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Topic Rainfall distribution
Asked 5 times across 3 UPSC exams over 40 years (1986–2026), peaking in 1986.
Key insights
- Most tested in CSE — 3 of 5 PYQs
- Most asked in 1986
- Recurs across 5 years (1986–2026)
How it travelled across exams
First appearance in each exam — the same idea, reframed.
CSE 1986 → CDS 2020 → NDA 2026
How the concept evolved
Long-running — most appearances (3 of 5) predate 2016, and it still returns.
Related concepts
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Sample questions
You've seen the pattern — here are a few of the actual PYQs.
NDA2026
Which one of the following receives an average annual rainfall of below 50 cm in India, indicating highest inadequacy?
- A Madhya Pradesh
- B Haryana
- C Ladakh ✓
- D Jharkhand
✓ Correct answer: (C)
Geography › Physical Geography of India
CDS2020
Which one of the following Indian places receives minimum rainfall in a year?
- A Jodhpur
- B Leh ✓
- C New Delhi
- D Bengaluru
✓ Correct answer: (B)
Geography › Climatology
CSE2005
Which one of the following is the correct sequence of /the given Indian cities in the decreasing order of their normal annual rainfall?
- A Kochi-Kolkata-Delhi-Patna
- B Kolkata-Kochi-Patna-Delhi
- C Kochi-Kolkata-Patna-Delhi
- D Kolkata-Kochi-Delhi-Patna ✓
✓ Correct answer: (D)
Geography › Climatology
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