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Place Panama Canal
Asked 2 times across 2 UPSC exams, peaking in 2020.
Key insights
- Most tested in CSE — 1 of 2 PYQs
- Most asked in 2020
- Recurs across 1 years (2020–2020)
Across exams
CSE · 1NDA · 1How the concept evolved
Long-running — most appearances (1 of 2) predate 2016, and it still returns.
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Sample questions
You've seen the pattern — here are a few of the actual PYQs.
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 counties is planning to construct a rival to the Panama Canal to link the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans?
- A Colombia
- B Costa Rica
- C Guatemala
- D Nicaragua ✓
✓ Correct answer: (D)
Geography › World Regional Geography
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