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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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Q104.GeographyAsked in: UPSC CAPF · CAPF 2025, Paper IEasy

The seasonal variations in the amount of solar energy that any place on the Earth receives are influenced by

  1. A.the speed of rotation of the Earth
  2. B.pollution
  3. C.cloudiness
  4. D.the inclination of the Earth about its axis
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Correct answer: D. the inclination of the Earth about its axis

Because the axis is tilted and keeps pointing the same way as the Earth goes round the Sun, each place gets more sunlight in one half of the year and less in the other.

Q105.GeographyAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2025, GATMedium

Which of the following statements with reference to Sleet is/are correct? 1. Sleet is frozen raindrops and refrozen melted snow-water 2. It occurs when a layer of air with the temperature below freezing point overlies a warm layer near the ground surface 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: A. 1 only

Only statement 1 is correct; statement 2 has the two layers the wrong way round. Sleet is precipitation in the form of frozen raindrops and refrozen melted snow-water.

Q106.GeographyAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2025, GATMedium

Which of the following statements with reference to Coriolis force is/are correct ? 1. Coriolis force acts perpendicular to the pressure gradient force 2. At the equator, the Coriolis force is zero and the wind blows perpendicular to the isobars 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 are correct: the Coriolis force works at right angles to the pressure gradient force, and it vanishes at the equator, where winds cross the isobars at right angles.

Q108.GeographyAsked in: UPSC Civil Services · CSE Prelims 2025, GS Paper IMedium

Consider the following statements : Statement I : In India, State Governments have no power for making rules for grant of concessions in respect of extraction of minor minerals even though such minerals are located in their territories. Statement II : In India, the Central Government has the power to notify minor minerals under the relevant law. Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?

  1. A.Both Statement I and Statement II are correct and Statement II explains Statement I
  2. B.Both Statement I and Statement II are correct but Statement II does not explain Statement I
  3. C.Statement I is correct but Statement II is not correct
  4. D.Statement I is not correct but Statement II is correct
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Correct answer: D. Statement I is not correct but Statement II is correct

States do make the rules for minor mineral concessions, while the Centre decides which minerals count as minor.

Q109.GeographyAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2025, GATMedium

Which of the following is/are the applied forces in mechanical weathering process? 1. Gravitational force 2. Expansion force 3. Force due to water pressure 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: D. 1, 2 and 3

Mechanical (physical) weathering breaks rocks without changing their chemistry, and all three forces drive it. Gravitational forces act as overburden pressure, load and shearing stress on rocks.

Q111.GeographyAsked in: UPSC Civil Services · CSE Prelims 2025, GS Paper IEasy

Consider the following pairs : Region — Country I. Mallorca — Italy II. Normandy — Spain III. Sardinia — France In how many of the above rows is the given information correctly matched?

  1. A.Only one
  2. B.Only two
  3. C.All the three
  4. D.None
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Correct answer: D. None

Mallorca belongs to Spain, Normandy to France and Sardinia to Italy, so every pair in the question is wrong. Mallorca, also spelt Majorca, is the largest of the Balearic Islands in the western Mediterranean and part of Spain; its capital is Palma.

Q112.GeographyAsked in: UPSC Civil Services · CSE Prelims 2025, GS Paper IEasy

Consider the following pairs : Country — Resource-rich in I. Botswana — Diamond II. Chile — Lithium III. Indonesia — Nickel In how many of the above rows is the given information correctly matched?

  1. A.Only one
  2. B.Only two
  3. C.All the three
  4. D.None
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Correct answer: C. All the three

Botswana is rich in diamonds, Chile in lithium and Indonesia in nickel. Botswana is one of the world's leading producers of diamonds by value; the Jwaneng and Orapa mines, run with De Beers, turned it from one of the poorest countries at independence in 1966 into a middle-income one.

Q113.GeographyAsked in: UPSC CAPF · CAPF 2025, Paper IMedium

The cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki are situated on which of the following islands?

  1. A.Kyushu and Shikoku respectively
  2. B.Kyushu and Honshu respectively
  3. C.Honshu and Kyushu respectively
  4. D.Honshu and Shikoku respectively
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Correct answer: C. Honshu and Kyushu respectively

Hiroshima lies in western Honshu, and Nagasaki lies on the west coast of Kyushu. Japan has four main islands: Hokkaido in the north, Honshu, the largest, in the middle, and Shikoku and Kyushu in the south-west.

Q114.GeographyAsked in: UPSC Civil Services · CSE Prelims 2025, GS Paper IEasy

India is one of the founding members of the International North-South Transport Corridor (INSTC), a multimodal transportation corridor, which will connect

  1. A.India to Central Asia to Europe via Iran
  2. B.India to Central Asia via China
  3. C.India to South-East Asia through Bangladesh and Myanmar
  4. D.India to Europe through Azerbaijan
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Correct answer: A. India to Central Asia to Europe via Iran

The INSTC links Indian ports by sea to Iran and then by rail and road northwards to Central Asia, Russia and on to Europe.

Q115.GeographyAsked in: UPSC CAPF · CAPF 2025, Paper IEasy

Which of the following are components of Geographic Information System (GIS)?

1. Data

2. Hardware

3. Software

4. People

Select the answer using the code given below.

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

A GIS needs data, hardware, software and people working together; methods are usually named as the fifth component. A Geographic Information System captures, stores, analyses and displays information tied to locations on the Earth.

Q116.GeographyAsked in: UPSC CAPF · CAPF 2025, Paper IMedium

Which of the following statements with reference to raster data format is/are correct?

1. It has a simple data structure which is compatible with remote sensing imagery.

2. The relationship between cell size and number of cells is expressed as the resolution of the raster.

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

A raster stores the world as a grid of cells, which is simple and matches satellite images, and its cell size sets its resolution.

Q117.GeographyAsked in: UPSC CAPF · CAPF 2025, Paper IHard

Consider the following pairs with reference to National Waterways (NW) in India and the associated rivers:

NW No. : River

1. NW-1 : Ganga

2. NW-10 : Amba

3. NW-100 : Tapi

Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?

  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

NW-1 is on the Ganga, NW-10 on the Amba river in Maharashtra and NW-100 on the Tapi, so all three pairs are correctly matched.

Q118.GeographyAsked in: UPSC CAPF · CAPF 2025, Paper IMedium

Consider the following statements with reference to neap tides:

1. Normally, there is a seven-day interval between two neap tides.

2. At this time, the Sun and the Moon are at right angles to each other.

3. The Moon's attraction is diminished by the counteracting force of the Sun's gravitational pull.

Which of the statements 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: D. 2 and 3

Neap tides come when the Sun and the Moon pull at right angles to each other, so the Sun's pull partly cancels the Moon's; but two neap tides are about two weeks apart, not seven days.