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Place Indian Ocean
Asked 3 times across 3 UPSC exams over 8 years (2015–2023), peaking in 2020.
Key insights
- Most tested in CSE — 1 of 3 PYQs
- First appeared in CAPF 2015 — 5 years before CSE 2020 (allied exams preview CSE)
- Most asked in 2020
- Recurs across 3 years (2015–2023)
How it travelled across exams
First appearance in each exam — the same idea, reframed.
CAPF 2015 → CSE 2020 → CBI 2023
How the concept evolved
Rising — more than half its appearances (2 of 3) are since 2016.
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Sample questions
You've seen the pattern — here are a few of the actual PYQs.
CBI2023
Which one of the following is not a bottom relief of the Indian Ocean?
- A Chagos Ridge
- B Amsterdam-St. Paul Ridge
- C Somali Basin
- D Philippine Trench ✓
✓ Correct answer: (D)
Geography › Oceanography
CSE2020
With reference to Ocean Mean Temperature (OMT), which of the following statements is/are correct ?
- OMT is measured up to a depth of 26°C isotherm which is 129 meters in the south-western Indian Ocean during January – March
- OMT collected during January – March can be used in assessing whether the amount of rainfall in monsoon will be less or more than a certain long-term mean
Select the correct answer using the code given below :
- A 1 only
- B 2 only ✓
- C Both 1 and 2
- D Neither 1 nor 2
✓ Correct answer: (B)
Geography › Climatology
CAPF2015
The following item consists of two statements, Statement I and Statement II. Examine these two statements carefully and select the correct answer using the code given below
Statement IThe Indian Ocean Tsunami of 2004 occurred along a subduction zone along west coast of Sumatra
Statement IIAlong the Sumatra coast the Indo-Australian Plate converges below the Eurasian Plate
- A Both the statements are individually true and Statement II is the correct explanation of Statement I
- B Both the statements are individually true but Statement II is NOT the correct explanation of Statement I ✓
- C Statement I is true but Statement II is false
- D Statement I is false but Statement II is true
✓ Correct answer: (B)
Geography › Geomorphology
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