & Ecology › Environmental Governance & Law
GEO2025
Consider the following States
- Kerala
- Karnataka
- Chhattisgarh
- Bihar
Which of the above States celebrate their Foundation Day on November 1?
- A 1 and 2 only
- B 2 and 4
- C 1, 2 and 3 ✓
- D 1, 3 and 4
✓ Correct answer: (C)
Current Affairs & Static GK › Days & Years
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