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Topic Mountain ranges
Asked 8 times across 4 UPSC exams over 39 years (1986–2025), peaking in 1986.
Key insights
- Most tested in CSE — 4 of 8 PYQs
- Most asked in 1986
- Recurs across 5 years (1986–2025)
How it travelled across exams
First appearance in each exam — the same idea, reframed.
CSE 1986 → CDS 2014 → NDA 2020 → GEO 2022
How the concept evolved
Long-running — most appearances (5 of 8) 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.
CDS2025
What is the correct sequence of the following mountain ranges as one moves from North towards South ?
- Karakoram
- Kunlun
- Ladakh
- Zaskar Select the answer
using the code given below :
- A 1, 2, 3, 4
- B 1, 2, 4, 3
- C 2, 1, 4, 3
- D 2, 1, 3, 4 ✓
✓ Correct answer: (D)
Geography › Physical Geography of India
GEO2022
Which one of the following cities is situated to the East of Great Dividing Range?
- A Adelaide
- B Sydney ✓
- C Forrest
- D Broken Hill
✓ Correct answer: (B)
Geography › World Regional Geography
NDA2020
Which one of the following mountains lies in between Caspian Sea and Black Sea ?
- A Caucasus
- B Carpathians ✓
- C Apennine
- D Elburz
✓ Correct answer: (B)
Geography › World Regional Geography
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