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Geography

545 questions asked in UPSC Prelims.

1995 · Q3GeographyWorld Political Geography & Bordersdifficult

Given below is a map of some countries which were parts of the erstwhile Soviet Union, with water bodies shown by shaded areas: The countries marked 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 are respectively

  1. (a)Tajikistan, Turkmenia, Uzbekistan, Kirgizia, Kazakhstan
  2. (b)Turkmenia, Kirgizia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan
  3. (c)Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kirgizia, Turkmenia
  4. (d)Kazakhstan, Turkmenia, Uzbekistan, Kirgizia, Tajikistan
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Official answer(d) Kazakhstan, Turkmenia, Uzbekistan, Kirgizia, Tajikistan

1995 · Q7GeographyBiogeography & Natural Vegetationmoderate

The Alpine vegetation in the western Himalayas is found only up to a height of 3000 metres, while in the eastern Himalayas it is found up to a height of 4000 metres. The reason for this variation in the same mountain range is that

  1. (a)eastern Himalayas are higher than western Himalayas
  2. (b)eastern Himalayas are nearer to the Equator and sea coast than western Himalayas
  3. (c)eastern Himalayas get more monsoon rainfall than the western Himalayas
  4. (d)eastern Himalayan rocks are more fertile than the western Himalayan rocks
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Official answer(c) eastern Himalayas get more monsoon rainfall than the western Himalayas

1995 · Q11GeographyCartography & Map Skillsmoderate

The standard time of the following countries is ahead or behind Greenwich Mean Time depending on whether they are east or west of the longitude passing through Greenwich: I. Cuba II. Greece III. Iraq IV. Costa Rica V. Japan Which one of the following sequential orders gives the correct arrangement of the countries according to their standard time from ahead to behind GMT?

  1. (a)V, III, II, I, IV
  2. (b)II, IV, I, III, V
  3. (c)IV, I, III, II, V
  4. (d)III, V, IV, I, II
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Official answer(a) V, III, II, I, IV

1995 · Q26GeographyTransport & Infrastructure Geographymoderate

Match List I with List II and select the correct answer by using the codes given below the lists: List I List II I. European transcontinental railway A) Paris to Istanbul II. Trans Andean railway B) Leningrad to Vladivostok III. Trans-Siberian railway C) Leningrad to Volgograd IV. Orient Express D) Buenos Aires to Valparaiso E) Paris to Warsaw

  1. (a)I-E, II-D, III-B, IV-A
  2. (b)I-A, II-D, III-C, IV-B
  3. (c)I-E, II-A, III-B, IV-C
  4. (d)I-A, II-B, III-C, IV-D
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Official answer(a) I-E, II-D, III-B, IV-A

1995 · Q53GeographyAtmosphere & Climatologyeasy

Willy Willy is

  1. (a)a type of tree grown in temperate regions
  2. (b)a wind that blows in a desert
  3. (c)a tropical cyclone of north-west Australia
  4. (d)a kind of common fish found near Lakshadweep islands
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Official answer(c) a tropical cyclone of north-west Australia