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United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea

Asked 2 times across 2 UPSC exams over 2 years (2022–2024), peaking in 2022.
2
PYQs
2
Exams
2
Years active
2022–2024
Span
2022
Peak
2/2
Answers
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Key insights

  • Most tested in CSE — 1 of 2 PYQs
  • Most asked in 2022
  • Recurs across 2 years (2022–2024)

How it travelled across exams

First appearance in each exam — the same idea, reframed.
CSE 2022 CAPF 2024

How the concept evolved

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Rising — more than half its appearances (2 of 2) are since 2016.

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Sample questions

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CAPF2024

Which of the following statements are correct with regard to the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS)?

  1. UNCLOS authorizes the UN Security Council to take a direct action in case of the disputes between States on sovereign rights over Exclusive Economic Zones
  2. UNCLOS defines contiguous zones and specifies its functions
  3. Both the US and India has ratified UNCLOS
  4. UNCLOS grants certain rights to Landlocked States Select the answer

using the code given below:

  1. A 1, 2 and 4 only
  2. B 1 and 2 only
  3. C 2 and 4 only ✓
  4. D 1, 3 and 4
✓ Correct answer: (C)
International Relations › Treaties/Conventions/Agreements
CSE2022

With reference to the United Nations Convention on the Law of Sea, consider the following statements

  1. A coastal state has the right to establish the breadth of its territorial sea up to a limit not exceeding 12 nautical miles, measured from baseline determined in accordance with the convention
  2. Ships of all states, whether coastal or land-locked, enjoy the right of innocent passage through the territorial sea
  3. The Exclusive Economic Zone shall not extend beyond 200 nautical miles from the baseline from which the breadth of the territorial sea is measured

Which of the statements given above are correct?

  1. A 1 and 2 only
  2. B 2 and 3 only
  3. C 1 and 3 only
  4. D 1, 2 and 3 ✓
✓ Correct answer: (D)
International Relations › Treaties/Conventions/Agreements

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