UPSC GS PRELIMS 2015 – GEOGRAPHY QUESTIONS
1) Consider the following statements: 1. The Accelerated Irrigation Benefits Programme was launched during 1996-97 to provide loan assistance to poor farmers. 2. The Command Area Development…
UPSC GS MAINS 2015 – GEOGRAPHY QUESTIONS
According to the serial number of the questions asked in the official question paper of UPSC Q14. Explain the factors responsible for the origin of ocean currents….
UPSC GS MAINS 2017 – GEOGRAPHY QUESTIONS
According to the serial number of the questions asked in the official question paper of UPSC Q 5 . How does the Juno Mission of NASA help…
UPSC GS MAINS 2014 – GEOGRAPHY QUESTIONS
According to the serial number of the questions asked in the official question paper of UPSC 16. Most of the unusual climatic happenings are explained as an…
UPSC GS MAINS 2013 – GEOGRAPHY QUESTIONS
19. a .What do you understand by the theory of continental drift? Discuss the prominent evidences in its support. (100 words) (5 marks) 19. b . The…
UPSC GS PRELIMS 2019 – GEOGRAPHY QUESTIONS
Q 1 . With reference to the cultivation of Kharif crops in India in the last five years, consider the followingstatements: 1. Area under rice cultivation is…
UPSC GS PRELIMS 2013 – GEOGRAPHY QUESTIONS
Q 1 . The Narmada river flows to the west, while most other large peninsular rivers flow to the east. Why? 1 . It occupies a linear…
UPSC GS PRELIMS 2014 – GEOGRAPHY QUESTIONS
Q 1 . What is the correct sequence of occurrence of the following cities in South-East Asia as one proceeds from south to north? 1.Bangkok 2.Hanoi 3.Jakarta…
Impact of climate change on tropical cyclones
A tropical cyclone is a rapidly rotating storm system characterized by a low-pressure center, a closed low-level atmospheric circulation, strong winds and a spiral arrangement of thunderstorms…
Why Arabian Sea is witnessing more cyclones?
Generally, India gets 5 cyclones on an average in a year – four in the Bay of Bengal and one in the Arabian Sea. However, from the…