UPSC CAPF (AC) 2025 Paper I · Question 76

Question 76 of the UPSC CAPF (AC) 2025 Paper I (3 August 2025). Try it first, then open the answer and explanation.

1. CAPF 2025 · P-I · Q76 · Geography · World Geography

   Which of the following ocean trenches are not located in the Pacific Ocean? 1. Bonin Trench 2. Cayman Trench 3. Kermadec Trench 4. South Sandwich Trench Select the answer using the code given below.

   1. 1 and 2
   2. 1 and 3
   3. 2 and 3
   4. 2 and 4

   निम्नलिखित में से कौन-सी महासागरीय खाइयाँ (ट्रेंच) प्रशांत महासागर में स्थित नहीं हैं? 1. बोनिन ट्रेंच 2. केमैन ट्रेंच 3. केरमाडेक ट्रेंच 4. साउथ सैंडविच ट्रेंच नीचे दिए गए कूट का प्रयोग कर उत्तर चुनिए।

   1. 1 और 2
   2. 1 और 3
   3. 2 और 3
   4. 2 और 4
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   Answer: (4) 2 and 4

   उत्तर: (4) 2 और 4

   The Cayman Trench lies in the Caribbean Sea and the South Sandwich Trench in the South Atlantic, so both are outside the Pacific. The Bonin Trench (south of Japan, part of the Izu-Bonin system) and the Kermadec Trench (north-east of New Zealand) are Pacific trenches.

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