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Topic Transport infrastructure
Asked 5 times across 3 UPSC exams over 28 years (1994–2022), peaking in 1994.
Key insights
- Most tested in CDS — 3 of 5 PYQs
- Most asked in 1994
- Recurs across 5 years (1994–2022)
How it travelled across exams
First appearance in each exam — the same idea, reframed.
CSE 1994 → CDS 2016 → NDA 2022
How the concept evolved
Rising — more than half its appearances (4 of 5) are since 2016.
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Sample questions
You've seen the pattern — here are a few of the actual PYQs.
NDA2022
Consider the following statements
- Maharashtra State has the maximum share of national highways (length in kilometres)
- The nature of terrain and the level of economic development is one of the reasons for the maximum share of national highways in Maharashtra
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
- A 1 only
- B 2 only
- C Both 1 and 2 ✓
- D Neither 1 nor 2
✓ Correct answer: (C)
Geography › Indian Economic Geography
CDS2021
The distance between which two cities has been reduced by the Atal Tunnel?
- A Bagdogra to Gangtok
- B Jammu to Srinagar
- C Manali to Leh ✓
- D Itanagar to Tawang
✓ Correct answer: (C)
Geography › Indian Economic Geography
CDS2018
Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the Lists
| List I (Railway Zone) | List II (Headquarters) |
|---|
| A. North Central | 1. Secunderabad |
| B. North Eastern | 2. Jabalpur |
| C. West Central | 3. Gorakhpur |
| D. South Central | 4. Allahabad |
Codes:
- A A-4 B-3 C-2 D-1 ✓
- B A-4 B-2 C-3 D-1
- C A-1 B-2 C-3 D-4
- D A-1 B-3 C-2 D-4
✓ Correct answer: (A)
Geography › Indian Economic Geography
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