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Place Bay of Bengal
Asked 3 times across 2 UPSC exams over 7 years (2011–2018), peaking in 2011.
Key insights
- Most tested in CSE — 2 of 3 PYQs
- Most asked in 2011
- Recurs across 2 years (2011–2018)
How it travelled across exams
First appearance in each exam — the same idea, reframed.
CSE 2011 → CAPF 2018
How the concept evolved
Long-running — most appearances (2 of 3) 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.
CAPF2018
Arabian Sea records higher salinity than the Bay of Bengal because
- A Arabian Sea exhibits high rate of evaporation and low influx of fresh-water ✓
- B Arabian Sea has shallow water
- C Arabian Sea has more enclosed land
- D Arabian Sea receives more rainfall
✓ Correct answer: (A)
Geography › Oceanography
CSE2011
India maintained its early cultural contacts and trade links with Southeast Asia across the Bay of Bengal. For this pre-eminence of early maritime history of Bay of Bengal, which of the following could be the most convincing explanation/explanations?
- A As compared to other countries, India had a better ship-building technology in ancient and medieval times
- B The rulers of southern India always patronized traders, brahmin priests and buddhist monks in this context
- C Monsoon winds across the Bay of Bengal facilitated sea voyages ✓
- D Both (a) and (b) are convincing explanations in this context
✓ Correct answer: (C)
History › Ancient India
CSE
India maintained its early cultural contacts and trade links with Southeast Asia across Bay of Bengal. For this pre eminence of early maritime history of Bay of Bengal, which of the following could be the most convincing explanation/ explanations?
- A As compared to other countries, India had a better ship-building technology in ancient and medieval times
- B The rulers of southern India always patronize traders, bralnnin priests and Buddhist monks
- C Monsoon winds across the Bay of Bengal facilitated sea voyages
- D Both ✓
✓ Correct answer: (D)
History › Ancient India
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