Geopolitical conflicts

Asked 2 times in CSE, peaking in 2023.

PYQs

Exams

Years active

2023–2023

Span

2023

Peak

2/2

Answers

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Key insights

Most tested in CSE — 2 of 2 PYQs
Most asked in 2023
Recurs across 1 years (2023–2023)

Across exams

CSE · 2

How the concept evolved

223

Rising — more than half its appearances (2 of 2) are since 2016.

Sample questions

You've seen the pattern — here are a few of the actual PYQs.

CSE2023

Consider the following pairs : Regions often mentioned in news — Reason for being in news

North Kivu and Ituri — War between Armenia and Azerbaijan
Nagorno-Karabakh — Insurgency in Mozambique
Kherson and Zaporizhzhia — Dispute between Israel and Lebanon

How many of the above pairs are correctly matched?

A Only one
B Only two
C All three
D None ✓

✓ Correct answer: (D)

International Relations › Global Issues & Diplomacy

CSE2023

Consider the following pairs : [Area of conflict mentioned in news : Country where it is located]

Donbas : Syria
Kachin : Ethiopia
Tigray : North Yemen

How many of the above pairs are correctly matched?

A Only one
B Only two
C All three
D None ✓

✓ Correct answer: (D)

International Relations › Global Issues & Diplomacy

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