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Place Siachen Glacier
Asked 5 times across 3 UPSC exams over 8 years (2016–2024), peaking in 2019.
Key insights
- Most tested in CSE — 3 of 5 PYQs
- First appeared in CAPF 2016 — 3 years before CSE 2019 (allied exams preview CSE)
- Most asked in 2019
- Recurs across 4 years (2016–2024)
How it travelled across exams
First appearance in each exam — the same idea, reframed.
CAPF 2016 → CSE 2019 → CDS 2024
How the concept evolved
Rising — more than half its appearances (4 of 5) are since 2016.
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
Which of the following pairs of Himalayan Glaciers and their location is/are correctly matched ?
- Siachen – Nubra Valley Region
- Chungphar – Kumaon-Garhwal Region
- Zemu – Central Nepal Region
- Gasherbrum – Pir Panjal Range Select the answer
using the code given below :
- A 1 only ✓
- B 1 and 2
- C 2 and 3
- D 3 and 4
✓ Correct answer: (A)
Geography › Physical Geography of India
CSE2020
Siachen Glacier is situated to the
- A East of Aksai Chin
- B East of Leh
- C North of Gilgit
- D North of Nubra Valley ✓
✓ Correct answer: (D)
Geography › Maps & Location
CSE2019
Consider the following pairs : Glacier : River
- Bandarpunch : Yamuna
- Bara Shigri : Chenab
- Milam : Mandakini
- Siachen : Nubra
- Zemu : Manas
Which of the pairs given above are correctly matched?
- A 1, 2 and 4 ✓
- B 1, 3 and 4
- C 2 and 5
- D 3 and 5
✓ Correct answer: (A)
Geography › Physical Geography of India
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