IAS Geography — Indian Physical Geography previous year questions with solutions.
With reference to India, which one of the following statements is not correct?
Correct sequence of eastward-flowing rivers of Peninsular India from north to south:
Consider the following countries: 1. Albania 2. Bosnia and Herzegovina 3. Croatia 4. Macedonia Which of these countries has/have Adriatic Sea as a boundary?
Open stunted forests with bushes and small trees having long roots and sharp thorns or spines are commonly found in:
The approximate age of the Aravalli range is:
Match the drainage basins labelled as A, B, C and D with the names listed below and select the correct answer using the codes given below the names of the drainage basins. Names of drainage basins: 1. Ganga Brahmaputra 2. Indus 3. Parana 4. Zambezi Codes:
Along which one of the following meridians did India experience the first light of the sunrise of the new millennium ?
Which one of the following statements is not true?
Assertion (A): The frequency of floods in North Indian plains has increased during the last couple of decades. Reason (R): There has been reduction in the depth of river valleys due to deposition of silt.
[Image: Question Image] In the rough outline map of a part of Jammu and Kashmir shown in the figure, places marked A, B, C and D represent respectively:
[Image: Question Image] In the given figure, the site of the Tehri Dam has been labelled as:
Which one of the following east-flowing rivers of India has a rift valley due to down warping?
Forest areas have been labelled as 1, 2, 3 and 4 in the map. Among these, those which were threatened in 1997 by a serious epidemic include: [Image: A map of india with black lines AI-generated content may be incorrect.]
[Image: A map of india with black outline AI-generated content may be incorrect.] Which one of the following is the correct sequence of the states (labelled 1, 2, 3, and 4) of India shown on the map in descending order in terms of available ground water resources for irrigation?
Some people in Manipur live in houses built on floating islands of weeds and decaying vegetation held together by suspended silt. These are called:
The January isotherm taken as a basis for dividing India into tropical and subtropical zones is:
[Image: image] Consider the map given below. The places marked A, B, C, and D on the map are respectively:
Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched? Tree Species | State (a) Teak | Jammu and Kashmir (b) Deodar | Madhya Pradesh (c) Sandalwood | Kerala (d) Sundari | West Bengal
[Image: A map of the country AI-generated content may be incorrect.] In the map shown, rivers labelled as 1, 2, 3 and 4 respectively are:
The canal-carrying capacity of Farakka is:
The Alamatti is on the river:
Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer: List-I | List-II A. Deccan Traps | 1. Late Cenozoic B. Western Ghats | 2. Pre-Cambrian C. Aravalli | 3. Cretaceous Eocene D. Narmada-Tapi alluvial deposits | 4. Cambrian | 5. Pleistocene
Which one of the following rivers thrice forks into two streams and reunites a few miles farther on, thus forming the islands of Srirangapattnam, Sivasamudram and Srirangam?
Match List-I (Climatic Conditions) with List-II (Reasons): List-I (Climatic conditions) | List-II (Reasons) A. Madras is warmer than Calcutta | 1. North-east monsoon B. Snowfall in Himalayas | 2. Altitude C. Rainfall decreases from West Bengal to Punjab | 3. Western depressions D. Sutlej-Ganga plain gets some rain in water | 4. Distance from the sea | 5. Latitude