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Place Chilika Lake
Asked 3 times across 3 UPSC exams over 3 years (2023–2026), peaking in 2023.
Key insights
- Most tested in CSE — 1 of 3 PYQs
- Most asked in 2023
- Recurs across 2 years (2023–2026)
How it travelled across exams
First appearance in each exam — the same idea, reframed.
CAPF 2023 → GEO 2026
How the concept evolved
Rising — more than half its appearances (2 of 3) are since 2016.
Related concepts
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Sample questions
You've seen the pattern — here are a few of the actual PYQs.
GEO2026
According to the Ramsar Convention, which one of the following lakes is protected as waterfowl habitat?
- A Chilika Lake
- B Pulicat Lake
- C Vembanad Lake
- D Kolleru Lake
Answer key not yet available (pending official release)
Environment & Ecology › International Environmental Agreements
CAPF2023
Consider the following statements about Ramsar Wetland sites in India
- Gahirmatha is the habitat of Olive Ridley Turtles
- Chilka lake is the habitat of Irrawaddy Dolphin as its flagship species
- Nalsarovar Wetland is also the habitat of Indian Wild Ass (Khur)
- Two Moriri Wetland is the habitat and breeding ground of Black-necked Crane
Which of the statements given above are correct ?
- A 1 and 3 only
- B 1, 3 and 4 only
- C 2 and 4 only
- D 1, 2, 3 and 4 ✓
✓ Correct answer: (D)
Environment & Ecology › Protected Areas & Species
CSE
Match the columns: List 1 (Lakes) List 2 (States) A. Wular
- Rajasthan B. Chilka
- Orissa C.Loktak
- Manipur D. Nakki
- Jammu and Kashmir
- Madhya Pradesh
- A 5 2 3 4
- B 3521
- C ✓
- D 4 3 5 2
✓ Correct answer: (C)
Geography › Physical Geography of India
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