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Place Mariana Trench
Asked 2 times across 2 UPSC exams over 6 years (2014–2020), peaking in 2014.
Key insights
- Most tested in CAPF — 1 of 2 PYQs
- Most asked in 2014
- Recurs across 2 years (2014–2020)
How it travelled across exams
First appearance in each exam — the same idea, reframed.
CAPF 2014 → CDS 2020
How the concept evolved
Long-running — most appearances (1 of 2) predate 2016, and it still returns.
Sample questions
You've seen the pattern — here are a few of the actual PYQs.
CDS2020
Which one of the following is considered as the deepest point of the oceans?
- A Tonga Trench
- B Mariana Trench ✓
- C Philippine Trench
- D Kermadec Trench
✓ Correct answer: (B)
Geography › Oceanography
CAPF2014
The Mariana trench is the deepest part of the Oceans. Which one among the following statements regarding this is not correct ?
- A It is located in the Western Pacific Ocean, to the West of Mariana island ✓
- B The trench was first sounded during the Challenger expedition in 1875
- C The trench is about 2550 km long and an average width of only 69 km
- D At the bottom of the trench the water column above exerts a pressure over 1000 times the standard atmospheric pressure at sea level
✓ Correct answer: (A)
Geography › Oceanography
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