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UPSC Prelims Geography Questions
117 Geography questions from previous UPSC Prelims papers, from the latest year backwards, each with its answer and explanation.
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UPSC Prelims Geography Questions
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Consider the following countries: I. Bolivia II. Brazil III. Colombia IV. Ecuador V. Paraguay VI. Venezuela. The Andes mountains pass through how many of the above countries?
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Consider the following water bodies: I. Lake Tanganyika II. Lake Tonlé Sap III. Patos Lagoon. Through how many of them does the equator pass?
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Which of the following are the evidences of the phenomenon of continental drift? I. The belt of ancient rocks from the Brazil coast matches with the ancient rocks of the Western Africa coast. II. The gold deposits of Ghana are derived from the Brazil plateau, when the two continents lay side by side. III. The Gondwana system of sediments from India is known to have its counterparts in six different landmasses of the Southern Hemisphere. Select the correct answer using the code given below.
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Consider the following statements: Statement I: The amount of dust particles in the atmosphere is more in the subtropical and temperate regions than in the equatorial and polar regions. Statement II: Subtropical and temperate regions have less dry winds. Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?
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Consider the following statements: Statement I: In January, in the Northern Hemisphere, the isotherms bend equatorward while crossing the landmasses, whereas poleward while crossing the oceans. Statement II: In January, the air over the oceans is warmer than that over the landmasses in the Northern Hemisphere. Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?
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Consider the following statements: Statement I: In the context of the effect of water on rocks, chalk is known to be a very permeable rock, whereas mudstone (clay) is known to be a quite impermeable or least permeable rock. Statement II: Chalk is porous, hence can absorb water. Statement III: Mudstone (clay) is not at all porous. Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?
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Consider the following statements: I. Without the atmosphere, temperature would be well below freezing point everywhere on the Earth's surface. II. Heat absorbed and trapped by the atmosphere maintains our planet's average temperature. III. Atmosphere's gases, like carbon dioxide, are particularly good at absorbing and trapping radiation. Which of the statements given above are correct?
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Consider the following statements: Statement I: Scientific studies suggest that a shift is taking place in the Earth's rotation and axis. Statement II: Solar flares and associated coronal mass ejections have bombarded the Earth's outermost atmosphere with a huge amount of energy. Statement III: As the Earth's polar ice melts, the tendency of water is to move towards the equator. Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?
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Consider the following pairs (State : Description): I. Arunachal Pradesh : The capital is named after a fort, and the State has two National Parks. II. Nagaland : The State came into existence on the basis of a Constitutional Amendment Act. III. Tripura : Initially it was Part 'C' State; it became a centrally-administered territory on the reorganization of States in 1956 and later attained the status of a full-fledged State. How many of the above pairs are correctly matched?
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India, an International North-South Transport Corridor (INSTC), which is one of its founding members. This corridor, a multi-modal transportation corridor, will connect
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Consider the following countries: I. United Kingdom II. Denmark III. New Zealand IV. Australia V. Brazil. How many of the above countries have more than four time zones (Time Zones)?
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Consider the following statements: I. Anadyr in Siberia and Nome in Alaska are a few kilometers apart from each other, but when people in these cities wake up and get ready for breakfast, it would be a different day. II. When it is Monday in Anadyr, it is Tuesday in Nome. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Consider the following pairs (Country : Resource-rich in): I. Botswana : Diamond II. Chile : Lithium III. Indonesia : Nickel. How many of the above pairs are correctly matched?
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Consider the following pairs (Region : Country): I. Mallorca : Italy II. Normandy : Spain III. Sardinia : France. How many of the above pairs are correctly matched?
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Consider the following statements:
Statement-I: The atmosphere is heated more by incoming solar radiation than by terrestrial radiation.
Statement-II: Carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases in the atmosphere are good absorbers of long-wave radiation.
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Consider the following statements:
Statement-I: Thickness of the troposphere at the equator is much greater as compared to the poles.
Statement-II: At the equator, heat is transported to great heights by strong convectional currents.
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Consider the following:
1. Pyroclastic debris
2. Ash and dust
3. Nitrogen compounds
4. Sulphur compounds
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Which of the following are correct inferences from isothermal maps in January?
1. Isotherms deviate northward over the ocean and southward over the continent.
2. Cold ocean currents, Gulf Stream and North Atlantic Drift, make the North Atlantic colder and bend isotherms northward.
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Which of the following countries are well known as the two largest cocoa producers in the world?
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