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Topic Ocean Currents
Asked 5 times across 3 UPSC exams over 27 years (1997–2024), peaking in 2015.
Key insights
- Most tested in CSE — 2 of 5 PYQs
- Most asked in 2015
- Recurs across 5 years (1997–2024)
How it travelled across exams
First appearance in each exam — the same idea, reframed.
CSE 1997 → CAPF 2018 → NDA 2023
How the concept evolved
Rising — more than half its appearances (3 of 5) are since 2016.
Related concepts
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Sample questions
You've seen the pattern — here are a few of the actual PYQs.
CAPF2024
Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below the Lists
| List I (Ocean Current) | List II (Location) |
|---|
| A. Kuroshio Current | 1. Indian Ocean |
| B. Agulhas Current | 2. Pacific Ocean |
| C. East Wind Drift | 3. Atlantic Ocean |
| D. Antilles Current | 4. Indian Ocean |
Codes:
- A A-3 B-4 C-1 D-2
- B A-3 B-1 C-4 D-2
- C A-2 B-1 C-4 D-3
- D A-2 B-4 C-1 D-3 ✓
✓ Correct answer: (D)
Geography › Oceanography
NDA2023
Which one of the following is not a cold current?
- A Western Australian Current
- B Eastern Australian Current ✓
- C Benguela Current
- D Peru Current
✓ Correct answer: (B)
Geography › Oceanography
CAPF2018
Which one of the following ocean currents is not a warm current?
- A North Pacific
- B Falkland
- C North Equatorial
- D Canary
Answer key not yet available (pending official release)
Geography › Oceanography
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