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9 questions · 2019 · answers as per the UPSC key

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Topics: Indian Rivers & Water Resources (2)Atmosphere & Climatology (1)Biogeography & Natural Vegetation (1)Economic & Mineral Geography (1)Indian Agriculture & Land Use (1)Indian Physical Geography (1)Physical Geography & Geomorphology (1)World Political Geography & Borders (1)
UPSC 2019 · Q20 · Geography › Physical Geography & Geomorphology · Save

On 21st June, the Sun

(a) does not set below the horizon at the Arctic Circle
(b) does not set below the horizon at Antarctic Circle
(c) shines vertically overhead at noon on the Equator
(d) shines vertically overhead at the Tropic of Capricorn
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Answer: (a) does not set below the horizon at the Arctic Circle
UPSC 2019 · Q21 · Geography › Indian Agriculture & Land Use · Save

Which one of the following groups of plants was domesticated in the 'New World' and introduced into the 'Old World'?

(a) Tobacco, cocoa and rubber
(b) Tobacco, cotton and rubber
(c) Cotton, coffee and sugarcane
(d) Rubber, coffee and wheat
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Answer: (d) Rubber, coffee and wheat
UPSC 2019 · Q23 · Geography › Indian Rivers & Water Resources · Save

Consider the following pairs : Famous place River

  1. Pandharpur : Chandrabhaga
  2. Tiruchirappalli : Cauvery
  3. Hampi : Malaprabha

Which of the pairs given above are correctly matched?

(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
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Answer: (d) 1, 2 and 3
UPSC 2019 · Q33 · Geography › Biogeography & Natural Vegetation · Save

Consider the following States :

  1. Chhattisgarh
  2. Madhya Pradesh
  3. Maharashtra
  4. Odisha With reference to the States mentioned above, in terms of percentage of forest cover to the total area of State, which one of the following is the correct ascending order?
(a) 2-3-1-4
(b) 2-3-4-1
(c) 3-2-4-1
(d) 3-2-1-4
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Answer: (c) 3-2-4-1
UPSC 2019 · Q36 · Geography › World Political Geography & Borders · Save

Consider the following pairs :

  1. Adriatic Sea : Albania
  2. Black Sea : Croatia
  3. Caspian Sea : Kazakhstan
  4. Mediterranean Sea : Morocco
  5. Red Sea : Syria

Sea Bordering country

Which of the pairs given above are correctly matched?

(a) 1, 2 and 4 only
(b) 1, 3 and 4 only
(c) 2 and 5 only
(d) 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5
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Answer: (b) 1, 3 and 4 only
UPSC 2019 · Q37 · Geography › Economic & Mineral Geography · Save

Among the following, which one is the largest exporter of rice in the world in the last five years?

(a) China
(b) India
(c) Myanmar
(d) Vietnam
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Answer: (b) India
UPSC 2019 · Q38 · Geography › Indian Physical Geography · Save

Consider the following pairs : Glacier River

  1. Bandarpunch : Yamuna
  2. Bara Shigri : Chenab
  3. Milam : Mandakini
  4. Siachen : Nubra
  5. Zemu : Manas

Which of the pairs given above are correctly matched?

(a) 1, 2 and 4
(b) 1, 3 and 4
(c) 2 and 5
(d) 3 and 5
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Answer: (a) 1, 2 and 4
UPSC 2019 · Q42 · Geography › Indian Rivers & Water Resources · Save

What is common to the places known as Aliyar, Isapur and Kangsabati?

(a) Recently discovered uranium deposits
(b) Tropical rain forests
(c) Underground cave systems
(d) Water reservoirs
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Answer: (d) Water reservoirs
UPSC 2019 · Q44 · Geography › Atmosphere & Climatology · Save

Why are dewdrops not formed on a cloudy night?

(a) Clouds absorb the radiation released from the Earth’s surface.
(b) Clouds reflect back the Earth’s radiation.
(c) The Earth’s surface would have low temperature on cloudy nights.
(d) Clouds deflect the blowing wind to ground level.
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Answer: (b) Clouds reflect back the Earth’s radiation.