UPSC Indian Geography 7 (Old Year Questions)

Which one of the following statements is not correct?

Which one of the following statements in not correct?

Gandhi Sagar Dam is a part of which one of the following?

Which of the following States border Uttar Pradesh?

1. Punjab

2. Rajasthan

3. Chhattisgarh

4. Jharkhand

Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

Assertion (A): The same face of the Moon is always presented to the Earth.

Reason (R): The Moon rotates about its own axis in 23½ days which is about the same time that it takes to orbit the Earth.

Consider the following statements concerning the Indian Railways:

1. The Head Quarters of the North Western Railway are located at Jodhpur.

2. ‘Indrain pass’ – a travel-as-you-please ticket has been created especially for freedom fighters and sportspersons who have represented India in any game/sport.

3. Fairy Queen is a train using the world’s oldest working engine and the Indian Railway conduct a journey of wildlife and heritage sites on it.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Consider the following statements:

1. India is the only country in the world producing all the five known commercial varieties of silk.

2. India is the largest producer of sugar in the world.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Which one of the following is not a Biosphere Reserve?

Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:

Consider the following statements:

1. Silent valley National Park is in the Nallamalai range.

2. Pathrakkadavu Hydroelectric Project is proposed to be built near the Silent Valley National Park.

3. The Kunthi river originates in Silent Valley’s rainforests.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Which one of the following is the correct sequence of the given Indian cities in the decreasing order of their normal annual rainfall?

Which one of the following is the correct sequence of the given hills starting from the north and going towards the south?

Consider the following statements:

1. The forest cover in India constitutes around 20% of its geographical area. Out of the total forest cover, dense forest constitutes around40%.

2. The National Forestry Action Programme aims at bringing one-third of the area of Indian under tree/ forest cover.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Which one of the following statements is not correct?

Match items in the List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:

List-I (Power Station) List-II (State)

A. Kothaguden 1. Andhra Pradesh

B. Raichur 2. Gujarat

C. Mettur 3. Karnataka

D. Wanakbori 4. Tamil Nadu

For which one of the following, is Satara well-known?

Match List-I (Atomic Power Plants/Heavy Water Plants) with List-II (State) and the select the correct answer using the code given below the lists:

List-I List-II

A. Thal 1. Andhra Pradesh

B. Manuguru 2. Gujarat

C. Kakrapar 3. Maharashtra

D. Kaiga 4. Rajasthan

5. Karnataka

Consider the following statements:

1. India is the second country in the world to adopt a National Family Planning Programme.

2. The National Population Policy of India 2000 seeks to achieve replacement level of fertility by 2010 with a population of 111 crores.

3. Kerala is the first State in India to achieve replacement level of fertility.

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

Lake Sambhar is nearest to which one of the following cities of Rajasthan?

Assertion (A): West-flowing rivers of Peninsular India have no deltas.

Reason (R): These rivers do not carry any alluvial sediments.