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Place Uttar Pradesh
Asked 18 times across 6 UPSC exams over 46 years (1979–2025), peaking in 2018.
Key insights
- Most tested in CSE — 9 of 18 PYQs
- Most asked in 2018
- Recurs across 12 years (1979–2025)
How it travelled across exams
First appearance in each exam — the same idea, reframed.
CSE 1979 → CDS 2016 → NDA 2021 → GEO 2021 → CISF 2023 → CAPF 2025
How the concept evolved
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Long-running — most appearances (9 of 18) 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.
CAPF2025
The Ghatampur Thermal Power Project is located at
- A Bihar
- B Uttar Pradesh
- C Madhya Pradesh
- D Gujarat
Answer key not yet available (pending official release)
Geography › Indian Economic Geography
CDS2023
Where is the famous Gupta period Deogarh Temple situated ?
- A Uttar Pradesh ✓
- B Madhya Pradesh
- C Chhattisgarh
- D Rajasthan
✓ Correct answer: (A)
Art & Culture › Architecture & Sculpture
CISF2023
Which of the following coal-based power plants are situated in Uttar Pradesh?
- Darlipali
- Dadri
- Singrauli
- Vindhyachal
Select the correct answer using the code given below :
- A 1 and 3 only
- B 2 and 3 only ✓
- C 2 and 4 only
- D 3 and 4 only
✓ Correct answer: (B)
Geography › Indian Economic Geography
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