CSE · GS-1Official PYQ · CSE 2026 · Q4Geography · Geophysical Phenomena · 10 marks · 150 words
English
What is the Fujiwhara effect? Explain its impact on the movement and intensity of tropical cyclones.
हिन्दी
फुजिह्वारा प्रभाव क्या है? उष्णकटिबन्धीय चक्रवातों के संचलन तथा तीव्रता पर पड़ने वाले इसके प्रभाव को समझाइए।
Text taken verbatim from the commission's published question paper. Transcribed from UPSC’s question paper, CS(M) 2026. 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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