IAS Geography — Geomorphology previous year questions with solutions.
Consider the following: 1. Electromagnetic radiation 2. Geothermal energy 3. Gravitational force 4. Plate movements 5. Rotation of the earth 6. Revolution of the earth Which of the above are responsible for bringing dynamic changes on the surface of the earth?
A person stood alone in a desert on a dark night and wanted to reach his village which was situated 5 km east of the point where he was standing. He had no instruments to find the direction but he located the polestar. The most convenient way now to reach his village is to walk in the
The Brahmaputra, Irrawady and Mekong rivers originate in Tibet and flow through narrow and parallel mountain ranges in their upper reaches. Of these rivers, Brahmaputra makes a "U" turn in its course to flow into India. This "U" turn is due to
Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched? | City | River (a) | Berlin | Rhine (b) | London | Thames (c) | New York | Hudson (d) | Vienna | Danube
Match List-I (Geographic Feature) with List-II (Country) and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists: | List-I (Geographic feature) | | List-II (Country) A. | Great Victoria Desert | 1. | Australia B. | Grand Canyon | 2. | Canada C. | Lake Winnipeg | 3. | New Zealand D. | Southern Alps | 4. | USA
In the structure of planet Earth, below the mantle, the core is mainly made up of which one of the following?
Consider the following countries: 1. Australia 2. Namibia 3. Brazil 4. Chile Through which of the above does the Tropic of Capricorn pass?
Which one of the following straits is nearest to the International Date Line?
Which of the following cities is nearest to the equator?
In order of their distances from the Sun, which of the following planets lie between Mars and Uranus?
Which one among the following rivers is the longest?
Where is Copacabana Beach located?
Through which one of the following Straits, does a tunnel connect the United Kingdom and France?
Match List-I (City) with List-II (River) and select the correct answer using the code given below: | List-I (City) | | List-II (River) A. | Bangkok | 1. | Irrawaddy B. | Phnom-Penh | 2. | Mekong C. | Hanoi | 3. | Menam (Chao Phraya) D. | Yangon | 4. | Red River Codes:
Through which one of the following groups of countries does the Equator pass?
Huangpu River flows through which one of the following cities?
Consider the following statements: 1. The Richter scale is a logarithmic scale and so an increase of 1 magnitude unit represents a factor of 10 times in amplitude. 2. Each integer reading of the Richter scale has an energy 100 times that of the previous integer reading. Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
Bermuda Triangle extends up to which of the following places? 1. Southern Florida 2. Puerto Rico 3. Hawaiian Islands Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
Which one of the following is the correct sequence of the given continents in the decreasing order of their percentage of Earth's land?
Where is the volcanic mountain, Mount St. Helens located?
Where are the Balearic Islands located?
Match List-I (City) with List-II (River) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists: | List-I (City) | | List-II (River) A. | Washington, D.C. | 1. | River Manzanares B. | Berlin | 2. | River Seine C. | Paris | 3. | River Spree D. | Madrid | 4. | River Potomac Codes:
Which one of the following does not border Panama?
The great Asian river Mekong does not run through: