Geography › World Physical Geography – UPSC Prelims PYQs

Which of the following statements with reference to Lake Turkana is/are correct ?

1. It is the largest desert lake in the world.
2. The lake is situated in South Sudan along the eastern fringe of the Sahara desert.
3. The lake is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site and is also referred to as the ‘Jade Sea’.

Select the answer using the code given below :

Consider the following countries : I. Bolivia III. Colombia V. Paraguay Andes mountains pass through how many of the above countries?

Which one of the following lakes of West Africa has become dry and turned into a desert ?

With reference to the water on the planet Earth, consider the following statements :

1. The amount of water in the rivers and lakes is more than the amount of groundwater.
2. The amount of water in polar ice caps and glaciers is more than the amount of groundwater.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Consider the following pairs : River

1. Mekong — Andaman Sea
2. Thames — Irish Sea
3. Volga — Caspian Sea
4. Zambezi — Indian Ocean

Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched ?

Which of the following has/have shrunk immensely/dried up in the recent past due to human activities ?

1. Aral Sea
2. Black Sea
3. Lake Baikal

Select the correct answer using the code given below :

Which of the following is geographically closest to Great Nicobar ?

Turkey is located between

Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched? Geographical Feature : Region

Which one of the following can one come across if one travels through the Strait of Malacca?

Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched ? City

— River

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

1. Australia
2. Canada
3. New Zealand
4. USA

List I (Geographic feature) A. Great Victoria Desert B. Grand Canyon C. Lake Winnipeg D. Southern Alps

List II (Country)

Code :

Cape Canaveral, the site from which space shuttles are launched is located on the coast of

In which one of the following is Malta located?

Which one of the following cities is nearest to the equator?

Where is Copacabana Beach located?

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)

Which one among the following rivers is the longest?

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

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

Which one of the following statements is not correct?

Huangpu River flows

through which one of the following cities?

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

Where are the Balearic Islands located?

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

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

1. River Manzanares
2. River Seine
3. River Spree
4. River Potomac

List-I (City) A. Washington D.C. B. Berlin C. Paris D. Madrid

List-II (River)

The great Asian river Mekong does not run through

The waterfall ‘Victoria’ is associated with the river

Match the drainage basins labelled as A, B, C and D with the names listed below and select the correct answer using the codes given below the names of the drainage basins. Names of drainage basins:

1. Ganga Brahmaputra
2. Indus
3. Parana
4. Zambezi

Codes:

Match List I with List II

and select the correct answer using the codes given below the Lists:

List I (Volcanic Mountain) I. Mt. Rainier II. Etna III. Paricutin IV. Taal

List II (Country) A. Italy B. Mexico C. Philippines D. USA

The physical regions marked as 1, 2, 3 and 4 on the given map are respectively The original map is not available for this question.

Match rivers labelled A, B, C and D on the given map with their names given in the list and select the correct answer using the codes given below the list:

1. St. Lawrence
2. Orinoco
3. Mackenzie
4. Amazon
5. Yukon

Codes: The original map is not available for this question.

The river shown on the map is

The original map is not available for this question.

“From Aceh in the far north-west to Torres Strait in the east is 5000 miles, almost as far as from London to Baghdad. The Archipelago has 14,000 islands, some mere equatorial rocks, others some of the largest in the world.” This description best fits

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