Geography previous Year Questions 2016

1. Consider the following pairs:

Which of the pairs given above are correctly matched? (UPSC/ IAS 2016)

2. Which of the following is/are tributary/ tributaries of Brahmaputra? (UPSC/ IAS 2016)

1. Dibang
2. Kameng
3. Lohit

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3. In which of the following regions of India are shale gas resources found? (UPSC/ IAS 2016)

1. Cambay Basin
2. Cauvery Basin
3. Krishna-Godavari Basin

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4. With reference to ‘Initiative for Nutritional Security through intensive Millets Promotion’, which of the following statements is/are correct? (UPSC/ IAS 2016)

1. This initiative aims to demonstrate the improved production and post-harvest technologies, and to demonstrate value addition techniques, in an integrated manner, with a cluster approach.
2. Poor, small, marginal and tribal farmers have a larger stake in this scheme.
3. An important objective of the scheme is to encourage farmers of commercial crops to shift to millet cultivation by offering them free kits of critical inputs of nutrients and micro-irrigation equipment.

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5. Recently, which of the following States has explored the possibility of constructing

an artificial inland port to be connected to sea by a long navigational channel? (UPSC/ IAS 2016)

6. Recently, linking of which of the following rivers was undertaken? (UPSC/ IAS 2016)

7. Consider the following pairs: (UPSC/ IAS 2016)

Community sometimes in the affairs of mentioned in the news

1. Kurd : Bangladesh
2. Madhesi : Nepal
3. Rohingya : Myanmar

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