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Topic Tiger reserves
Asked 2 times across 2 UPSC exams over 10 years (2014–2024), peaking in 2014.
Key insights
- Most tested in CDS — 1 of 2 PYQs
- Most asked in 2014
- Recurs across 2 years (2014–2024)
How it travelled across exams
First appearance in each exam — the same idea, reframed.
CDS 2014 → GEO 2024
How the concept evolved
Long-running — most appearances (1 of 2) predate 2016, and it still returns.
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.
GEO2024
Which of the following tiger reserves is/are not situated in the state of Rajasthan ?
- Mukundra Hills
- Ramgarh Vishdhari
- Kawal
- Bhadra
Select the correct answer using the code given below :
- A 1 only
- B 1 and 2
- C 3 and 4 ✓
- D 4 only
✓ Correct answer: (C)
Environment & Ecology › Protected Areas & Species
CDS2014
Arrange the following tiger reserves of India from North to South
- Indravati,
- Dudhwa,
- Bandipur,
- Similipal
- A 3 - 4 - 1 - 2
- B 4 - 2 - 3 - 1
- C 2 - 4 - 1 - 3 ✓
- D 2 - 1 - 4 - 3
✓ Correct answer: (C)
Environment & Ecology › Protected Areas & Species
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