Place Lebanon
Asked 4 times across 2 UPSC exams over 5 years (2017–2022), peaking in 2022.
Key insights
- Most tested in CSE — 3 of 4 PYQs
- Most asked in 2022
- Recurs across 2 years (2017–2022)
How it travelled across exams
First appearance in each exam — the same idea, reframed.
CSE 2017 → CISF 2022
How the concept evolved
Rising — more than half its appearances (3 of 4) 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.
CSE2022
Consider the following pairs: Country Important reason for being in the news recently
- Chad — Setting up of permanent military base by China
- Guinea — Suspension of Constitution and Government by military
- Lebanon — Severe and prolonged economic depression
- Tunisia — Suspension of Parliament by President How many pairs given above
are correctly matched?
- A Only one pair
- B Only two pairs
- C Only three pairs ✓
- D All four pairs
✓ Correct answer: (C)
Current Affairs & Static GK › Miscellaneous GK
CISF2022
Which one among the following countries, which was in the news recently, has lost more than 90% of the value of its currency in two years ?
- A Algeria
- B Lebanon ✓
- C Morocco
- D Turkey
✓ Correct answer: (B)
Current Affairs & Static GK › Miscellaneous GK
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
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