Home / Place / Kazakhstan
Place Kazakhstan
Asked 5 times across 2 UPSC exams over 4 years (2019–2023), peaking in 2019.
Key insights
- Most tested in CSE — 3 of 5 PYQs
- Most asked in 2019
- Recurs across 3 years (2019–2023)
How it travelled across exams
First appearance in each exam — the same idea, reframed.
CSE 2019 → CISF 2021
How the concept evolved
Rising — more than half its appearances (3 of 5) 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.
CISF2023
Lake Balkhash is situated in which one of the following countries?
- A Kazakhstan ✓
- B Kyrgyzstan
- C Russia
- D Turkmenistan
✓ Correct answer: (A)
Geography › World Regional Geography
CISF2021
Which one among the following is the largest land-locked country in terms of geographical area ?
- A Mongolia
- B Kazakhstan ✓
- C Afghanistan
- D Bolivia
✓ Correct answer: (B)
Geography › World Regional Geography
CSE2019
Consider the following pairs : Sea : Bordering country
- Adriatic Sea : Albania
- Black Sea : Croatia
- Caspian Sea : Kazakhstan
- Mediterranean Sea : Morocco
- Red Sea : Syria
Which of the pairs given above are correctly matched?
- A 1, 2 and 4 only
- B 1, 3 and 4 only ✓
- C 2 and 5 only
- D 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5
✓ Correct answer: (B)
Geography › Maps & Location
Study how UPSC repeats — not just the papers
₹199 / 1 year · Founding Member
Full access unlocks the three things no PYQ PDF gives you:
① Cross-exam learning — see the same idea recur across CSE, CAPF, CDS and NDA.
② Topic evolution — how each idea is framed, year by year.
③ Question intelligence — every PYQ + answer, linked to related concepts and similar questions.
e.g. Round Table Conference: CDS 2017 → CSE 2017 → … → CAPF 2024
15 days free, no card required — then ₹199 for 1 year.
Start your 15-day free trial →