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Geography questions asked in previous year papers of SSC, Banking, Railway and other exams, with the exam and year, answers and explanations.

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Q61.GeographyAsked in: UPSC Civil Services · CSE Prelims 2026, GS Paper IHard

Identify the river of the Indian sub-continent on the basis of the following information :

1. It has an antecedent drainage system.

2. It flows through three countries.

3. It originates in the Tibetan Plateau and is an important river for irrigation.

4. It does not form distributaries.

Select the answer from the following :

  1. A.Brahmaputra
  2. B.Indus
  3. C.Sutlej
  4. D.Teesta
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Correct answer: C. Sutlej

The Sutlej is an antecedent river that rises in Tibet, flows through China, India and Pakistan, waters huge irrigated areas and, being a tributary, ends without forming a delta or distributaries.

Q62.GeographyAsked in: RRB NTPC · 24 Mar, 2026, Shift 2Medium

When was the Pradhan Mantri Janjatiya Unnat Gram Abhiyaan (PMJUGA) started?

  1. A.2022
  2. B.2025
  3. C.2024
  4. D.2023
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Correct answer: C. 2024

The Pradhan Mantri Janjatiya Unnat Gram Abhiyan was announced in the Union Budget of 2024-25 and approved by the Union Cabinet in 2024 as a mission to saturate tribal-majority villages and aspirational blocks with basic facilities such as housing, roads, water, electricity, health and education, working through the convergence of…

Q64.GeographyAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2025, GKHard

Identify the climate type based on the given below characteristics : 1. The annual precipitation is low and is around 15 cm. 2. The development of pronounced winter anticyclones and their weakening in summer sets in monsoon-like reversal of wind in this region. 3. Polewards, summer temperatures are low. Select the answer from the options given below:

  1. A.Subtropical steppe
  2. B.Humid sub-tropical climate
  3. C.Cold climate with dry winters
  4. D.Tundra climate
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Correct answer: C. Cold climate with dry winters

All three features match the Dw type of Köppen's scheme, found mainly over north-eastern Asia. In the Dw climate, an intense high-pressure system, the Siberian anticyclone, builds up over the frozen land in winter and sends cold, dry winds outward.

Q65.GeographyAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2025, GKMedium

Which of the following statements with reference to lines of latitudes is/are correct ? 1. The distance between two successive latitudes changes slightly from the equator to the poles. 2. If parallels of latitude are drawn at an interval of one degree, the total number of parallels thus drawn, including the equator, will be 179. Select the answer using the code given below :

  1. A.1 only
  2. B.2 only
  3. C.Both 1 and 2
  4. D.Neither 1 nor 2
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Correct answer: C. Both 1 and 2

The Earth is slightly flattened at the poles, and the poles themselves are points, not lines. Because the Earth is an oblate spheroid, a degree of latitude is a little shorter at the equator, about 110.6 km, than near the poles, about 111.7 km.

Q68.GeographyAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2025, GKEasy

Which of the following statements about the Indus Waters Treaty is/are correct ? 1. The term 'Eastern Rivers' means the Sutlej, the Beas and the Ravi taken together. 2. The term 'Western Rivers' means the Indus, the Jhelum and the Chenab taken together. Select the answer using the code given below :

  1. A.1 only
  2. B.2 only
  3. C.Both 1 and 2
  4. D.Neither 1 nor 2
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Correct answer: C. Both 1 and 2

The Indus Waters Treaty of 1960 defines the Eastern Rivers as the Sutlej, the Beas and the Ravi, and the Western Rivers as the Indus, the Jhelum and the Chenab.

Q69.GeographyAsked in: NDA · NDA-II 2025, GATMedium

Which of the following statements with reference to crops cultivated in India is/are correct ? 1. Bajra grows well in sandy and shallow black soils, whereas red and shallow black soil is suited for Ragi 2. Bajra is predominantly grown in states like Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra, while Ragi is mainly cultivated in Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Himachal Pradesh Select the answer using the code given below:

  1. A.1 only
  2. B.2 only
  3. C.Both 1 and 2
  4. D.Neither 1 nor 2
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Correct answer: C. Both 1 and 2

Both statements match the standard description of these two millets in Indian geography. Bajra (pearl millet) is a hardy crop of dry areas.

Q70.GeographyAsked in: NDA · NDA-II 2025, GATMedium

State of Assam shares borders with how many other countries and Indian states respectively ?

  1. A.2 countries and 6 Indian states respectively
  2. B.2 countries and 7 Indian states respectively
  3. C.3 countries and 7 Indian states respectively
  4. D.3 countries and 6 Indian states respectively
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Correct answer: B. 2 countries and 7 Indian states respectively

Assam touches Bhutan and Bangladesh abroad and all the other six north-eastern states plus West Bengal at home. Assam's international borders are with Bhutan in the north and Bangladesh in the south-west, along the Barak valley and Dhubri side.

Q71.GeographyAsked in: NDA · NDA-II 2025, GATMedium

Which of the following is/are warm ocean current(s) ? 1. Alaska Current 2. Agulhas Current 3. Falkland Current 4. West Australian Current Select the answer using the code given below :

  1. A.1 only
  2. B.1 and 2
  3. C.3 and 4
  4. D.4 only
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Correct answer: B. 1 and 2

The Alaska Current and the Agulhas Current carry warm water, while the Falkland and West Australian currents are cold. A useful rule is that currents flowing from the tropics towards the poles are warm and those flowing from high latitudes towards the equator are cold.

Q73.GeographyAsked in: NDA · NDA-II 2025, GATHard

Consider the following conditions favourable for the formation and intensification of Tropical Storms : 1. Presence of the Coriolis force 2. Upper divergence above the sea level system 3. High variations in the vertical wind speed Which of the conditions given above is/are correct ?

  1. A.1 only
  2. B.2 only
  3. C.1 and 2
  4. D.2 and 3
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Correct answer: C. 1 and 2

Tropical storms need the Coriolis force and upper-level divergence, but they need small, not high, variations in vertical wind speed.

Q74.GeographyAsked in: NDA · NDA-II 2025, GATHard

Which of the following are the factors that cause variation in the amount of insolation on the Earth ? 1. Rotation of the earth on its axis 2. Length of the day 3. Distribution of land and water on the earth Select the answer using the code given below:

  1. A.1 only
  2. B.1 and 2 only
  3. C.2 and 3 only
  4. D.1, 2 and 3
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Correct answer: B. 1 and 2 only

The rotation of the Earth and the length of the day change how much sunlight a place receives, while the spread of land and water changes only how that energy heats the surface.

Q75.GeographyAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2025, GKHard

Which of the following statements with reference to National Institute of Disaster Management (NIDM) is/are correct ? 1. It was constituted in the year 2006. 2. Under the Disaster Management Act, 2005, the Institute has been entrusted to assist in national level policy formulation with reference to Disaster Management. Select the answer using the code given below :

  1. A.1 only
  2. B.2 only
  3. C.Both 1 and 2
  4. D.Neither 1 nor 2
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Correct answer: C. Both 1 and 2

The National Institute of Disaster Management grew out of the National Centre for Disaster Management, set up in 1995 at the Indian Institute of Public Administration in New Delhi, which was renamed NIDM in 2003.

Q77.GeographyAsked in: NDA · NDA-II 2025, GATHard

Consider the following statements with reference to sea waves : 1. The height of waves is determined by wind speed, wind duration, and fetch 2. The energy of a wave is proportional to the square of its height 3. Waves retain most of their energy as they travel across the deep ocean Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?

  1. A.1 only
  2. B.1 and 2 only
  3. C.2 and 3 only
  4. D.1, 2 and 3
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Correct answer: D. 1, 2 and 3

All three statements describe how ocean waves form and travel. Statement 1 is correct: wind-driven waves grow with the wind's speed, the length of time it blows and the fetch, the stretch of open water over which it blows.

Q79.GeographyAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2025, GKMedium

Consider the following statements with reference to location of Major Ports in India : 1. Deendayal Port is situated at the head of Gulf of Khambhat. 2. Cochin Port is situated at the head of Vembanad Kayal. 3. Mormugao Port is situated at the entrance of the Zuari estuary. 4. Paradip Port is situated in the Godavari delta. Which of the statements given above are correct ?

  1. A.1 and 2
  2. B.1 and 3
  3. C.2 and 3
  4. D.3 and 4
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Correct answer: C. 2 and 3

Cochin Port lies at the head of the Vembanad Kayal and Mormugao Port at the entrance of the Zuari estuary, while statements 1 and 4 place Deendayal and Paradip wrongly.