Geography previous Year Questions 2015

1. In the South Atlantic and South-Eastern Pacific regions in tropical latitudes, cyclones do not originate. What is the reason? (UPSC/ IAS 2015)

2. Which one of the following pairs of States of India indicates the easternmost and westernmost State? (UPSC/ IAS 2015)

3. What explains the eastward flow of the equatorial countercurrent?

(UPSC/ IAS 2015)

4. Consider the following pairs:

Which of the above pairs is/are correctly matched ? (UPSC/ IAS 2015)

5. Consider the following rivers : (UPSC/ IAS 2015)

1. Vamsadhara
2. Indravati
3. Pranahita
4. Pennar

Which of the above are tributaries of Godavari ?

6. In India, the steel production industry requires the import of (UPSC/ IAS 2015)

7. Consider the following statements: (UPSC/ IAS 2015)

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 the NorthWestern region of India are part of westerlies.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

8. 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 (UPSC/ IAS 2015)

9. Tides occur in the oceans and seas due to which among the following? (UPSC/ IAS 2015)

1. Gravitational force of the Sun
2. Gravitational force of the Moon
3. Centrifugal force of the Earth

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

10. In which of the following activities are Indian Remote Sensing (IRS) satellites used? (UPSC/ IAS 2015)

1. Assessment of crop productivity
2. Locating groundwater resources
3. Mineral exploration
4. Telecommunications
5. Traffic studies

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

11. Consider the following States: (UPSC/ IAS 2015)

1. Arunachal Pradesh
2. Himachal Pradesh
3. Mizoram

In which of the above States do ‘Tropical Wet Evergreen Forests’ occur?

12. Which one of the following countries of South-West Asia does not open out to the Mediterranean Sea? (UPSC/ IAS 2015)

13. In India, in which one of the following types of forests is teak a dominant tree species? (UPSC/ IAS 2015)

14. “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.” (UPSC/ IAS 2015)

Which of the following regions is described in the above passage?