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Place Thar Desert
Asked 4 times across 2 UPSC exams over 29 years (1994–2023), peaking in 1994.
Key insights
- Most tested in CSE — 2 of 4 PYQs
- Most asked in 1994
- Recurs across 3 years (1994–2023)
How it travelled across exams
First appearance in each exam — the same idea, reframed.
CSE 1994 → CAPF 2014
How the concept evolved
Long-running — most appearances (3 of 4) predate 2016, and it still returns.
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Sample questions
You've seen the pattern — here are a few of the actual PYQs.
CAPF2023
Consider the following statements about Barchans
- These landforms are found in Thar desert in India
- The windward side has concave slope with maximum height at the centre
- Two ends of the barchan are called horns
Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?
- A 1 and 2 only
- B 2 and 3 only
- C 1 and 3 only ✓
- D 3 only
✓ Correct answer: (C)
Geography › Geomorphology
CAPF2014
Which one among the following is the most plausible explanation for the location of the Thar Desert in Western India ?
- A Prevalence of sand dunes
- B The evaporation of moisture by heat
- C The absence of mountains to the North of Rajasthan to cause orographic rainfall in it ✓
- D The moisture carried by the South-West Monsoon is driven away by the dry upper air current
✓ Correct answer: (C)
Geography › Climatology
CSE1994
Match: List I List II A. Mushroom Rocks
- Block type B. Cape Verde
- Low latitude desert C. Thar
- Volcanic D. Vosges
- Wind erosion ABCD
- A 3 4 1 2
- B 3 2 4 1
- C 2 4 1 3
- D 4 3 2 1 ✓
✓ Correct answer: (D)
Geography › Geomorphology
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