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Cyclones

Asked 7 times across 4 UPSC exams over 27 years (1999–2026), peaking in 2020.
7
PYQs
4
Exams
7
Years active
1999–2026
Span
2020
Peak
5/7
Answers
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Key insights

  • Most tested in CSE — 3 of 7 PYQs
  • Most asked in 2020
  • Recurs across 7 years (1999–2026)

How it travelled across exams

First appearance in each exam — the same idea, reframed.
CSE 1999 CAPF 2015 CDS 2019 NDA 2024

How the concept evolved

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Rising — more than half its appearances (4 of 7) are since 2016.

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Sample questions

You've seen the pattern — here are a few of the actual PYQs.
NDA2026

Consider the following statements regarding extratropical cyclones

  1. They usually develop in the mid and high latitudes
  2. They affect a much larger area as compared to tropical cyclone
  3. They move from east to west

Which of the statements given above are correct?

  1. A I and II only ✓
  2. B II and III only
  3. C I and III only
  4. D I, II and III
✓ Correct answer: (A)
Geography › Climatology
NDA2024

Which of the following statements regarding cyclones and anti-cyclones is/are correct?

  1. In the Northern Hemisphere, cyclones rotate counter clockwise and anticyclones rotate clockwise
  2. Cyclones are often associated with cloudy or rainy weather, whereas anticyclones are often associated with fair weather
  3. In the Southern Hemisphere, the cyclonic spiral will be clockwise because the Coriolis force acts to the left. Select the answer

using the code given below:

  1. A 1 only
  2. B 1 and 2 only
  3. C 2 and 3 only
  4. D 1, 2 and 3 ✓
✓ Correct answer: (D)
Geography › Climatology
CSE2020

Consider the following statements

  1. Jet streams occur in the Northern Hemisphere only
  2. Only some cyclones develop an eye
  3. The temperature inside the eye of a cyclone is nearly 10°C lesser than that of the surroundings

Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?

  1. A 1 only
  2. B 2 and 3 only
  3. C 2 only ✓
  4. D 1 and 3 only
✓ Correct answer: (C)
Geography › Climatology

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