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Topic Karst topography
Asked 4 times across 2 UPSC exams over 4 years (2014–2018), peaking in 2018.
Key insights
- Most tested in CAPF — 2 of 4 PYQs
- Most asked in 2018
- Recurs across 3 years (2014–2018)
How it travelled across exams
First appearance in each exam — the same idea, reframed.
CDS 2014 → CAPF 2015
How the concept evolved
Long-running — most appearances (2 of 4) predate 2016, and it still returns.
Related concepts
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Sample questions
You've seen the pattern — here are a few of the actual PYQs.
CAPF2018
Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the Lists
| List I (Limestone region) | List II (Country) |
|---|
| A. Pennines | 1. France |
| B. Yucatan Peninsula | 2. Jamaica |
| C. Cockpit Country | 3. Britain |
| D. Causses | 4. Mexico |
Codes:
- A A-3 B-4 C-2 D-1 ✓
- B A-1 B-2 C-4 D-3
- C A-3 B-2 C-4 D-1
- D A-1 B-4 C-2 D-3
✓ Correct answer: (A)
Geography › World Regional Geography
CDS2018
Statement IBy far the most common topographic form in a Karst terrain is the sinkhole
Statement IITopographically, a sinkhole is a depression that varies in depth from less than a meter to few hundred meters
- A Both the statements are individually true and Statement II is the correct explanation of Statement I
- B Both the statements are individually true but Statement II is not the correct explanation of Statement I ✓
- C Statement I is true but Statement II is false
- D Statement I is false but Statement II is true
✓ Correct answer: (B)
Geography › Geomorphology
CAPF2015
Which one among the following plains is associated with Limestone Topography ?
- A Bajada plain
- B Alluvial plain
- C Karst plain ✓
- D Pene plain
✓ Correct answer: (C)
Geography › Geomorphology
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