Place Nagaland
Asked 14 times across 4 UPSC exams over 46 years (1979–2025), peaking in 2014.
Key insights
- Most tested in CSE — 6 of 14 PYQs
- Most asked in 2014
- Recurs across 10 years (1979–2025)
How it travelled across exams
First appearance in each exam — the same idea, reframed.
CSE 1979 → CDS 2014 → CAPF 2017 → NDA 2022
How the concept evolved
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Rising — more than half its appearances (8 of 14) are since 2016.
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Sample questions
You've seen the pattern — here are a few of the actual PYQs.
CSE2025
Consider the following pairs : State | Description
- Arunachal Pradesh : The capital is named after a fort, and the State has two National Parks
- Nagaland : The State came into existence on the basis of a Constitutional Amendment Act
- Tripura : Initially a Part 'C' State, it became a centrally administered territory with the reorganization of States in 1956 and later attained the status of a full-fledged State
How many of the above pairs are correctly matched?
- A Only one
- B Only two
- C All the three ✓
- D None
✓ Correct answer: (C)
Polity & Governance › Federalism & Centre-State
NDA2024
Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below the Lists
| List I (Hydroelectric Power Plant) | List II (State) |
|---|
| A. Doyang | 1. Arunachal Pradesh |
| B. Gomuti | 2. Assam |
| C. Kapili | 3. Tripura |
| D. Ranganadi | 4. Nagaland |
Codes:
- A A-4 B-3 C-2 D-1 ✓
- B A-4 B-2 C-3 D-1
- C A-1 B-2 C-3 D-4
- D A-1 B-3 C-2 D-4
✓ Correct answer: (A)
Geography › Indian Economic Geography
NDA2024
Under Article 371A of the Constitution of India, with respect to which of the following item(s) the Acts of the Parliament of India shall not apply to the State of Nagaland, unless the Legislative Assembly of the State of Nagaland by a resolution so decides?
- Religious or social practices of Nagas
- Naga customary law and procedure
- Ownership and transfer of land and its resources
- Boundaries of Nagaland with other states. Select the answer
using the code given below:
- A 1 only
- B 2 and 3 only
- C 1, 2 and 3 only ✓
- D 1, 2, 3 and 4
✓ Correct answer: (C)
Polity & Governance › Federalism & Centre-State
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