UPSC Prelims 2015 · GS Paper I
Geography questions from UPSC 2015
Review every Geography question in the 2015 paper with its answer and study explanation, then launch the same set under timed exam conditions.
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All 2015 Geography questions
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Question 1 · Economic Geography
In India, the steel production industry requires the import of
Question 2 · Indian Geography
In a particular region in India, the local people train the roots of living trees into robust bridges across the streams. As the time passes, these bridges become stronger. These unique 'liv...
Question 3 · Indian Geography
Consider the following rivers : 1. Vamsadhara 2. Indravati 3. Pranahita 4. Pennar Which of the above are tributaries of Godavari?
Question 4 · Biogeography
Consider the following States : 1. Arunachal Pradesh 2. Himachal Pradesh 3. Mizoram In which of the above States do 'Tropical Wet Evergreen Forests' occur?
Question 5 · Climatology
Consider the following statements : 1. The winds which blow between 30° N and 60° S latitudes throughout the year are known as westerlies. 2. The moist air masses that cause winter rains in...
Question 6 · Physical Geography
Tides occur in the oceans and seas due to which among the following? 1. Gravitational force of the Sun 2. Gravitational force of the Moon 3. Centrifugal force of the Earth Select the correct...
Question 7 · Climatology
"Each day is more or less the same, the morning is clear and bright with a sea breeze; as the Sun climbs high in the sky, heat mounts up, dark clouds form, then rain comes with thunder and l...
Question 8 · Indian Geography
Consider the following pairs : Place of Pilgrimage : Location 1. Srisailam : Nallamala Hills 2. Omkareshwar : Satmala Hills 3. Pushkar : Mahadeo Hills Which of the above pairs is/are correct...
Question 9 · Biogeography
In India, in which one of the following types of forests is teak a dominant tree species?
Question 10 · World Geography
Which one of the following countries of South-West Asia does not open out to the Mediterranean Sea?
Question 11 · Climatology
In the South Atlantic and South-Eastern Pacific regions in tropical latitudes, cyclone does not originate. What is the reason?
Question 12 · Indian Geography
Which one of the following regions of India has a combination of mangrove forest, evergreen forest and deciduous forest?
Question 13 · Indian Geography
Which one of the following pairs of States of India indicates the easternmost and westernmost State?
Question 14 · Oceanography
What explains the eastward flow of the equatorial counter-current?