CSE · GS-1Official PYQ · CSE 2019 · Q17Geography · Geophysical Phenomena · 15 marks · 250 words
English
How do ocean currents and water masses differ in their impacts on marine life and coastal environment? Give suitable examples.
हिन्दी
महासागर धाराएँ और जल राशियाँ समुद्री जीवन और तटीय पर्यावरण पर अपने प्रभावों में किस-किस प्रकार परस्पर भिन्न हैं? उपयुक्त उदाहरण दीजिए।
Text taken verbatim from the commission's published question paper. Transcribed from UPSC’s question paper, CS(M) 2019 (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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