Place Turkey
Asked 7 times across 2 UPSC exams over 10 years (2014–2024), peaking in 2022.
Key insights
- Most tested in CSE — 4 of 7 PYQs
- Most asked in 2022
- Recurs across 4 years (2014–2024)
How it travelled across exams
First appearance in each exam — the same idea, reframed.
CSE 2014 → CDS 2022
How the concept evolved
Rising — more than half its appearances (4 of 7) are since 2016.
Related concepts
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Sample questions
You've seen the pattern — here are a few of the actual PYQs.
CSE2024
Consider the following pairs : Country | Reason for being in the news
- Argentina | Worst economic crisis
- Sudan | War between the country's regular army and paramilitary forces
- Turkey | Rescinded its membership of NATO
How many of the pairs given above are correctly matched ?
- A Only one pair
- B Only two pairs ✓
- C All three pairs
- D None of the pairs
✓ Correct answer: (B)
Current Affairs & Static GK › Miscellaneous GK
CDS2023
Who among the following leaders recently won the election to the office of the President of Turkey ?
- A Recep Tayyip Erdogan ✓
- B Kemal Kiliçdaroglu
- C Ahmet Necdet Sezer
- D Abdullah Gül
✓ Correct answer: (A)
Current Affairs & Static GK › Persons in News
CDS2022
Recently which of the following countries were placed in the 'Grey List' of Financial Action Task Force?
- A Bolivia and Mozambique
- B Colombia and Ecuador
- C Iraq and Qatar
- D Turkey and UAE ✓
✓ Correct answer: (D)
International Relations › International Organizations & Groupings
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