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Topic Pressure belts
Asked 3 times across 2 UPSC exams over 5 years (2014–2019), peaking in 2015.
Key insights
- Most tested in CAPF — 2 of 3 PYQs
- Most asked in 2015
- Recurs across 3 years (2014–2019)
How it travelled across exams
First appearance in each exam — the same idea, reframed.
CDS 2014 → CAPF 2015
How the concept evolved
Long-running — most appearances (2 of 3) predate 2016, and it still returns.
Related concepts
Ideas UPSC tests alongside this one — keep exploring.
Sample questions
You've seen the pattern — here are a few of the actual PYQs.
CAPF2019
Doldrum is
- equatorial calms
- calm and light winds
- roaring forties
- variable both in position and in extent
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
- A 1, 2 and 4 ✓
- B 2 and 3 only
- C 1 and 3
- D 2, 3 and 4
✓ Correct answer: (A)
Geography › Climatology
CAPF2015
Which one of the following factors is NOT connected with planetary wind system ?
- A Latitudinal variation of the atmospheric heating
- B Emergence of the pressure belt
- C Earth's revolution around the Sun ✓
- D Migration of the pressure belts due to apparent path of the Sun
✓ Correct answer: (C)
Geography › Climatology
CDS2014
What would be the influence on the weather conditions when in mid-winter a feeble high pressure develops over the north-western part of India?
- High and dry winds would blow outward from this high pressure area
- The northern plain would become cold
- Scorching winds (locally called loo) would blow during the day-time
- There would be torrential rains brought by thunderstorms
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
- A 1 and 2 only ✓
- B 2 and 3 only
- C 3 and 4 only
- D 1, 2, 3 and 4
✓ Correct answer: (A)
Geography › Climatology
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