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Kharif crops (Cotton, Groundnut, Rice, Wheat) — UPSC Prelims PYQ 2013Jeevan Bisht2013 / Agriculture / Geography / Major Crops / UPSC Prelims PYQsCotton / Groundnut / Kharif Crops / Rice / Wheat
Mineral occurrences (Gondwana, Koderma, Dharwar) — UPSC Prelims PYQ 2013Jeevan Bisht2013 / Economic Geography / Geography / UPSC Prelims PYQsDharwar Craton / Gondwana / Gondwana Rocks / Koderma / Mica
Laterite soils of India — UPSC Prelims PYQ 2013Jeevan Bisht2013 / Geography / Indian Geography / India’s Soils / UPSC Prelims PYQsIron Oxides / Laterite Soils / Soil Leaching / Tropical Soils / Western Ghats
Characteristics of Indian coal – UPSC Prelims PYQ 2013Jeevan Bisht2013 / Economic Geography / Geography / UPSC Prelims PYQsCoal / Coal Characteristics / Coal Combustion / Coal Types / Indian Coal
Why continental interiors have higher annual temperature range – UPSC Prelims PYQ 2013Jeevan Bisht2013 / Climatology / Geography / Physical Geography / UPSC Prelims PYQsAnnual Temperature Range / Continental Interiors / Land-Sea Heating / Specific Heat Capacity / Thermal Difference
Unique characteristics of equatorial forests – UPSC Prelims PYQ 2013Jeevan Bisht2013 / Climatic Regions / Geography / Physical Geography / UPSC Prelims PYQsBiodiversity / Equatorial Climate / Equatorial Forests / Forest Canopy / Tropical Rainforests
Major fishing grounds where warm and cold currents meet – UPSC Prelims PYQ 2013Jeevan Bisht2013 / Geography / Oceanography / Physical Geography / UPSC Prelims PYQsCold Currents / Fishing Grounds / Ocean Currents / Upwelling / Warm Currents
Organisms used as biofertilisers — UPSC Prelims PYQ 2013Jeevan Bisht2013 / Agriculture / Determinants / Geography / UPSC Prelims PYQsBiofertilizers / Cyanobacteria / Microorganisms / Nitrogen Fixation / Nostoc
UPSC Prelims PYQ 2013: Factors causing dynamic changes on Earth’s surfaceJeevan Bisht2013 / Geography / Geography (Misc) / UPSC Prelims PYQsEarth Surface Changes / Electromagnetic Radiation / Geothermal Energy / Gravitational Force / Plate Movements
UPSC Prelims PYQ 2013: Match biosphere reserve/areas — Nokrek etc.Jeevan Bisht2013 / Geography / Indian Geography Mapping / Mapping / UPSC Prelims PYQsBarail Range / Garo Hills / Keibul Lamjao / Loktak lake / Nokrek Biosphere Reserve
UPSC Prelims PYQ 2013: Where is most remaining freshwater found?Jeevan Bisht2013 / Geography / Geography (Misc) / UPSC Prelims PYQsFreshwater / Freshwater Lakes / Glaciers / Groundwater / Ice Caps
UPSC Prelims PYQ 2013: Why does the Narmada flow west?Jeevan Bisht2013 / Geography / Indian Geography / India’s Rivers / UPSC Prelims PYQsNarmada River / Rift Valley / Satpura Range / Vindhya Range / West-flowing Rivers
UPSC Prelims PYQ 2013: Variations in daytime and nighttime lengthsJeevan Bisht2013 / Climatology / Geography / Physical Geography / UPSC Prelims PYQsDaytime Length / Earth’s Revolution / Earth’s Tilted Axis / Nighttime Length / Seasonal Variation
UPSC Prelims PYQ 2013: matching Atlas Mountains to North-Western AfricaPMF IAS2013 / British Conquest / Geography / Indian History / Mapping / Modern India / World Geography Mapping / UPSC Prelims PYQsAbyssinian Plateau / Atlas Mountains / Guiana Highlands / North-Western Africa / Okavango Basin
Climate of the Tropical Savannah Region — UPSC Prelims PYQ 2012PMF IAS2012 / Climatic Regions / Geography / Physical Geography / UPSC Prelims PYQsClimate Classification / Savanna Climate / Sudan Climate / Tropical Savanna / Wet Season
Monsoon Duration and Rainfall Patterns — UPSC Prelims PYQ 2012PMF IAS2012 / Geography / Indian Geography / India’s Climate / UPSC Prelims PYQsIndian Monsoon / Monsoon Duration / Monsoon Rainfall / Rainfall Patterns / Southwest Monsoon
Short Supply of Rare Earth Metals — Causes — UPSC Prelims PYQ 2012PMF IAS2012 / Economic Geography / Geography / UPSC Prelims PYQsChina / Critical Minerals / Electronics / Export Restrictions / Rare Earth Elements
Why Does India Import Coal Despite Large Reserves? — UPSC Prelims PYQ 2012PMF IAS2012 / Economic Geography / Geography / UPSC Prelims PYQsCoal Imports / Coal Production / Coal Reserves / Coking Coal / Power Plants
Advantages of thorium over uranium for nuclear energy — UPSC Prelims PYQ 2012PMF IAS2012 / Economic Geography / Geography / UPSC Prelims PYQsNuclear Energy / Nuclear Fission / Nuclear Fuel / Thorium / Uranium
UPSC Prelims PYQ 2012: Why temperature decreases with height in atmospherePMF IAS2012 / Climatology / Geography / Physical Geography / UPSC Prelims PYQsAdiabatic Cooling / Air Density / Atmosphere / Temperature / Troposphere
UPSC Prelims PYQ 2012: Evidence for Himalayas being young fold mountainsPMF IAS2012 / Geography / Indian Geography / Physical Features of India / UPSC Prelims PYQsDeep Gorges / Himalayas / Mountain Geomorphology / U-Turn Rivers / Young Fold Mountains
Rainfed crops: groundnut, sesamum, pearl millet — UPSC Prelims PYQ 2012PMF IAS2012 / Agriculture / Geography / Major Crops / UPSC Prelims PYQsGroundnut / Kharif Crops / Pearl Millet / Rainfed Crops / Sesamum
Factors influencing ocean currents — UPSC Prelims PYQ 2012PMF IAS2012 / Geography / Oceanography / Physical Geography / UPSC Prelims PYQsCoriolis Force / Earth Rotation / Ocean Currents / Ocean Water Density / Thermohaline Circulation
Cowpea and green gram as pulse, fodder and green manure — UPSC Prelims PYQ 2012PMF IAS2012 / Agriculture / Geography / Major Crops / UPSC Prelims PYQsCowpea / Fodder Crops / Green Gram / Green Manure / Pulses
State with >80% forest cover and same latitude as N. Rajasthan — UPSC Prelims PYQ 2012PMF IAS2012 / Geography / Indian Geography / India’s Natural Vegetation / UPSC Prelims PYQsArunachal Pradesh / Forest Cover / Forest Ecosystems / Latitude Geography / Protected Area Network
Mixed farming: chief characteristic — UPSC Prelims PYQ 2012PMF IAS2012 / Agriculture / Farming Types / Geography / UPSC Prelims PYQsAgricultural Diversification / Crop Rotation / Crop-Livestock Integration / Livestock Farming / Mixed Farming
Stages of demographic transition – UPSC Prelims PYQ 2012PMF IAS2012 / Geography / Human Geography / UPSC Prelims PYQsBirth Rate / Death Rate / Demographic Cycle / Demographic Dividend / Demographic Transition
Biopesticides Organisms UPSC Prelims PYQ 2012PMF IAS2012 / Agriculture / Determinants / Geography / UPSC Prelims PYQsBacillus thuringiensis / Beauveria bassiana / Biological Control / Biopesticides / Neem
State with arid north, cotton centre and cash crops — UPSC Prelims PYQ 2011PMF IAS2011 / Agriculture / Agriculture (Misc) / Geography / UPSC Prelims PYQsCash Crops / Cotton / Gujarat / Saurashtra / Semi-Arid Climate
Brahmaputra U-turn (syntaxial bend) — UPSC Prelims PYQ 2011PMF IAS2011 / Geography / Indian Geography / India’s Rivers / UPSC Prelims PYQsBrahmaputra River / Himalayas / Namche Barwa / Nanga Parbat / Syntaxial Bends
Jet aircraft and lower stratosphere — UPSC Prelims PYQ 2011PMF IAS2011 / Climatology / Geography / Physical Geography / UPSC Prelims PYQsAtmosphere / Atmospheric Layers / Jet Aircraft / Lower Stratosphere / Stratosphere
African and Eurasian desert belts — UPSC Prelims PYQ 2011PMF IAS2011 / Climatology / Geography / Physical Geography / UPSC Prelims PYQsAfrican Deserts / Eurasian Deserts / High Pressure Belts / Sahara Desert / Subtropical Belts
Lower Gangetic Plain crops — UPSC Prelims PYQ 2011PMF IAS2011 / Agriculture / Geography / Major Crops / UPSC Prelims PYQsAlluvial Soil / Ganga-Brahmaputra Delta / Jute / Lower Gangetic Plain / Paddy
UPSC Prelims PYQ 2011: Kra Isthmus canal vs deepening Malacca for India–East Asia navigationPMF IAS2011 / Geography / Mapping / World Geography Mapping / UPSC Prelims PYQsIndia–East Asia / Kra Canal / Kra Isthmus / Maritime Navigation / Strait of Malacca
UPSC Prelims PYQ 2011: Why southern hemisphere westerlies are strongerPMF IAS2011 / Climatology / Geography / Physical Geography / UPSC Prelims PYQsAtmospheric Circulation / Coriolis Force / Southern Hemisphere / Westerlies / Wind Systems
State best suited for orchid cultivation and export — UPSC Prelims PYQ 2011PMF IAS2011 / Agriculture / Geography / Major Crops / UPSC Prelims PYQsAgricultural Exports / Arunachal Pradesh / Floriculture / Orchid Cultivation / Orchids
UPSC Prelims PYQ 2011: Correct statements about micro‑irrigationPMF IAS2011 / Agriculture / Farming Types / Geography / UPSC Prelims PYQsDrip Irrigation / Groundwater Conservation / Micro-Irrigation / Sprinkler Irrigation / Water Conservation
UPSC Prelims PYQ 2011: Difference between La Niña and El NiñoPMF IAS2011 / Climatology / Geography / Physical Geography / UPSC Prelims PYQsEl Niño / ENSO / La Niña / Pacific Ocean / Sea Surface Temperature
UPSC Prelims PYQ 2011: River Confluence Near Bay of Bengal — Protected Area IdentificationPMF IAS2011 / Geography / Indian Geography / India’s Rivers / UPSC Prelims PYQsBaitarani River / Bhitarkanika / Bhitarkanika National Park / Brahmani River / Odisha
Statutory Minimum Price for sugarcane — UPSC Prelims PYQ 2010PMF IAS2010 / Agriculture / Geography / MSP and Subsidies / UPSC Prelims PYQsCACP / Essential Commodities Act / Statutory Minimum Price / Sugar / Sugarcane
UPSC Prelims PYQ 2010: Latitudes passing through Sikkim — which other state?PMF IAS2010 / Geography / Indian Geography Mapping / Mapping / UPSC Prelims PYQsHimachal Pradesh / Latitude Geography / Latitudes / Northern India / Sikkim
UPSC Prelims PYQ 2010: Geographical impacts if Himalayas did not existPMF IAS2010 / Geography / Indian Geography / Physical Features of India / UPSC Prelims PYQsAlluvial Soils / Himalayas / Indian Monsoon / Indo-Gangetic Plain / Siberian Winds
UPSC Prelims PYQ 2010: Cause of wind deflection in Southern HemispherePMF IAS2010 / Climatology / Geography / Physical Geography / UPSC Prelims PYQsAtmospheric Circulation / Coriolis Force / Earth Rotation / Southern Hemisphere / Wind Deflection
UPSC Prelims PYQ 2010: Mediterranean Climate CharacteristicsPMF IAS2010 / Climatology / Geography / Physical Geography / UPSC Prelims PYQsClimate Classification / Evergreen Oak / Mediterranean / Mediterranean Climate / Western Mediterranean
Match dams/lakes with rivers — which pair is incorrect? — UPSC Prelims PYQ 2010PMF IAS2010 / Geography / Indian Geography / India’s Rivers / UPSC Prelims PYQsGovind Sagar / Kolleru Lake / Satluj River / Tapi River / Ukai Reservoir
River Luni: where does it end? — UPSC Prelims PYQ 2010PMF IAS2010 / Geography / Indian Geography / India’s Rivers / UPSC Prelims PYQsAravalli Range / Endorheic Rivers / Luni River / Rann of Kachchh / Thar Desert
Which can be seen via the Strait of Malacca? — UPSC Prelims PYQ 2010PMF IAS2010 / Geography / Mapping / World Geography Mapping / UPSC Prelims PYQsMalay Peninsula / Singapore / Strait of Malacca / Straits / Sumatra
Importance of Gondwana rocks — UPSC Prelims PYQ 2010PMF IAS2010 / Economic Geography / Geography / UPSC Prelims PYQsCoal Production / Coal Reserves / Gondwana / Gondwana Rocks / Indian Geology
Cause of red soil colour — UPSC Prelims PYQ 2010PMF IAS2010 / Geography / Indian Geography / India’s Soils / UPSC Prelims PYQsFerric Oxides / Iron Oxides / Red Soil / Soil Colour / Soil Science
UPSC Prelims PYQ 2010: Rivers that pass through Himachal PradeshPMF IAS2010 / Geography / Indian Geography / India’s Rivers / UPSC Prelims PYQsBeas River / Chenab river / Himachal Pradesh / Ravi River / Satluj River