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Topic Ports and trade
Asked 2 times across 2 UPSC exams over 4 years (2021–2025), peaking in 2021.
Key insights
- Most tested in CDS — 1 of 2 PYQs
- Most asked in 2021
- Recurs across 2 years (2021–2025)
How it travelled across exams
First appearance in each exam — the same idea, reframed.
CDS 2021 → NDA 2025
How the concept evolved
Rising — more than half its appearances (2 of 2) are since 2016.
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Sample questions
You've seen the pattern — here are a few of the actual PYQs.
NDA2025
An offshore terminal at Vadinar has been developed to reduce pressure from which of the following major ports in India?
- A Kandla Port ✓
- B Cochin Port
- C Mormugao Port
- D New Mangalore Port
✓ Correct answer: (A)
Geography › Indian Economic Geography
CDS2021
Which one of the following sea ports gained significance for handling iron-ore exports to Japan?
- A Kandla
- B Ennore
- C Kochi
- D Mormugao ✓
✓ Correct answer: (D)
Geography › Indian Economic Geography
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