Place Pune
Asked 6 times across 4 UPSC exams over 27 years (1998–2025), peaking in 2021.
Key insights
- Most tested in CAPF — 3 of 6 PYQs
- Most asked in 2021
- Recurs across 5 years (1998–2025)
How it travelled across exams
First appearance in each exam — the same idea, reframed.
CSE 1998 → CDS 2020 → CAPF 2021 → NDA 2024
How the concept evolved
Rising — more than half its appearances (5 of 6) are since 2016.
Related concepts
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Sample questions
You've seen the pattern — here are a few of the actual PYQs.
CAPF2025
Consider the following statements
- The first meeting of the All India Depressed Classes Conference was held at Poona in 1926 under the presidency of M. C. Rajah
- The All India Depressed Classes Association was formed at Nagpur in 1928 with Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar as its first elected President
- The All India Depressed Classes Congress was founded by Dr. B. S. Munje at a conference in Bombay in 1936
Which of the statements given above are correct?
- A 1 and 2 only
- B 2 and 3 only
- C 1, 2 and 3
- D None
Answer key not yet available (pending official release)
History › Freedom Struggle (1857–1947)
NDA2024
Consider the following statements
- First Indian Military Heritage festival was inaugurated in October 2023 in Pune
- First Green Hydrogen Fuel Cell Bus was flagged off in India in Bangalore
- South Africa chaired the 15th BRICS Summit held in 2023
- Viksit Bharat Sankalp Yatra was flagged off in 2023 from Jharkhand
How many of the above statements is/are correct ?
- A 1
- B 2 ✓
- C 3
- D 4
✓ Correct answer: (B)
Current Affairs & Static GK › Government Initiatives in News
CAPF2021
E-100 pilot project, launched in Pune in June 2021, is related to the production and distribution of
- A COVID vaccine
- B ethanol ✓
- C electric vehicle
- D ethane
✓ Correct answer: (B)
Current Affairs & Static GK › Government Initiatives in News
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