Place Singapore
Asked 15 times across 8 UPSC exams over 20 years (2005–2025), peaking in 2025.
Key insights
- Most tested in CSE — 6 of 15 PYQs
- Most asked in 2025
- Recurs across 9 years (2005–2025)
How it travelled across exams
First appearance in each exam — the same idea, reframed.
CSE 2005 → CDS 2015 → CAPF 2020 → GEO 2021 → NDA 2022 → ESE 2022 → EPFO 2023 → LDCE 2025
How the concept evolved
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Rising — more than half its appearances (9 of 15) 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 countries
- United Arab Emirates
- France
- Germany
- Singapore
- Bangladesh How many countries amongst the above are there other than India where international merchant payments are accepted under UPI?
- A Only two
- B Only three ✓
- C Only four
- D All the five
✓ Correct answer: (B)
Economy › Money/Banking/Finance
LDCE2025
SIMBEX is an annual maritime bilateral exercise held between India and which one of the following countries ?
- A France
- B Singapore
- C South Africa
- D Australia
Answer key not yet available (pending official release)
Defence & Military Studies › Joint & Bilateral Exercises
CDS2024
Consider the following statements regarding transportation functions associated with important ports
- Singapore functions both as a port of call and an entrepot
- Karwar in India is an example of a naval port
- Dover in England is an example of an outport
Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?
- A 1 only
- B 3 only
- C 1 and 3
- D 1 and 2 ✓
✓ Correct answer: (D)
Geography › Indian Economic Geography
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