CSE · GS-1Official PYQ · CSE 2013 · Q19(b)Geography · Geophysical Phenomena · 5 marks · 100 words
English
The recent cyclone on east coast of India was called ‘Phailin’. How are the tropical cyclones named across the world? Elaborate.
हिन्दी
भारत के पूर्वी तट पर हाल ही में आए चक्रवात को ‘फाइलिन’ (Phailin) कहा गया। संसार में उष्णकटिबंधीय चक्रवातों को कैसे नाम दिया जाता है? विस्तार से बताइए।
Text taken verbatim from the commission's published question paper. Transcribed from UPSC’s question paper, CS(M) 2013 (English and Hindi). Source
Syllabus
Geography · Geophysical Phenomena
Important Geophysical phenomena such as earthquakes, Tsunami, Volcanic activity, cyclone etc., geographical features and their location—changes in critical geographical features (including water-bodies and ice-caps) and in flora and fauna and the effects of such changes.
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