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Topic Trade routes
Asked 2 times across 2 UPSC exams over 40 years (1984–2024), peaking in 1984.
Key insights
- Most tested in CSE — 1 of 2 PYQs
- Most asked in 1984
- Recurs across 2 years (1984–2024)
How it travelled across exams
First appearance in each exam — the same idea, reframed.
CSE 1984 → NDA 2024
How the concept evolved
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.
NDA2024
Which of the following statements with regard to the famous 'silk routes' are correct?
- Silk routes refer to East-bound European silk cargoes along these routes
- There were several silk routes, over land and by sea, joining together vast regions of Asia with Europe and northern Africa
- They are known to have existed since before the Christian Era and thrived almost till the fifteenth century
- Besides silk, Chinese pottery, textiles and spices from India and South-east Asia travelled the same route. Select the answer
using the code given below:
- A 1, 2 and 3
- B 1, 3 and 4
- C 2, 3 and 4 ✓
- D 1, 2 and 4
✓ Correct answer: (C)
History › World History
CSE1984
The North Atlantic Sea route is regarded as an important international trade route because
- A It is the oldest sea route
- B It connects two industrially developed parts of the world ✓
- C Trade winds will help the shipping
- D There are lesser number of sea storms in this water way
✓ Correct answer: (B)
Geography › World Regional Geography
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