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Place Sutlej River
Asked 6 times across 4 UPSC exams over 8 years (2014–2022), peaking in 2021.
Key insights
- Most tested in CSE — 2 of 6 PYQs
- Most asked in 2021
- Recurs across 3 years (2014–2022)
How it travelled across exams
First appearance in each exam — the same idea, reframed.
CAPF 2014 → NDA 2021 → CISF 2022
How the concept evolved
Long-running — most appearances (3 of 6) predate 2016, and it still returns.
Related concepts
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Sample questions
You've seen the pattern — here are a few of the actual PYQs.
CISF2022
Which one of the following rivers flows through the Shipki La Pass ?
- A Ravi
- B Jhelum
- C Beas
- D Satluj ✓
✓ Correct answer: (D)
Geography › Physical Geography of India
CAPF2021
Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the Lists
| List I (Tributary) | List II (River) |
|---|
| A. Sutlej | 1. Yamuna |
| B. Kosi | 2. Brahmaputra |
| C. Teesta | 3. Ganga |
| D. Chambal | 4. Indus |
Codes:
- A A-1 B-3 C-2 D-4
- B A-1 B-2 C-3 D-4
- C A-4 B-3 C-2 D-1 ✓
- D A-4 B-2 C-3 D-1
✓ Correct answer: (C)
Geography › Physical Geography of India
NDA2021
River Beas, flowing from Himachal and Punjab, joins the river
- A Indus.
- B Satluj. ✓
- C Chenab.
- D Ravi.
✓ Correct answer: (B)
Geography › Physical Geography of India
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