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Ganga Plain

Asked 2 times in CSE over 5 years (1995–2000), peaking in 1995.
2
PYQs
1
Exams
2
Years active
1995–2000
Span
1995
Peak
2/2
Answers
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Key insights

  • Most tested in CSE — 2 of 2 PYQs
  • Most asked in 1995
  • Recurs across 2 years (1995–2000)

Across exams

CSE · 2

How the concept evolved

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Largely a pre-2016 idea — watch for a comeback.

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Sample questions

You've seen the pattern — here are a few of the actual PYQs.
CSE2000
Assertion (A)Ganga Plain is in the most densely populated part of India
Reason (R)Ganga is the most harnessed river of India
  1. A Both A and Rare individually true and R is the correct explanation of A.
  2. B Both A and R are individually true but R is not the correct explanation of A. ✓
  3. C A is true but R is false.
  4. D A is false but R is true.
✓ Correct answer: (B)
Geography › Physical Geography of India
CSE1995
Assertion (A)The monsoonal rainfall decreases as one goes towards the west and northwest in the Ganga plain
Reason (R)The moisture bearing monsoonal winds go higher up as one moves up in the Ganga plain

In the context of the above two statements, Which one of the following is correct?

  1. A Both A and Rare true, and R is the correct explanation of A
  2. B Both A and R are true, but R is not a correct explanation of A
  3. C A is true, but R is false ✓
  4. D A is false, but R is true
✓ Correct answer: (C)
Geography › Climatology

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