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Topic

Salinity

Asked 2 times in CSE over 36 years (1988–2024), peaking in 2024.
2
PYQs
1
Exams
2
Years active
1988–2024
Span
2024
Peak
1/2
Answers
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Key insights

  • Most tested in CSE — 2 of 2 PYQs
  • Most asked in 2024
  • Recurs across 2 years (1988–2024)

Across exams

CSE · 2

How the concept evolved

188
124
Long-running — most appearances (1 of 2) predate 2016, and it still returns.

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Sample questions

You've seen the pattern — here are a few of the actual PYQs.
CSE2024

Consider the following statements

  1. The Red Sea receives very little precipitation in any form
  2. No water enters the Red Sea from rivers

Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?

  1. A 1 only
  2. B 2 only
  3. C Both 1 and 2 ✓
  4. D Neither 1 nor 2
✓ Correct answer: (C)
Geography › Oceanography
CSE1988
The principal cause of soil damage in Punjab and Haryana is
  1. A Salinity and waterlogging
  2. B Deforestation
  3. C Ravine erosion
  4. D Overgrazing
Answer key not yet available (pending official release)
Agriculture › Soils & Inputs

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