UPSC 2015 › Geography

In the South Atlantic and South-Eastern Pacific regions in tropical latitudes, cyclone does not originate. What is the reason?

Which one of the following pairs of States of India indicates the easternmost and westernmost State?

What explains the eastward flow of the equatorial counter-current?

Consider the following pairs : Place of Pilgrimage

1. Srisailam : Nallamala Hills
2. Omkareshwar : Satmala Hills
3. Pushkar : Mahadeo Hills

Which of the above pairs is/are correctly matched?

The area known as ‘Golan Heights’ sometimes appears in the news in the context of the events related to

Consider the following rivers :

1. Vamsadhara
2. Indravati
3. Pranahita
4. Pennar

Which of the above are tributaries of Godavari?

Consider the following statements :

1. The winds which blow between 30° N and 60° S latitudes throughout the year are known as westerlies.
2. The moist air masses that cause winter rains in North-Western region of India are part of westerlies.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Tides occur in the oceans and seas due to which among the following?

1. Gravitational force of the Sun
2. Gravitational force of the Moon
3. Centrifugal force of the Earth

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

Consider the following States :

1. Arunachal Pradesh
2. Himachal Pradesh
3. Mizoram In which of the above States do 'Tropical Wet Evergreen Forests' occur?

Which one of the following countries of South-West Asia does not open out to the Mediterranean Sea?

"Each day is more or less the same, the morning is clear and bright with a sea breeze; as the Sun climbs high in the sky, heat mounts up, dark clouds form, then rain comes with thunder and lightning. But rain is soon over."

Which of the following regions is described in the above passage?