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Geographical features of the Peninsular Block — UPSC Prelims PYQ 2025Jeevan Bisht2026 / Geography / Indian Geography / Physical Features of India / UPSC Prelims PYQsPeninsular Block / Peninsular Plateau / Residual Hills / Veliconda Hills / Western Coastal Plains
Climate of Andaman and Nicobar Islands — UPSC Prelims PYQ 2026Jeevan Bisht2026 / Geography / Indian Geography / India’s Climate / UPSC Prelims PYQsAndaman Nicobar Islands / Equatorial Climate / Indian Climate / Southwest Monsoon / Tropical Climate
Identify the river with antecedent drainage and three-country flow — UPSC PYQ 2026Jeevan Bisht2026 / Geography / Indian Geography / India’s Rivers / UPSC Prelims PYQsAntecedent Drainage / Himalayan Rivers / Satluj River / Sutlej River / Tibetan Plateau
Pleistocene river-course shifts: UPSC Prelims PYQ 2026 — Basis of assertion about Yamuna/SutlejJeevan Bisht2026 / Geography / Indian Geography / India’s Rivers / UPSC Prelims PYQsIndus River System / Pleistocene / River Capture / Sutlej River / Yamuna River
UPSC Prelims PYQ 2024: Matching waterfalls, regions and riversJeevan Bisht2024 / Geography / Indian Geography / India’s Rivers / UPSC Prelims PYQsDhuandhar Falls / Hundru Falls / Narmada River / Rivers / Waterfalls
UPSC Prelims PYQ 2024: Himalayan rivers joining the Ganga downstream of Prayagraj (W to E)Jeevan Bisht2024 / Geography / Indian Geography / India’s Rivers / UPSC Prelims PYQsGandak River / Ganga River / Ghaghara River / Gomati River / Himalayan Rivers
Indian hill ranges — UPSC Prelims PYQ 2023 (which statements correct?)Jeevan Bisht2023 / Geography / Indian Geography / Physical Features of India / UPSC Prelims PYQsAmarkantak Hills / Biligirirangan Hills / Maikal Range / Satpura Range / Vindhya Range
Rann of Kutch — UPSC Prelims PYQ 2023 (sea level falls, marshland)Jeevan Bisht2023 / Geography / Indian Geography / Physical Features of India / UPSC Prelims PYQsArabian Sea / Marshland / Rann of Kachchh / Salt Desert / Sea-Level Change
UPSC Prelims PYQ 2023: Rivers and lakes — Jhelum, Kolleru, Kanwar LakeJeevan Bisht2023 / Geography / Indian Geography / India’s Rivers / UPSC Prelims PYQsBurhi Gandak / Jhelum River / Kanwar Lake / Kolleru Lake / Wular Lake
Reservoirs–States matching: UPSC Prelims PYQ 2022Jeevan Bisht2022 / Geography / Indian Geography / India’s Rivers / UPSC Prelims PYQsGandhi Sagar Dam / Ghataprabha River / Indira Sagar Dam / Maithon Dam / Water Reservoirs
Peak–Mountain Matches (Namcha Barwa, Nanda Devi, Nokrek) — UPSC Prelims PYQ 2022Jeevan Bisht2022 / Geography / Indian Geography / Physical Features of India / UPSC Prelims PYQsGreat Himalaya / Kumaon Himalaya / Namcha Barwa / Nanda Devi / Nokrek
Gandikota Canyon — UPSC Prelims PYQ 2022 (River Source)Jeevan Bisht2022 / Geography / Indian Geography / India’s Rivers / UPSC Prelims PYQsAndhra Pradesh / Erramala Hills / Gandikota Canyon / Peninsular Rivers / Pennar River
Parent rock of black cotton soil — UPSC Prelims PYQ 2021Jeevan Bisht2021 / Geography / Indian Geography / India’s Soils / UPSC Prelims PYQsBasalt / Black Soil / Deccan Trap / Fissure Volcanic Rock / Regur Soil
Rivers Originating in the Eastern Ghats — UPSC Prelims PYQ 2021Jeevan Bisht2021 / Geography / Indian Geography / India’s Rivers / UPSC Prelims PYQsBrahmani River / Eastern Ghats / Nagavali River / Subarnarekha River / Vamsadhara River
Didwana, Kuchaman, Sargol, Khatu — UPSC Prelims PYQ 2021 (Rajasthan Features)Jeevan Bisht2021 / Geography / Indian Geography / Physical Features of India / UPSC Prelims PYQsDidwana Lake / Khatu Lake / Kuchaman Lake / Saline Lakes / Sargol Lake
Indus River System: Which River Joins Indus Directly? — UPSC Prelims PYQ 2021Jeevan Bisht2021 / Geography / Indian Geography / India’s Rivers / UPSC Prelims PYQsChenab river / Indus river / Jhelum River / Satluj River / Sutlej River
Glacier–river matches — UPSC Prelims PYQ 2019Jeevan Bisht2019 / Geography / Indian Geography / India’s Rivers / UPSC Prelims PYQsChenab river / Glaciers / Milam Glacier / Nubra River / Yamuna River
Barren Island volcano – UPSC Prelims PYQ 2018Jeevan Bisht2018 / Geography / Indian Geography / Physical Features of India / UPSC Prelims PYQsActive Volcano / Andaman Islands / Barren Island / Nicobar Islands / Volcano
Which lake is artificial — Kodaikanal? UPSC Prelims PYQ 2018Jeevan Bisht2018 / Geography / Indian Geography / Physical Features of India / UPSC Prelims PYQsArtificial Lakes / Kodaikanal Lake / Kolleru Lake / Nainital Lake / Renuka Lake
Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD) and Monsoon – UPSC Prelims PYQ 2017Jeevan Bisht2017 / Geography / Indian Geography / India’s Climate / UPSC Prelims PYQsEl Niño / ENSO / Indian Monsoon / Indian Ocean Dipole / Southwest Monsoon
Himalayas, Western Ghats and Pulicat Lake — UPSC Prelims PYQ 2017Jeevan Bisht2017 / Geography / Indian Geography / Physical Features of India / UPSC Prelims PYQsBrackish Water Lagoons / Himalayas / Indian Himalayan Region / Pulicat Lake / Western Ghats
River Teesta and Rangeet tributary facts – UPSC Prelims PYQ 2017Jeevan Bisht2017 / Geography / Indian Geography / India’s Rivers / UPSC Prelims PYQsBrahmaputra River / Himalayan Rivers / Rangeet River / Sikkim / Teesta River
Chandipur ‘hide-and-seek’ beach phenomenon — UPSC Prelims PYQ 2017Jeevan Bisht2017 / Geography / Indian Geography / Physical Features of India / UPSC Prelims PYQsChandipur Beach / Hide-and-Seek Beach / Low Tide / Odisha Coast / Tidal Recession
Pattiseema Link: Godavari–Krishna — UPSC Prelims PYQ 2016Jeevan Bisht2016 / Geography / Indian Geography / India’s Rivers / UPSC Prelims PYQsGodavari river / Interlinking of Rivers / Krishna River / Lift Irrigation / Pattiseema Project
Tributaries of Brahmaputra — UPSC Prelims PYQ 2016Jeevan Bisht2016 / Geography / Indian Geography / India’s Rivers / UPSC Prelims PYQsArunachal Pradesh / Brahmaputra River / Dibang River / Kameng River / Lohit River
Tropical Wet Evergreen Forests — UPSC Prelims PYQ 2015Jeevan Bisht2015 / Geography / Indian Geography / India’s Natural Vegetation / UPSC Prelims PYQsArunachal Pradesh / Equatorial Forests / Mizoram / Tropical Forests / Tropical Rainforests
Region with Mangrove, Evergreen & Deciduous Forests — UPSC Prelims PYQ 2015Jeevan Bisht2015 / Geography / Indian Geography / India’s Natural Vegetation / UPSC Prelims PYQsForest Types / Mangrove Forests / Nicobar Islands / Tropical Deciduous Forests / Tropical Evergreen Forests
Tributaries of the Godavari — UPSC Prelims PYQ 2015Jeevan Bisht2015 / Geography / Indian Geography / India’s Rivers / UPSC Prelims PYQsGodavari Basin / Godavari river / Indravati River / Pranhita River / Vamsadhara River
Matching hills with regions (Cardamom, Kaimur, Mahadeo, Mikir) — UPSC Prelims PYQ 2014Jeevan Bisht2014 / Geography / Indian Geography / Physical Features of India / UPSC Prelims PYQsCardamom Hills / Kaimur Hills / Mahadeo Hills / Mikir Hills / Western Ghats
Rivers flowing through Arunachal Pradesh — UPSC Prelims PYQ 2014Jeevan Bisht2014 / Geography / Indian Geography / India’s Rivers / UPSC Prelims PYQsArunachal Pradesh / Barak River / Brahmaputra River / Lohit River / Subansiri River
Soil Erosion Causes in India – UPSC Prelims PYQ 2014Jeevan Bisht2014 / Geography / Indian Geography / India’s Soils / UPSC Prelims PYQsDeforestation / Soil Conservation / Soil Erosion / Terrace Cultivation / Tropical Climate
Coral Reefs in India – UPSC Prelims PYQ 2014Jeevan Bisht2014 / Geography / Indian Geography / Physical Features of India / UPSC Prelims PYQsCoral reefs / Gulf of Kachchh / Gulf of Mannar / Mangrove Ecosystem / Sundarbans
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
UPSC Prelims PYQ 2010: Which forest type occupies largest area in India?PMF IAS2010 / Geography / Indian Geography / India’s Natural Vegetation / UPSC Prelims PYQsForest Ecosystems / Forest Types / Tropical Deciduous Forests / Tropical Forests / Western Ghats
UPSC Prelims PYQ 2009: Place where two important Indian rivers originate (one to Bay of Bengal, one toPMF IAS2009 / Geography / Indian Geography / India’s Rivers / UPSC Prelims PYQsAmarkantak / Arabian Sea / Bay of Bengal / Narmada River / Son River
UPSC Prelims PYQ 2009: Which river does not originate in India?PMF IAS2009 / Geography / Indian Geography / India’s Rivers / UPSC Prelims PYQsBeas River / Chenab river / Indus River System / Ravi River / Sutlej River
UPSC Prelims PYQ 2008: How many Indian States share the coastline?PMF IAS2008 / Geography / Indian Geography / Physical Features of India / UPSC Prelims PYQsCoastal States / Coastline / Gujarat / Indian Geography / Indian States
Waterfalls and their rivers — UPSC Prelims PYQ 2008PMF IAS2008 / Geography / Indian Geography / India’s Rivers / UPSC Prelims PYQsJog Falls / Rivers / Sharavati River / Sivasamudram Falls / Waterfalls
Tehri Hydropower Complex — river location — UPSC Prelims PYQ 2008PMF IAS2008 / Geography / Indian Geography / India’s Rivers / UPSC Prelims PYQsAlaknanda River / Bhagirathi River / Dhauliganga River / Tehri Dam / Tehri Hydropower Complex