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Topic Montane forests
Asked 2 times across 2 UPSC exams over 3 years (2022–2025), peaking in 2022.
Key insights
- Most tested in CDS — 1 of 2 PYQs
- Most asked in 2022
- Recurs across 2 years (2022–2025)
How it travelled across exams
First appearance in each exam — the same idea, reframed.
CDS 2022 → NDA 2025
How the concept evolved
Rising — more than half its appearances (2 of 2) are since 2016.
Related concepts
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Sample questions
You've seen the pattern — here are a few of the actual PYQs.
NDA2025
Temperate forests of South India, known as 'Sholas' are found in which of the following hills?
- Anaimalai
- Nilgiris
- Palani
- A 1 only
- B 1 and 2 only
- C 2 and 3 only
- D 1, 2 and 3 ✓
✓ Correct answer: (D)
Geography › Physical Geography of India
CDS2022
In which one of the following highlands of India can you find temperate forests called 'Sholas'?
- A Nilgiris ✓
- B Vindhyas
- C Satpuras
- D Himalayas
✓ Correct answer: (A)
Geography › Physical Geography of India
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