Topic Railways
Asked 2 times across 2 UPSC exams over 2 years (2018–2020), peaking in 2018.
Key insights
- Most tested in CDS — 1 of 2 PYQs
- Most asked in 2018
- Recurs across 2 years (2018–2020)
How it travelled across exams
First appearance in each exam — the same idea, reframed.
CDS 2018 → EPFO 2020
How the concept evolved
Rising — more than half its appearances (2 of 2) 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.
EPFO2020
Which one of the following pairs of Zonal Railways and their Headquarters is not correctly matched ?
- A Central — Nagpur ✓
- B Eastern — Kolkata
- C Western — Mumbai
- D Northern — New Delhi
✓ Correct answer: (A)
Current Affairs & Static GK › Miscellaneous GK
CDS2018
The headquarters of Metro Railway Zone is located in
- A New Delhi
- B Mumbai
- C Kolkata ✓
- D Chennai
✓ Correct answer: (C)
Geography › Indian Economic Geography
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