Geography – UPSC Prelims PYQs

Which of the following National Highways passes through Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh and Orissa?

Consider the following statements :

1. Balaghat is known for its diamond mines.
2. Majhgawan is known for its manganese deposits.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Which one of the following States of India has the lowest density of population?

Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the Lists :

1. Irrawaddy
2. Mekong
3. Menam (Chao Phraya)
4. Red River

List-I (City) A. Bangkok B. Phnom-Penh C. Hanoi D. Yangon

List-II (River)

Consider the following statements:

1. Either of the two belts over the ocean at about 30°–35° N and S latitudes is known as Horse Latitude.
2. Horse Latitudes are low-pressure belts.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Which one among the following rivers originates at Amarkantak?

Which one among the following rivers is the longest?

Which one among the following major cities is most eastward located?

Out of the Southern States – Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu – which shares boundaries with the maximum number of Indian States?

Through which one of the following Straits does a tunnel connect the United Kingdom and France?

Consider the following statements:

1. The annual range of temperature is greater in the Pacific Ocean than in the Atlantic Ocean.
2. The annual range of temperature is greater in the Northern Hemisphere than in the Southern Hemisphere.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

In which State is the Guru Shikhar Peak located?

Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the Lists :

1. Indravati
2. Narmada
3. Shipra
4. Tapti

List-I (Town) A. Betul B. Jagdalpur C. Jabalpur D. Ujjain

List-II (River)

Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists: List – I (National Park / Wildlife Sanctuary) A. Chandra Prabha B. Karera C. Jaisamand D. Nahargarh List – II (Nearby Town)

1. Jaipur
2. Jhansi
3. Agra
4. Varanasi
5. Udaipur

Code: A B C D

Consider the following statements:

1. Sikkim has the minimum area among the 28 Indian States (Delhi and Pondicherry not included).
2. Chandigarh has the highest literacy rate among Pondicherry, NCT of Delhi and other Union Territories.
3. Maharashtra has the highest population after Uttar Pradesh among the 28 Indian States (Delhi and Pondicherry not included).

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Assertion (A): The percentage of net sown area in the total area of Andhra Pradesh is less as compared to that of West Bengal.

Reason (R): The soil of most of Andhra Pradesh is laterite.

In which one of the following oceans is Diamantina Trench situated?

Other than India and China,

which of the following groups of countries border Myanmar?

Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched? Well-known Place : Country

Through which one of the following groups of countries does the Equator pass?

From north towards south,

which one of the following is the correct sequence of the given rivers in India?

Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?

Consider the following statements :

1. Length of a terrestrial mile is lesser than that of a nautical mile.
2. Harmattan is a dusty land-wind of the East African Coast.
3. Greece and Albania form a part of the Iberian Peninsula.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?

Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists : List – I (Valley) A. Markha Valley B. Dzukou Valley C. Sangla Valley D. Yumthang Valley List – II (State)

1. Sikkim
2. Himachal Pradesh
3. Jammu and Kashmir
4. Nagaland

Codes : A B C D

Which one of the following statements is not correct?

Consider the following statements :

1. According to the Census 2001, Kerala has the smallest gap in male and female literacy rates among the 28 states of India (Delhi and Pondicherry not included).
2. According to the Census 2001, Rajasthan has literacy rate above the national average literacy rate.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Consider the following statements :

1. The Richter scale is a logarithmic scale and so an increase of 1 magnitude unit represents a factor of 10 times in amplitude.
2. Each integer reading of the Richter scale has an energy 100 times that of the previous integer reading.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Consider the following statements:

1. Assam shares a border with Bhutan and Bangladesh.
2. West Bengal shares a border with Bhutan and Nepal.
3. Mizoram shares a border with Bangladesh and Myanmar.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

Huangpu River flows

through which one of the following cities?

Which one of the following countries is the leading producer of uranium?

Where is the Central Water and Power Research Station located?

Which of the following substances are found in the beach sands of many parts of Kerala?

1. Ilmenite
2. Zircon
3. Sillimanite
4. Tungsten

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

Bermuda triangle extends up to which of the following places?

1. Southern Florida
2. Puerto Rico
3. Hawaii Islands

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

According to Census 2001,

which one of the following Indian States has the maximum population in India after Uttar Pradesh?

Itaipu Dam built on the River Parana is one of the largest dams in the world.

Which one of the following two countries have this as a joint project?

Which one of the following cities is not a former capital of the given country (Country given in the brackets)?

Consider the following statements :

1. Total land area of Earth is approximately 1475 lakh square kilometers
2. Ratio of land area to water area on Earth is approximately 1 : 4
3. Maximum percentage of Earth's water is in the Pacific Ocean.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?

Which one of the following is the correct sequence of the given Continents in the decreasing order of their percentage of Earth’s land?

For which one of the following countries, is Spanish not an official language?

Consider the following statements :

1. The axis of the earth’s magnetic field is inclined at 23 ½° to the geographic axis of the earth.
2. The earth’s magnetic pole in the northern hemisphere is located on a peninsula in northern Canada.
3. Earth’s magnetic equator passes through Thumba in South India.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Where do the Sahariya tribals, who were recently in the news, live?

Match items in the List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:

1. Andhra Pradesh
2. Gujarat
3. Karnataka
4. Tamil Nadu

List I (Power Station) (A) Kothagudem (B) Raichur (C) Mettur (D) Wanakbori

List II (State)

For which one of the following, is Satara well-known?

Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?

Which one of the following is the correct sequence of the given towns of Pakistan while moving from the North towards the South?

Where are the Balearic Islands located?

Which one of the following countries does not border Lithuania?

Consider the following statements :

1. Great Britain comprises England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
2. England covers less than 60% of the total area of the United Kingdom.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Where is the volcanic mountain, Mount St- Helens located?