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Rare Earth Elements and Critical Minerals — UPSC Prelims PYQ 2026Jeevan Bisht2026 / Economic Geography / Geography / UPSC Prelims PYQs
India joins Minerals Security Partnership — UPSC Prelims PYQ 2025Jeevan Bisht2025 / Economic Geography / Geography / UPSC Prelims PYQs
Minor minerals law: State rule-making and Central notification — UPSC Prelims PYQ 2025Jeevan Bisht2025 / Economic Geography / Geography / UPSC Prelims PYQs
UPSC Prelims PYQ 2025: Rare earth elements — uses and propertiesJeevan Bisht2025 / Economic Geography / Geography / UPSC Prelims PYQs
Country-resource matching (Botswana, Chile, Indonesia) — UPSC Prelims PYQ 2025Jeevan Bisht2025 / Economic Geography / Geography / UPSC Prelims PYQs
UPSC Prelims PYQ 2024: Two largest cocoa-producing countriesJeevan Bisht2024 / Economic Geography / Geography / UPSC Prelims PYQs
India groundwater withdrawal UPSC Prelims PYQ 2023Jeevan Bisht2023 / Economic Geography / Geography / UPSC Prelims PYQs
UPSC Prelims PYQ 2023: Coal-based thermal plants — seawater, water-stress, ownershipJeevan Bisht2023 / Economic Geography / Geography / UPSC Prelims PYQs
Switzerland’s gold exports and reserves — UPSC Prelims PYQ 2023Jeevan Bisht2023 / Economic Geography / Geography / UPSC Prelims PYQs
World’s cobalt production — UPSC Prelims PYQ 2023 (which country produces ~three-fourths?)Jeevan Bisht2023 / Economic Geography / Geography / UPSC Prelims PYQs
Ilmenite and Rutile — UPSC Prelims PYQ 2023 (source of titanium)Jeevan Bisht2023 / Economic Geography / Geography / UPSC Prelims PYQs
Uranium enrichment and India’s energy mix — UPSC Prelims PYQ 2023Jeevan Bisht2023 / Economic Geography / Geography / UPSC Prelims PYQs
Monazite in India — UPSC Prelims PYQ 2022 (Sources and Processing)Jeevan Bisht2022 / Economic Geography / Geography / UPSC Prelims PYQs
Seabed Minerals and Licences — UPSC Prelims PYQ 2021Jeevan Bisht2021 / Economic Geography / Geography / UPSC Prelims PYQs
Major minerals in India — UPSC Prelims PYQ 2020Jeevan Bisht2020 / Economic Geography / Geography / UPSC Prelims PYQs
UPSC Prelims PYQ 2019: Management of Minor Minerals — Sand and State PowersJeevan Bisht2019 / Economic Geography / Geography / UPSC Prelims PYQs
Mining Laws and Mineral Distribution — UPSC Prelims PYQ 2018Jeevan Bisht2018 / Economic Geography / Geography / UPSC Prelims PYQs
Shale Gas Regions in India — UPSC Prelims PYQ 2016Jeevan Bisht2016 / Economic Geography / Geography / UPSC Prelims PYQs
National Highways and Cities Connected — UPSC Prelims PYQ 2014Jeevan Bisht2014 / Economic Geography / Geography / UPSC Prelims PYQs
UPSC Prelims PYQ 2014: Benefits of Integrated Watershed Development ProgrammeJeevan Bisht2014 / Economic Geography / Geography / UPSC Prelims PYQs
Mineral occurrences (Gondwana, Koderma, Dharwar) — UPSC Prelims PYQ 2013Jeevan Bisht2013 / Economic Geography / Geography / UPSC Prelims PYQs
Characteristics of Indian coal – UPSC Prelims PYQ 2013Jeevan Bisht2013 / Economic Geography / Geography / UPSC Prelims PYQs
Short Supply of Rare Earth Metals — Causes — UPSC Prelims PYQ 2012PMF IAS2012 / Economic Geography / Geography / UPSC Prelims PYQs
Why Does India Import Coal Despite Large Reserves? — UPSC Prelims PYQ 2012PMF IAS2012 / Economic Geography / Geography / UPSC Prelims PYQs
Advantages of thorium over uranium for nuclear energy — UPSC Prelims PYQ 2012PMF IAS2012 / Economic Geography / Geography / UPSC Prelims PYQs
Importance of Gondwana rocks — UPSC Prelims PYQ 2010PMF IAS2010 / Economic Geography / Geography / UPSC Prelims PYQs
UPSC Prelims PYQ 2010: Why is Tamil Nadu a leading mill-made cotton yarn producer?PMF IAS2010 / Economic Geography / Geography / UPSC Prelims PYQs
Mineral resources matching — Nickel in Odisha — UPSC Prelims PYQ 2010PMF IAS2010 / Economic Geography / Geography / UPSC Prelims PYQs
Coffee vs Tea cultivation differences — UPSC Prelims PYQ 2010PMF IAS2010 / Economic Geography / Geography / UPSC Prelims PYQs
Thorium deposits and Kerala monazite sands – UPSC Prelims PYQ 2009PMF IAS2009 / Economic Geography / Geography / UPSC Prelims PYQs
World’s largest uranium reserves – UPSC Prelims PYQ 2009PMF IAS2009 / Economic Geography / Geography / UPSC Prelims PYQs
Minerals found naturally in Chhattisgarh — UPSC Prelims PYQ 2008PMF IAS2008 / Economic Geography / Geography / UPSC Prelims PYQs
Namchik‑Namphuk Coalfields — UPSC Prelims PYQ 2008PMF IAS2008 / Economic Geography / Geography / UPSC Prelims PYQs
UPSC Prelims PYQ 2007: Balaghat diamonds and Majhgawan manganese — which is correct?PMF IAS2007 / Economic Geography / Geography / UPSC Prelims PYQs
UPSC Prelims PYQ 2006 — Minerals in Kerala beach sandsPMF IAS2006 / Economic Geography / Geography / UPSC Prelims PYQs
UPSC Prelims PYQ 1999: Chile and world copper production (Assertion‑Reason)PMF IAS1999 / Economic Geography / Geography / UPSC Prelims PYQs
UPSC Prelims PYQ 1999: Which type of coal has the highest carbon content?PMF IAS1999 / Economic Geography / Geography / UPSC Prelims PYQs
UPSC Prelims PYQ 1998: Match places with industriesPMF IAS1998 / Economic Geography / Geography / UPSC Prelims PYQs
UPSC Prelims PYQ 1998: Match minerals with mining areasPMF IAS1998 / Economic Geography / Geography / UPSC Prelims PYQs
Minerals and Areas of Occurrence — UPSC Prelims PYQ 1997PMF IAS1997 / Economic Geography / Geography / UPSC Prelims PYQs
