Place Panna
Asked 3 times across 2 UPSC exams over 37 years (1987–2024), peaking in 1987.
Key insights
- Most tested in CSE — 2 of 3 PYQs
- Most asked in 1987
- Recurs across 3 years (1987–2024)
How it travelled across exams
First appearance in each exam — the same idea, reframed.
CSE 1987 → CDS 2024
How the concept evolved
Long-running — most appearances (2 of 3) predate 2016, and it still returns.
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.
CDS2024
At which of the following places was diamond mining carried out during the Delhi Sultanate period?
- A Awadh
- B Khambhat
- C Panna ✓
- D Lakhnauti
✓ Correct answer: (C)
History › Medieval India
CSE1991
In India diamonds are quarried from
- A Golconda
- B Jaipur
- C Ratnagiri
- D Panna ✓
✓ Correct answer: (D)
Geography › Indian Economic Geography
CSE1987
In India the diamonds are quarried from.
- A Golconda
- B Jaipur
- C Patnagiri
- D Panna ✓
✓ Correct answer: (D)
Geography › Indian Economic Geography
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