Place Mali
Asked 2 times across 2 UPSC exams over 1 years (2022–2023), peaking in 2023.
Key insights
- Most tested in CSE — 1 of 2 PYQs
- First appeared in GEO 2022 — 1 years before CSE 2023 (allied exams preview CSE)
- Most asked in 2023
- Recurs across 2 years (2022–2023)
How it travelled across exams
First appearance in each exam — the same idea, reframed.
GEO 2022 → CSE 2023
How the concept evolved
Rising — more than half its appearances (2 of 2) are since 2016.
Related concepts
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Sample questions
You've seen the pattern — here are a few of the actual PYQs.
CSE2023
In the recent years Chad, Guinea, Mali and Sudan caught the international attention for which one of the following reasons common to all of them?
- A Discovery of rich deposits of rare earth elements
- B Establishment of Chinese military bases
- C Southward expansion of Sahara Desert
- D Successful coups ✓
✓ Correct answer: (D)
International Relations › Bilateral & Regional
GEO2022
Which one of the following is a landlocked country?
- A Mali ✓
- B Libya
- C Angola
- D Gabon
✓ Correct answer: (A)
Geography › World Regional Geography
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