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Topic Latitude and longitude
Asked 5 times across 4 UPSC exams over 1 years (2021–2022), peaking in 2022.
Key insights
- Most tested in NDA — 2 of 5 PYQs
- Most asked in 2022
- Recurs across 2 years (2021–2022)
How it travelled across exams
First appearance in each exam — the same idea, reframed.
CAPF 2021 → CDS 2021 → NDA 2022 → GEO 2022
How the concept evolved
Rising — more than half its appearances (5 of 5) are since 2016.
Related concepts
Ideas UPSC tests alongside this one — keep exploring.
Sample questions
You've seen the pattern — here are a few of the actual PYQs.
NDA2022
The Prime Meridian does not pass through which one of the following African countries?
- A Morocco ✓
- B Algeria
- C Mali
- D Ghana
✓ Correct answer: (A)
Geography › Maps & Location
NDA2022
While watching news, you hear about a place, of which you had never heard earlier. You want to know more about the place and you want to locate it on the map. Which of the following is/are required for you to be able to locate the place on the map?
- A Only latitude of the place
- B Only longitude of the place
- C Both longitude and latitude of the place ✓
- D Latitude, longitude and altitude of the place
✓ Correct answer: (C)
Geography › Maps & Location
GEO2022
You are located at 40° N latitude and 90° W longitude. You travel due North 40°, then due East 60°. What are your new coordinates?
- A 30° N and 80° E
- B 80° S and 30° E
- C 80° N and 30° W ✓
- D 80° N and 30° E
✓ Correct answer: (C)
Geography › Maps & Location
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