Place Varanasi
Asked 3 times across 3 UPSC exams over 5 years (2018–2023), peaking in 2023.
Key insights
- Most tested in CSE — 1 of 3 PYQs
- First appeared in CDS 2018 — 5 years before CSE 2023 (allied exams preview CSE)
- Most asked in 2023
- Recurs across 2 years (2018–2023)
How it travelled across exams
First appearance in each exam — the same idea, reframed.
CDS 2018 → CSE 2023 → LDCE 2023
How the concept evolved
Rising — more than half its appearances (3 of 3) are since 2016.
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.
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
LDCE2023
Bharatiya Bhasha Utsav, a 75-day-long event to celebrate Indian languages was started in which city?
- A Chennai ✓
- B Lucknow
- C Kochi
- D Varanasi
✓ Correct answer: (A)
Current Affairs & Static GK › Government Initiatives in News
CDS2018
According to the French traveller Tavernier, the majority of houses in Varanasi during the 17th century were made of
- A brick and mud
- B stone and thatch
- C wood and stone
- D brick and stone ✓
✓ Correct answer: (D)
History › Medieval India
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