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Place Pacific Ocean
Asked 3 times across 3 UPSC exams over 5 years (2020–2025), peaking in 2025.
Key insights
- Most tested in CSE — 1 of 3 PYQs
- Most asked in 2025
- Recurs across 2 years (2020–2025)
How it travelled across exams
First appearance in each exam — the same idea, reframed.
NDA 2020 → CAPF 2025
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.
CAPF2025
Which of the following ocean trenches are not located in the Pacific Ocean?
- Bonin Trench
- Cayman Trench
- Kermadec Trench
- South Sandwich Trench Select the answer
using the code given below.
- A 1 and 2
- B 1 and 3
- C 2 and 3
- D 2 and 4
Answer key not yet available (pending official release)
Geography › Oceanography
NDA2020
The Panama Canal opened in 1914, links
- A Red Sea and Mediterranean Sea
- B Atlantic Ocean and Pacific Ocean ✓
- C Indian Ocean and Pacific Ocean
- D Adriatic Sea and Black Sea
✓ Correct answer: (B)
Geography › World Regional Geography
CSE
Which one of the following does not border Panama?
- A Costa Rica
- B Pacific Ocean
- C Colombia ✓
- D Venezuela
✓ Correct answer: (C)
Geography › World Regional Geography
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