Practice 2015 Geography MCQ questions for UPSC Prelims. Click an option to reveal the answer and explanation instantly.
Which one of the following countries of South-West Asia does not open out to the Mediterranean Sea?
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Consider the following pairs:
Place of Pilgrimage- Location
1. Srisailam- Nallamala Hills
2. Omkareshwar- Satmala Hills
3. Pushkar- Mahadeo Hills
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Which one of the following pairs of States of India indicates the easternmost and westernmost State?
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Which one of the following regions of India has a combination of mangrove forest, evergreen forest and deciduous forest?
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Consider the following States:
1. Arunachal Pradesh
2. Himachal Pradesh
3. Mizoram
In which of the above States do ‘Tropical Wet Evergreen Forests’ occur?
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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 ‘living root bridges’ are found in
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Consider the following rivers:
1. Vamsadhara
2. Indravati
3. Pranahita
4. Pennar
Which of the above are tributaries of Godavari?
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In India, in which one of the following types of forests is teak a dominant tree species?
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In India, the steel production industry requires the import of:
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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
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What explains the eastward flow of the equatorial counter current?
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“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 lightning. But the rain is soon over.” Which of the following regions is described in the above passage?
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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 North-Western region of India are part of westerlies.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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In the South Atlantic and South-Eastern Pacific regions in tropical latitudes, cyclones do not originate.
What is the reason?
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Which one of the following countries of South-West Asia does not open out to the Mediterranean Sea?
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Consider the following pairs:
Place of Pilgrimage- Location
1. Srisailam- Nallamala Hills
2. Omkareshwar- Satmala Hills
3. Pushkar- Mahadeo Hills
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Which one of the following pairs of States of India indicates the easternmost and westernmost State?
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Which one of the following regions of India has a combination of mangrove forest, evergreen forest and deciduous forest?
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Consider the following States:
1. Arunachal Pradesh
2. Himachal Pradesh
3. Mizoram
In which of the above States do ‘Tropical Wet Evergreen Forests’ occur?
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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 ‘living root bridges’ are found in
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