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Why cloudy nights are warmer — UPSC Prelims PYQ 2001PMF IAS2001 / Climatology / Geography / Physical Geography / UPSC Prelims PYQsAtmospheric Heat / Clouds / Cloudy Nights / Earth’s Radiation / Nighttime Cooling
Quartzite origin — UPSC Prelims PYQ 2001PMF IAS2001 / Geography / Geomorphology / Physical Geography / UPSC Prelims PYQsMetamorphic Rocks / Non-Foliated Rocks / Quartzite / Rock Metamorphism / Sandstone
Where do volcanic eruptions NOT occur? UPSC Prelims PYQ 2001PMF IAS2001 / Geography / Mapping / World Geography Mapping / UPSC Prelims PYQsBaltic Sea / Black Sea / Caribbean Sea / Caspian Sea / Volcanic Eruptions
Statements about sedimentary rocks — which are correct? UPSC Prelims PYQ 2001PMF IAS2001 / Geography / Geomorphology / Physical Geography / UPSC Prelims PYQsFossils / Hydrological Cycle / Rock Formation / Sedimentary Rocks / Weathering
Earthquake Intensity vs Magnitude — Concepts (UPSC Prelims PYQ 2001)PMF IAS2001 / Geography / Geomorphology / Physical Geography / UPSC Prelims PYQsEarthquake / Earthquake Intensity / Earthquake Magnitude / Mercalli Scale / Richter Scale
Properties of Magma — Volatiles and Types (UPSC Prelims PYQ 2001)PMF IAS2001 / Geography / Geomorphology / Physical Geography / UPSC Prelims PYQsBasaltic Magma / Carbon Dioxide / Magma / Volcanic Gases / Water Vapour
Neap tides and moon phases — UPSC Prelims PYQ 2001PMF IAS2001 / Geography / Oceanography / Physical Geography / UPSC Prelims PYQsMoon Phases / Neap Tides / New Moon / Spring Tide / Tides
Anticyclonic conditions in winter — UPSC Prelims PYQ 2001PMF IAS2001 / Climatology / Geography / Physical Geography / UPSC Prelims PYQsAnticyclones / Atmospheric Pressure / Western Disturbances / Winter Rainfall / Winter Season
UPSC Prelims PYQ 2001: Match local winds with their regionsPMF IAS2001 / Climatology / Geography / Physical Geography / UPSC Prelims PYQsFohn Wind / Local Winds / Samun Wind / Santa Ana Winds / Zonda Wind
UPSC Prelims PYQ 2000: Biofertilizer organisms suitable for rice cropPMF IAS2000 / Agriculture / Determinants / Geography / UPSC Prelims PYQsBiofertilizers / Blue-Green Algae / Cyanobacteria / Nitrogen Fixation / Rice Cultivation
False statement about Ghaggar and canals — UPSC Prelims PYQ 2000PMF IAS2000 / Geography / Indian Geography / India’s Rivers / UPSC Prelims PYQsBeas River / Ghaggar River / Harike Barrage / Indira Gandhi Canal / Sutlej River
Lake forming Tanzania–Uganda boundary — UPSC Prelims PYQ 2000PMF IAS2000 / Geography / Mapping / World Geography Mapping / UPSC Prelims PYQsAfrica / International Boundaries / Lake Victoria / Tanzania / Uganda
Roaring Forties — UPSC Prelims PYQ 2000 (winds characteristics)PMF IAS2000 / Climatology / Geography / Physical Geography / UPSC Prelims PYQsAtmospheric Circulation / Roaring Forties / Southern Hemisphere / Westerly Winds / Wind Characteristics
Match Oceanic Trenches with Locations — UPSC Prelims PYQ 2000PMF IAS2000 / Geography / Mapping / World Geography Mapping / UPSC Prelims PYQsAleutian Trench / Kermadec Trench / Oceanic Trenches / South Sandwich Trench / Sunda Trench
UPSC Prelims PYQ 1999: Chile and world copper production (Assertion‑Reason)PMF IAS1999 / Economic Geography / Geography / UPSC Prelims PYQsChile / Copper / Copper Production / Escondida Mine / Porphyry Copper
UPSC Prelims PYQ 1999: Match volcanic mountains with countriesPMF IAS1999 / Geography / Mapping / World Geography Mapping / UPSC Prelims PYQsMount Etna / Mount Rainier / Parícutin / Taal Volcano / Volcanic Mountains
UPSC Prelims PYQ 1999: Which type of coal has the highest carbon content?PMF IAS1999 / Economic Geography / Geography / UPSC Prelims PYQsAnthracite / Bituminous Coal / Coal / Coal Types / Lignite
Eco-friendly Agricultural Practice — UPSC Prelims PYQ 1999PMF IAS1999 / Agriculture / Farming Types / Geography / UPSC Prelims PYQsAgricultural Practices / Eco-friendly Agriculture / Organic Farming / Soil Fertility / Sustainable Agriculture
River–Dam Matching — UPSC Prelims PYQ 1999PMF IAS1999 / Geography / Indian Geography / India’s Rivers / UPSC Prelims PYQsAlamatti Dam / Cauvery River / Gandhi Sagar Dam / Mettur Dam / Sardar Sarovar Dam
States and Tribes: UPSC Prelims PYQ 1999PMF IAS1999 / Geography / Human Geography / UPSC Prelims PYQsApatani Tribe / Assam Tribes / Konyak Tribe / Lambada Tribe / Miri Tribe
UPSC Prelims PYQ 1998: Match places with industriesPMF IAS1998 / Economic Geography / Geography / UPSC Prelims PYQsAluminium Industry / Haldia / Hospet / Jamnagar / Korba
UPSC Prelims PYQ 1998: Match minerals with mining areasPMF IAS1998 / Economic Geography / Geography / UPSC Prelims PYQsGraphite / Lead / Mining / Salt / Silver
UPSC Prelims PYQ 1998: East-flowing river with a rift valleyPMF IAS1998 / Geography / Indian Geography / India’s Rivers / UPSC Prelims PYQsChota Nagpur Plateau / Damodar River / Down-Warping / East-flowing Rivers / Rift Valley
Atmospheric Layers Sequence — UPSC Prelims PYQ 1998PMF IAS1998 / Climatology / Geography / Physical Geography / UPSC Prelims PYQsAtmospheric Layers / Ionosphere / Mesosphere / Stratosphere / Troposphere
IST when it’s noon at the International Date Line if Earth’s rotation reversed — UPSC Prelims PYQ 1997PMF IAS1997 / Geography / Geography (Misc) / UPSC Prelims PYQsEarth’s Rotation / Indian Standard Time / International Date Line / Longitude / Time Zones
Minerals and Areas of Occurrence — UPSC Prelims PYQ 1997PMF IAS1997 / Economic Geography / Geography / UPSC Prelims PYQsCoal / Gold / Karanpura Coalfields / Manganese / Mica
Isobars on daily weather map — UPSC Prelims PYQ 1997PMF IAS1997 / Climatology / Geography / Physical Geography / UPSC Prelims PYQsAtmospheric Pressure / Choropleth Map / Isobars / Isopleth Map / Weather Maps
Most abundant element in Earth’s crust — UPSC Prelims PYQ 1997PMF IAS1997 / Geography / Geomorphology / Physical Geography / UPSC Prelims PYQsChemical Elements / Earth's Crust / Oxygen / Silicate Minerals / Silicon
Cultivation by Transplanting Seedlings – UPSC Prelims PYQ 1997PMF IAS1997 / Agriculture / Farming Types / Geography / UPSC Prelims PYQsAgricultural Practices / Nursery Beds / Onion Cultivation / Seedlings / Transplanting
Archipelago stretching from Aceh to Torres Strait — UPSC Prelims PYQ 1997PMF IAS1997 / Geography / Mapping / World Geography Mapping / UPSC Prelims PYQsAceh / Indonesia / Indonesian Archipelago / Sumatra / Torres Strait
Change in direction of Indian Ocean currents — UPSC Prelims PYQ 1997PMF IAS1997 / Geography / Oceanography / Physical Geography / UPSC Prelims PYQsIndian Ocean / Monsoon Drift / Monsoon Winds / Ocean Currents / Southwest Monsoon
Alamatti Dam — river location | UPSC Prelims PYQ 1997PMF IAS1997 / Geography / Indian Geography / India’s Rivers / UPSC Prelims PYQsAlamatti Dam / Dams / Karnataka / Krishna River / Upper Krishna Project
UPSC Prelims PYQ 1997: January isotherm dividing tropical and subtropical IndiaPMF IAS1997 / Geography / Indian Geography / India’s Climate / UPSC Prelims PYQs18°C Isotherm / Indian Climate / January Isotherm / Subtropical Regions / Tropical Regions
Deccan Traps, Western Ghats, Aravalli & Narmada-Tapi — UPSC Prelims PYQ 1997PMF IAS1997 / Geography / Indian Geography / Physical Features of India / UPSC Prelims PYQsAravalli Range / Cretaceous-Eocene / Deccan Traps / Narmada-Tapi Basin / Western Ghats
In‑blowing winds from the Indian Ocean — UPSC Prelims PYQ 1996PMF IAS1996 / Geography / Indian Geography / India’s Climate / UPSC Prelims PYQsIndian Monsoon / Indian Ocean / Monsoon Winds / Southwest Monsoon / Summer Monsoon
Which river thrice forks to form Srirangappattanam, Sivasamudram and Srirangam — UPSC Prelims PYQ 1996PMF IAS1996 / Geography / Indian Geography / India’s Rivers / UPSC Prelims PYQsCauvery River / River Islands / Shivanasamudra / Srirangam / Srirangapatna
Equatorial rainfall and convectional showers — UPSC Prelims PYQ 1996PMF IAS1996 / Climatology / Geography / Physical Geography / UPSC Prelims PYQsConvectional Rainfall / Equatorial Climate / Equatorial Rainfall / High Humidity / Intertropical Convergence Zone
Saddle Peak location – UPSC Prelims PYQ 1996PMF IAS1996 / Geography / Indian Geography / Physical Features of India / UPSC Prelims PYQsDiglipur / North Andaman / Port Blair / Saddle Peak / Sri Vijaya Puram
States and their important crops — UPSC Prelims PYQ 1996PMF IAS1996 / Agriculture / Geography / Major Crops / UPSC Prelims PYQsCotton / Crops / Groundnut / Jute / Tapioca
Wheat cultivation conditions — UPSC Prelims PYQ 1996PMF IAS1996 / Agriculture / Geography / Major Crops / UPSC Prelims PYQsCrop Climate / Moderate Rainfall / Rabi Crops / Temperate Crops / Wheat Cultivation
Important crop of the Barak Valley — UPSC Prelims PYQ 1996PMF IAS1996 / Agriculture / Geography / Major Crops / UPSC Prelims PYQsAssam / Barak Valley / Tea / Tea Cultivation / Tea Plantations
Palk Bay – UPSC Prelims PYQ 1996PMF IAS1996 / Geography / Indian Geography Mapping / Mapping / UPSC Prelims PYQsAdam’s Bridge / Bay of Bengal / Gulf of Mannar / Palk Bay / Palk Strait
Rivers Kishenganga, Ganga, Wainganga, Penganga — UPSC Prelims PYQ 1996PMF IAS1996 / Geography / Indian Geography / India’s Rivers / UPSC Prelims PYQsGanga River / Jhelum River / Kishenganga River / Penganga River / Wainganga River
Arakan Yoma location — UPSC Prelims PYQ 1995PMF IAS1995 / Geography / Indian Geography / Physical Features of India / UPSC Prelims PYQsArakan Yoma / Himalayas / Mountain Ranges / Myanmar / Rakhine Mountains
Mountain range confined to one state — UPSC Prelims PYQ 1995PMF IAS1995 / Geography / Indian Geography / Physical Features of India / UPSC Prelims PYQsAjanta Range / Aravalli Range / Maharashtra / Mountain Ranges / Satpura Range
Why do clouds float? UPSC Prelims PYQ 1995PMF IAS1995 / Climatology / Geography / Physical Geography / UPSC Prelims PYQsAir Density / Atmosphere / Buoyancy / Cloud Formation / Clouds
Which land mass did the Indian subcontinent originally belong to? UPSC Prelims PYQ 1995PMF IAS1995 / Geography / Geomorphology / Physical Geography / UPSC Prelims PYQsContinental Drift / Gondwana / Gondwanaland / Indian Subcontinent / Plate Tectonics
Willy Willy meaning | UPSC Prelims PYQ 1995PMF IAS1995 / Climatology / Geography / Physical Geography / UPSC Prelims PYQsAustralian Cyclones / Cyclone Names / Northwestern Australia / Tropical Cyclone / Willy Willy
Objectives of the Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices (CACP) — UPSC Prelims PYQ 1995PMF IAS1995 / Agriculture / Geography / MSP and Subsidies / UPSC Prelims PYQsAgricultural Prices / CACP / Farmers’ Income / Minimum Support Price / Price Stabilisation
Continent with highest mean elevation — UPSC Prelims PYQ 1995PMF IAS1995 / Geography / Geomorphology / Physical Geography / UPSC Prelims PYQsAntarctica / Continents / Ice Sheet / Mean Elevation / Physical Geography