Geography PYQs

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1. Prelims 2017Q49Mapping & Places in News

   If you travel by road from Kohima to Kottayam, what is the minimum number of States within India through which you can travel, including the origin and the destination ?

   a6b7c8d9
2. Prelims 2017Q54Mapping & Places in News

   Mediterranean Sea is a border of which of the following countries ?

   1.Jordan

   2.Iraq

   3.Lebanon

   4.Syria

   Select the correct answer using the code given below :

   a1, 2 and 3 onlyb2 and 3 onlyc3 and 4 onlyd1, 3 and 4 only
3. Prelims 2017Q58Indian Physiography

   Consider the following statements :

   1.In India, the Himalayas are spread over five States only.

   2.Western Ghats are spread over five States only.

   3.Pulicat Lake is spread over two States only.

   Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?

   a1 and 2 onlyb3 onlyc2 and 3 onlyd1 and 3 only
4. Prelims 2017Q66Indian Climate & Monsoon

   With reference to 'Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD)' sometimes mentioned in the news while forecasting Indian monsoon, which of the following statements is/are correct ?

   1.IOD phenomenon is characterised by a difference in sea surface temperature between tropical Western Indian Ocean and tropical Eastern Pacific Ocean.

   2.An IOD phenomenon can influence an El Nino's impact on the monsoon.

   Select the correct answer using the code given below :

   a1 onlyb2 onlycBoth 1 and 2dNeither 1 nor 2
5. Prelims 2017Q98Mapping & Places in News

   Which of the following is geographically closest to Great Nicobar ?

   aSumatrabBorneocJavadSri Lanka
6. Prelims 2016Q28Indian Drainage & Water Resources

   Which of the following is/are tributary/tributaries of Brahmaputra?

   1.Dibang

   2.Kameng

   3.Lohit

   Select the correct answer using the code given below.

   a1 onlyb2 and 3 onlyc1 and 3 onlyd1, 2 and 3
7. Prelims 2016Q74Minerals, Energy & Industries

   In which of the following regions of India are shale gas resources found?

   1.Cambay Basin

   2.Cauvery Basin

   3.Krishna-Godavari Basin

   Select the correct answer using the code given below.

   a1 and 2 onlyb3 onlyc2 and 3 onlyd1, 2 and 3
8. Prelims 2016Q85Indian Drainage & Water Resources

   Recently, linking of which of the following rivers was undertaken?

   aCauvery and TungabhadrabGodavari and KrishnacMahanadi and SonedNarmada and Tapti
9. Prelims 2016Q94Mapping & Places in News

   Consider the following pairs :

   Famous place : Region

   1.Bodhgaya : Baghelkhand

   2.Khajuraho : Bundelkhand

   3.Shirdi : Vidarbha

   4.Nasik (Nashik) : Malwa

   5.Tirupati : Rayalaseema

   Which of the pairs given above are correctly matched?

   a1, 2 and 4b2, 3, 4 and 5c2 and 5 onlyd1, 3, 4 and 5
10. Prelims 2016Q96Transport & Communication

    Recently, which of the following States has explored the possibility of constructing an artificial inland port to be connected to sea by a long navigational channel?

    aAndhra PradeshbChhattisgarhcKarnatakadRajasthan
11. Prelims 2015Q5ClimatologyAnswer disputed

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

    aSea surface temperatures are lowbInter-Tropical Convergence Zone seldom occurscCoriolis force is too weakdAbsence of land in those regions
12. Prelims 2015Q6Mapping & Places in News

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

    aAssam and RajasthanbArunachal Pradesh and RajasthancAssam and GujaratdArunachal Pradesh and Gujarat
13. Prelims 2015Q14Oceanography

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

    aThe Earth's rotation on its axisbConvergence of the two equatorial currentscDifference in salinity of waterdOccurrence of the belt of calm near the equator
14. Prelims 2015Q15Indian Physiography

    Consider the following pairs :

    Place of Pilgrimage : Location

    1.Srisailam : Nallamala Hills

    2.Omkareshwar : Satmala Hills

    3.Pushkar : Mahadeo Hills

    Which of the above pairs is/are correctly matched?

    a1 onlyb2 and 3 onlyc1 and 3 onlyd1, 2 and 3
15. Prelims 2015Q36Indian Drainage & Water Resources

    Consider the following rivers :

    1.Vamsadhara

    2.Indravati

    3.Pranahita

    4.Pennar

    Which of the above are tributaries of Godavari?

    a1, 2 and 3b2, 3 and 4c1, 2 and 4d2 and 3 only
16. Prelims 2015Q38Soils & Natural Vegetation

    Which one of the following regions of India has a combination of mangrove forest, evergreen forest and deciduous forest?

    aNorth Coastal Andhra PradeshbSouth-West BengalcSouthern SaurashtradAndaman and Nicobar Islands
17. Prelims 2015Q58Minerals, Energy & Industries

    In India, the steel production industry requires the import of

    asaltpetrebrock phosphateccoking coaldAll of the above
18. Prelims 2015Q66Climatology

    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?

    a1 onlyb2 onlycBoth 1 and 2dNeither 1 nor 2
19. Prelims 2015Q70Oceanography

    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.

    a1 onlyb2 and 3 onlyc1 and 3 onlyd1, 2 and 3
20. Prelims 2015Q72Soils & Natural Vegetation

    Consider the following States :

    1.Arunachal Pradesh

    2.Himachal Pradesh

    3.Mizoram

    In which of the above States do 'Tropical Wet Evergreen Forests' occur?

    a1 onlyb2 and 3 onlyc1 and 3 onlyd1, 2 and 3