Place Black Sea
Asked 8 times across 3 UPSC exams over 6 years (2014–2020), peaking in 2020.
Key insights
- Most tested in CSE — 5 of 8 PYQs
- Most asked in 2020
- Recurs across 4 years (2014–2020)
How it travelled across exams
First appearance in each exam — the same idea, reframed.
CSE 2014 → CDS 2020 → NDA 2020
How the concept evolved
Rising — more than half its appearances (5 of 8) are since 2016.
Related concepts
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Sample questions
You've seen the pattern — here are a few of the actual PYQs.
CDS2020
Sea of Azov is connected to
- A Black Sea ✓
- B Baltic Sea
- C Mediterranean Sea
- D North Sea
✓ Correct answer: (A)
Geography › Oceanography
CDS2020
Which one of the following rivers does not drain into Black Sea?
- A Volga ✓
- B Dnieper
- C Don
- D Danube
✓ Correct answer: (A)
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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