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2022 Geography Practice Questions

Practice 2022 Geography MCQ questions for UPSC Prelims. Click an option to reveal the answer and explanation instantly.

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Question 12022GeographyGS1
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Which one of the following lakes of West Africa has become dry and turned into a desert?

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Question 22022GeographyGS1
Difficulty

Consider the following pairs:
Reservoirs : States
1. Ghataprabha : Telangana
2. Gandhi Sagar : Madhya Pradesh
3. Indira Sagar : Andhra Pradesh
4. Maithon : Chhattisgarh

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Question 32022GeographyGS1
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Consider the following pairs:
Peak : Mountains
1. Namcha Barwa : Garhwal Himalaya
2. Nanda Devi : Kumaon Himalaya
3. Nokrek : Sikkim Himalaya

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Question 42022GeographyGS1
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Gandikota canyon of South India was created by which one of the following rivers?

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Question 52022GeographyGS1
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With reference to India, consider the following statements:
1. Monazite is a source of rare earths.
2. Monazite contains thorium.
3. Monazite occurs naturally in the entire Indian coastal sands in India.
4. In India, government bodies only can process or export monazite.
Which of the statements given above are correct?

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Question 62022GeographyGS1
Difficulty

Consider the following States:
1. Andhra Pradesh
2. Kerala
3. Himachal Pradesh
4. Tripura
How many of the above are generally known as tea-producing States?

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Question 72022GeographyGS1
Difficulty

Consider the following statements:
1. High clouds primarily reflect solar radiation and cool the surface of the Earth.
2. Low clouds have a high absorption of infrared radiation emanating from the Earth’s surface and thus cause a warming effect.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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Question 82022GeographyGS1
Difficulty

In the northern hemisphere, the longest day of the year normally occurs in the:

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Question 92022GeographyGS1
Difficulty

Which one of the following lakes of West Africa has become dry and turned into a desert?

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Question 102022GeographyGS1
Difficulty

Consider the following pairs:
Reservoirs : States
1. Ghataprabha : Telangana
2. Gandhi Sagar : Madhya Pradesh
3. Indira Sagar : Andhra Pradesh
4. Maithon : Chhattisgarh

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Question 112022GeographyGS1
Difficulty

Consider the following pairs:
Peak : Mountains
1. Namcha Barwa : Garhwal Himalaya
2. Nanda Devi : Kumaon Himalaya
3. Nokrek : Sikkim Himalaya

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Question 122022GeographyGS1
Difficulty

Gandikota canyon of South India was created by which one of the following rivers?

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Question 132022GeographyGS1
Difficulty

With reference to India, consider the following statements:
1. Monazite is a source of rare earths.
2. Monazite contains thorium.
3. Monazite occurs naturally in the entire Indian coastal sands in India.
4. In India, government bodies only can process or export monazite.
Which of the statements given above are correct?

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Question 142022GeographyGS1
Difficulty

Consider the following States:
1. Andhra Pradesh
2. Kerala
3. Himachal Pradesh
4. Tripura
How many of the above are generally known as tea-producing States?

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Question 152022GeographyGS1
Difficulty

Consider the following statements:
1. High clouds primarily reflect solar radiation and cool the surface of the Earth.
2. Low clouds have a high absorption of infrared radiation emanating from the Earth’s surface and thus cause a warming effect.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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Question 162022GeographyGS1
Difficulty

In the northern hemisphere, the longest day of the year normally occurs in the:

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