Place Serbia
Asked 5 times across 3 UPSC exams over 10 years (2014–2024), peaking in 2014.
Key insights
- Most tested in CSE — 3 of 5 PYQs
- Most asked in 2014
- Recurs across 2 years (2014–2024)
How it travelled across exams
First appearance in each exam — the same idea, reframed.
CDS 2014 → LDCE 2024
How the concept evolved
Long-running — most appearances (4 of 5) 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.
LDCE2024
Archaeologists have recently discovered a 7000-year-old prehistoric settlement in which one of the following countries ?
- A Serbia ✓
- B Bulgaria
- C Romania
- D Finland
✓ Correct answer: (A)
Current Affairs & Static GK › Miscellaneous GK
CDS2014
Novak Djokovic, who won the Men's Wimbledon Tennis Open Tournament 2014, is from
- A Serbia ✓
- B Spain
- C Switzerland
- D England
✓ Correct answer: (A)
Current Affairs & Static GK › Sports
CSE
The Prime Minister of which one of the following countries was assassinated in the year 2003?
- A Czech Republic
- B Romania
- C Serbia ✓
- D Slovenia
✓ Correct answer: (C)
Current Affairs & Static GK › Persons in News
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