Geography - MOST IMPORTANT UPSC CSE Previous Year Questions

Which among the following pairs of places had most marked difference in total rainfall per annum even though located approximately along the same latitude?

In Mizoram, the settlement pattern is mostly of ‘linear type’ along the ridges, because

According to the ancient Indian geographical concept, ‘Bharatvarsha’ was a part of:

A rainy day, as defined by the Indian Meteorological department, is a day when the rainfall at a point received is:

Soils of Western Rajasthan have a high content of:

The Neyveli thermal power plant is fed by

At the present state of our knowledge and resources position, India will remain self sufficient for the next three decades in:

Even though Pluto is usually the farthest planet, its path is highly elliptical, crossing inside the path of some other planet. As a result for a period of twenty years from 1979, the farthest planet is not Pluto but:

When there is depletion of ozone in the stratosphere, the wavelength of radiation striking the earth’s surface will be:

The solar eclipse achieves totality only in the limited geographical regions because:

Which one of the following is NOT an astronomical object?

Which of the following places have their standard times, that are the same as GMT? 1. Accra 2. Dublin 3. Madrid 4. Lisbon

The production of cultured pearls is an important cottage industry of:

When the Couple Protection Rate is going up:

Which one of the following shows the descending order of the four metropolitan cities in the Indian subcontinent in so far as their population strength is concerned?

The New Population Bomb refers to:

Which one of the following types of erosion is responsible for the formation of Chambal Ravines ?

The average elevation of Tibetan Plateau above sea level is

The only anthropoid ape to be found in India is the

The Himalayas are formed of parallel fold ranges, of which the oldest range is