Topic Latitude
Asked 19 times across 4 UPSC exams over 46 years (1979–2025), peaking in 2023.
Key insights
- Most tested in NDA — 7 of 19 PYQs
- Most asked in 2023
- Recurs across 12 years (1979–2025)
How it travelled across exams
First appearance in each exam — the same idea, reframed.
CSE 1979 → CDS 2014 → NDA 2021 → CISF 2022
How the concept evolved
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190
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203
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222
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124
125
Rising — more than half its appearances (13 of 19) are since 2016.
Related concepts
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Sample questions
You've seen the pattern — here are a few of the actual PYQs.
CDS2025
Which of the following statements with reference to lines of latitudes is/are correct ?
- The distance between two successive latitudes changes slightly from the equator to the poles
- If parallels of latitude are drawn at an interval of one degree, the total number of parallels thus drawn, including the equator, will be 179. Select the answer
using the code given below :
- A 1 only
- B 2 only
- C Both 1 and 2
- D Neither 1 nor 2
Answer key not yet available (pending official release)
Geography › Maps & Location
NDA2024
In which among the following states in India, the Sun rays are never perpendicular ?
- Bihar
- Chhattisgarh
- Manipur
- Rajasthan Select the answer
using the code given below :
- A 1 and 2
- B 1 and 3 ✓
- C 2 and 3
- D 2 and 4
✓ Correct answer: (B)
Geography › Physical Geography of India
CDS2023
Which one among the following State capitals is closest to the Equator ?
- A Hyderabad
- B Bhubaneswar
- C Panaji ✓
- D Mumbai
✓ Correct answer: (C)
Geography › Maps & Location
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