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UPSC Economic geography Previous Year Questions

10 Economic geography questions asked in previous UPSC examinations, arranged from the latest year with answers and explanations.

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Questions: 10
Years covered: 2017–2025
Exam years: 6
With answers: 10

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UPSC Economic geography Previous Year Questions

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Q1 Mains 2025 Mains GS1

What are non-farm primary activities? How are these activities related to physiographic features in India? Discuss with suitable examples. (Answer in 150 words)

Economic geographyGeographyPhysiographic regions of india
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Q2 Mains 2025 Mains GS1

Give a geographical explanation of the distribution of off-shore oil reserves of the world. How are they different from the on-shore occurrences of oil reserves? (Answer in 250 words)

Economic geographyGeographyOffshore and onshore oil reserves
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Q3 Prelims 2024 Prelims GS

Which of the following countries are well known as the two largest cocoa producers in the world?
1. Algeria and Morocco
2. Botswana and Namibia
3. Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana
4. Madagascar and Mozambique
Agricultural commoditiesCocoa productionEconomic geography
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