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Topic Agricultural geography
Asked 2 times across 2 UPSC exams over 3 years (2018–2021), peaking in 2018.
Key insights
- Most tested in CDS — 1 of 2 PYQs
- Most asked in 2018
- Recurs across 2 years (2018–2021)
How it travelled across exams
First appearance in each exam — the same idea, reframed.
CDS 2018 → NDA 2021
How the concept evolved
Rising — more than half its appearances (2 of 2) are since 2016.
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Sample questions
You've seen the pattern — here are a few of the actual PYQs.
NDA2021
In which one of the following countries is intensive subsistence agriculture not predominantly practised ?
- A India
- B Japan
- C Canada ✓
- D Indonesia
✓ Correct answer: (C)
Geography › World Regional Geography
CDS2018
Which one of the following crops is not cultivated in Karewas, the lacustrine deposits of sand, clay, loam, silt and boulders?
- A Saffron
- B Almond
- C Walnut
- D Ling nut ✓
✓ Correct answer: (D)
Geography › Indian Economic Geography
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