Geography

8 questions

• 2019 · Question 20 · Physical Geography

  On 21st June, the Sun

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  (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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  Source: UPSC, Civil Services (Preliminary), General Studies Paper I (opens in a new tab)

• 2019 · Question 21 · Agriculture

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

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  (a)Tobacco, cocoa and rubber(b)Tobacco, cotton and rubber(c)Cotton, coffee and sugarcane(d)Rubber, coffee and wheat

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  Source: UPSC, Civil Services (Preliminary), General Studies Paper I (opens in a new tab)

• 2019 · Question 23 · Indian Geography

  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?

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  (a)1 and 2 only(b)2 and 3 only(c)1 and 3 only(d)1, 2 and 3

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  Source: UPSC, Civil Services (Preliminary), General Studies Paper I (opens in a new tab)

• 2019 · Question 36 · World Geography

  Consider the following pairs : Sea | Bordering country 1. Adriatic Sea | Albania 2. Black Sea | Croatia 3. Caspian Sea | Kazakhstan 4. Mediterranean Sea | Morocco 5. Red Sea | Syria Which of the pairs given above are correctly matched?

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  (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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  Source: UPSC, Civil Services (Preliminary), General Studies Paper I (opens in a new tab)

• 2019 · Question 38 · Indian Geography

  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?

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  (a)1, 2 and 4(b)1, 3 and 4(c)2 and 5(d)3 and 5

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  Source: UPSC, Civil Services (Preliminary), General Studies Paper I (opens in a new tab)

• 2019 · Question 42 · Indian Geography

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

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  (a)Recently discovered uranium deposits(b)Tropical rain forests(c)Underground cave systems(d)Water reservoirs

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  Source: UPSC, Civil Services (Preliminary), General Studies Paper I (opens in a new tab)

• 2019 · Question 44 · Climate

  Why are dewdrops not formed on a cloudy night?

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  (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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  Source: UPSC, Civil Services (Preliminary), General Studies Paper I (opens in a new tab)

• 2019 · Question 83 · Agriculture

  With reference to the cultivation of Kharif crops in India in the last five years, consider the following statements : 1. Area under rice cultivation is the highest. 2. Area under the cultivation of jowar is more than that of oilseeds. 3. Area of cotton cultivation is more than that of sugarcane. 4. Area under sugarcane cultivation has steadily decreased. Which of the statements given above are correct?

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  (a)1 and 3 only(b)2, 3 and 4 only(c)2 and 4 only(d)1, 2, 3 and 4

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  Source: UPSC, Civil Services (Preliminary), General Studies Paper I (opens in a new tab)