Place Thailand
Asked 9 times across 4 UPSC exams over 5 years (2020–2025), peaking in 2025.
Key insights
- Most tested in CSE — 6 of 9 PYQs
- First appeared in CAPF 2020 — 3 years before CSE 2023 (allied exams preview CSE)
- Most asked in 2025
- Recurs across 3 years (2020–2025)
How it travelled across exams
First appearance in each exam — the same idea, reframed.
CAPF 2020 → CSE 2023 → CDS 2025 → EPFO 2025
How the concept evolved
Long-running — most appearances (5 of 9) 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.
CDS2025
'Maitree' is a Joint Military Exercise between India and :
- A Bangladesh
- B Thailand
- C Malaysia
- D Sri Lanka
Answer key not yet available (pending official release)
Defence & Military Studies › Joint & Bilateral Exercises
EPFO2025
Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra was removed from Thailand's Constitutional Court in the year 2025 over a leaked phone call with a senior statesperson of which neighbouring country ?
- A Myanmar
- B Cambodia
- C Laos
- D Vietnam
Answer key not yet available (pending official release)
Current Affairs & Static GK › Persons in News
CSE2023
With reference to India's projects on connectivity, consider the following statements
- East-West Corridor under Golden Quadrilateral Project connects Dibrugarh and Surat
- Trilateral Highway connects Moreh in Manipur and Chiang Mai in Thailand via Myanmar
- Bangladesh-China-India-Myanmar Economic Corridor connects Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh with Kunming in China
How many of the above statements are correct?
- A Only one
- B Only two
- C All three
- D None ✓
✓ Correct answer: (D)
Geography › Indian Economic Geography
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