UPSC 1995 › Geography

Given below is a map of some countries which were parts of the erstwhile Soviet Union, with water bodies shown by shaded areas: The countries marked 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 are respectively

The Alpine vegetation in the western Himalayas is found only up to a height of 3000 metres, while in the eastern Himalayas it is found up to a height of 4000 metres. The reason for this variation in the same mountain range is that

According to the 1991 Census, the highest percentage of population in India is to be found in the age group of

The standard time of the following countries is ahead or behind Greenwich Mean Time depending on whether they are east or west of the longitude passing through Greenwich: I. Cuba II. Greece III. Iraq IV. Costa Rica V. Japan

Which one of the following sequential orders gives the correct arrangement of the countries according to their standard time from ahead to behind GMT?

Which one of the following is the continent with the highest mean elevation in the world?

Consider the map given below: The divisions along India’s coastal region indicate

In the map given below, three out of the four places marked indicate places where a thermal power station is located. The place where there is no thermal power station is marked

Match List I with List II

and select the correct answer by using the codes given below the lists:

List I

List II

I. European transcontinental railway

A) Paris to Istanbul

II. Trans Andean railway

B) Leningrad to Vladivostok

III. Trans-Siberian railway

C) Leningrad to Volgograd

IV. Orient Express

D) Buenos Aires to Valparaiso

E) Paris to Warsaw

Coffee cultivation in Sri Lanka was abandoned because of the disease

The palaeomagnetic results obtained from India indicate that in the past, the Indian land mass has moved

Of the four places marked 1, 2, 3 and 4 on the map, the one indicating a tidal port is The original map is not available for this question.

Willy Willy is

In which one of the following crops international trade is low in the context of total produce?

The Indian subcontinent was originally part of a huge land mass called

The clouds float in the atmosphere because of their low

Which one of the following mountain ranges is spread over only one State in India?

Arakan Yoma is the extension of the Himalayas located in

The national highway from Delhi to Calcutta via Mathura and Varanasi is numbered

Examine the map of Jammu and Kashmir given below: The mountain ranges marked 1, 2, 3 and 4 are respectively The original map is not available for this question.