Place Manipur
Asked 14 times across 3 UPSC exams over 26 years (1998–2024), peaking in 2022.
Key insights
- Most tested in CDS — 8 of 14 PYQs
- Most asked in 2022
- Recurs across 9 years (1998–2024)
How it travelled across exams
First appearance in each exam — the same idea, reframed.
CSE 1998 → CDS 2014 → NDA 2021
How the concept evolved
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Rising — more than half its appearances (11 of 14) are since 2016.
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Sample questions
You've seen the pattern — here are a few of the actual PYQs.
NDA2024
In which among the following states in India, the Sun rays are never perpendicular ?
- Bihar
- Chhattisgarh
- Manipur
- Rajasthan Select the answer
using the code given below :
- A 1 and 2
- B 1 and 3 ✓
- C 2 and 3
- D 2 and 4
✓ Correct answer: (B)
Geography › Physical Geography of India
CSE2023
With reference to India's projects on connectivity, consider the following statements
- East-West Corridor under Golden Quadrilateral Project connects Dibrugarh and Surat
- Trilateral Highway connects Moreh in Manipur and Chiang Mai in Thailand via Myanmar
- Bangladesh-China-India-Myanmar Economic Corridor connects Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh with Kunming in China
How many of the above statements are correct?
- A Only one
- B Only two
- C All three
- D None ✓
✓ Correct answer: (D)
Geography › Indian Economic Geography
CDS2022
Which one of the following is a tributary of Barak River in Manipur?
- A Dhaleswari ✓
- B Subansiri
- C Dhansiri
- D Manas
✓ Correct answer: (A)
Geography › Physical Geography of India
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