Place Yamuna
Asked 3 times across 3 UPSC exams over 8 years (2017–2025), peaking in 2019.
Key insights
- Most tested in CSE — 1 of 3 PYQs
- First appeared in CAPF 2017 — 2 years before CSE 2019 (allied exams preview CSE)
- Most asked in 2019
- Recurs across 3 years (2017–2025)
How it travelled across exams
First appearance in each exam — the same idea, reframed.
CAPF 2017 → CSE 2019 → CISF 2025
How the concept evolved
Rising — more than half its appearances (3 of 3) are since 2016.
Related concepts
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Sample questions
You've seen the pattern — here are a few of the actual PYQs.
CISF2025
Which one of the following rivers marks the western boundary of the Ganga Plains ?
- A Chambal
- B Ghaggar ✓
- C Luni
- D Yamuna
✓ Correct answer: (B)
Geography › Physical Geography of India
CSE2019
Consider the following pairs : Glacier : River
- Bandarpunch : Yamuna
- Bara Shigri : Chenab
- Milam : Mandakini
- Siachen : Nubra
- Zemu : Manas
Which of the pairs given above are correctly matched?
- A 1, 2 and 4 ✓
- B 1, 3 and 4
- C 2 and 5
- D 3 and 5
✓ Correct answer: (A)
Geography › Physical Geography of India
CAPF2017
In March 2017, a High Court in India had accorded the status of living human entities to which two of the following rivers?
- A Brahmaputra and Ganga
- B Ganga and Yamuna ✓
- C Yamuna and Godavari
- D Krishna and Kaveri
✓ Correct answer: (B)
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