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GEOGRAPHY: 5 YEARS’ PAPERS

Year Number of questions Geography
2014 18
20
2015 16
18
2016 7 16
2017 8 14
2018 9 12
10
8 Number of questions
6
4
2
0
2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

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 World Geography (2014 - 2018)
World Geography - Topics Number of questions Human
Geography Economic
World map locations 9 5% Geography
Solar System and Earth 1 0%

Geomorphology 2
Biogeography
Climatology 4 0%
Oceanography 4 Oceanography
Biogeography 0 19%
World map
Human Geography 1 locations
43%
Economic Geography 0
Total 21 Climatology
19%

Solar System and

Geomorphology Earth
9% 5%

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S. N. Topic Year Question Answer
1. World
1 map locations 2014 Turkey is located between B
(a) Black Sea and Caspian Sea
(b) Black Sea and Mediterranean Sea
(c) Gulf of Suez and Mediterranean Sea
(d) Gulf of Aqaba and Dead Sea
2. World
2 map locations 2014 What is the correct sequence of occurrence of the C
following cities in South-East Asia as one proceeds
from south to north?
1. Bangkok
2. Hanoi
3. Jakarta
4. Singapore
Select the correct answer using the code given
below.
(a) 4-2-1-3 (b) 3-2-4-1
(c) 3-4-1-2 (d) 4-3-2-1

3. World
1 map locations 2014 Consider the following pairs: A
5 Region often in news Country
. 1. Chechnya : Russian
Federation
2. Darfur : Mali
3. Swat Valley : Iraq
Which of the above pairs is/are correctly matched?
(a) 1 only (b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only (d) 1, 2 and 3

4. World
1 map locations 2015 Which one of the following countries of South- B
6 West Asia does not open out to the Mediterranean
. Sea?
(a) Syria (b) Jordan
(c) Lebanon (d) Israel

5. World
1 map locations 2015 The area known as "Golan Heights" sometimes B
7 appears in the news in the context of the events
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 . related to
(a) Central Asia (b) Middle East
(c) South-East Asia (d) Central Africa
6. World
1 map locations 2017 Mediterranean Sea is a border of which of the C
8 following countries?
. 1. Jordan
2. Iraq
3. Lebanon
4. Syria
Select the correct answer using the code given
below:
(a) 1, 2 and 3 (b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 3 and 4 only (d) 1, 3 and 4 only
7. World map locations 2018 Which of the following has/have A
shrunkimmensely/dried up the recent past due to
human activities?
1. Aral Sea
2. Black Sea
3. Lake Baikal
Select the correct answer using the code given
below:
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 and 3
(c) 2 only
(d) 1 and 3
8. World map locations 2018 Consider the following pairs: B
Towns sometimes mentioned in news - Country
1. Aleppo - Syria
2. Kirkuk - Yemen
3. Mosul - Palestine
4. Mazar-i-sharif - Afghanistan
Which of the pairs given above are
correctlymatched?
(a) 1 and 2
(b) 1 and 4
(c) 2 and 3
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 (d) 3 and 4
9. World map locations 2018 Consider the following pairs: C
Regions sometimes mentioned in news - Country
1. Catalonia - Spain
2. Crimea - Hungary
3. Mindanao - Philippines
4. Oromia - Nigeria
Which of the pair given above are
correctlymatched?
(a) 1, 2 and 3
(b) 3 and 4 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 2 and 4 only
10. Solar
2 System and 2015 The term "Goldilocks Zone" is often seen in the C
Earth
4 news in the context of
. (a) the limits of habitable zone above the surface
of the Earth
(b) regions inside the Earth where shale gas is
available
(c) search for the Earth-like planets in outer space
(d) search for meteorites containing precious
metals
11. Geomorphology
2 2014 Which of the following phenomena might have C
9 influenced the evolution of organisms?
. 1. Continental drift
2. Glacial cycles
Select the correct answer using the code given
below.
(a) 1 only (b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
12. Geomorphology 2018 Consider the following statements: C
1. The Earth's magnetic field has reversed every
few hundred thousand years.
2. When the Earth was created more than 4000
million years ago, there was 54% oxygen and no
carbon dioxide.
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 3. When living organisms originated, they modified
the early atmosphere of the Earth.
Which of the statements given above is/are
correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
13. Climatology
4 2014 The seasonal reversal of winds is the typical C
9 characteristic of
. (a) Equatorial climate (b) Mediterranean climate
(c) Monsoon climate (d) All of the above
climates
14. Climatology
5 2015 In the South Atlantic and South-Eastern Pacific B
0 regions in tropical latitudes, cyclone does not
. originate. What is the reason?
(a) Sea surface temperatures are low
(b) Inter-Tropical Convergence Zone seldom occurs
(c) Coriolis force is too weak
(d) Absence of land in those regions
15. Climatology
5 2015 Consider the following statements: B
1 1. The winds which blow between 300 N and 600 S
. latitudes throughout the year are known as
westerlies.
2. The moist air masses that cause winter rains in
North-Western region of India are part of
westerlies.
Which of the statements given above is/are
correct?
(a) 1 only (c) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
16. Climatology
5 2015 "Each day is more or less the same, the morning is B
2 clear and bright with a sea breeze; as the Sun
. climbs high in the sky, heat mounts up, dark clouds
form, then rain comes with thunder and lightning.
But rain is soon over.
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 "Which of the following regions is described in the
above passage?
(a) Savannah (b) Equatorial
(c) Monsoon (d) Mediterranean
17. Oceanography
5 2015 What explains the eastward flow of the equatorial B
7 counter-current?
. (a) The Earth’s rotation on its axis
(b) Convergence of the two equatorial currents
(c) Difference in salinity of water
(d) Occurrence of the belt of calm near the
equator
18. Oceanography
5 2015 Tides occur in the oceans and seas due to which D
8 among the following?
. 1. Gravitational force of the Sun
2. Gravitational force of the Moon
3. Centrifugal force of the Earth
Select the correct answer using the code given
below.
(a) 1 only (b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only (d) 1, 2 and 3
19. Oceanography
5 2017 With reference to “Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD)” B
9 sometimes mentioned in the news while
. forecasting Indian monsoon, which of the
following statements is/are correct?
1. IOD phenomenon is characterised by a
difference in sea surface temperature between
tropical Western Indian Ocean and tropical Eastern
Pacific Ocean.
2. An IOD phenomenon can influence an El Nino’s
impact on the monsoon. Select the correct answer
using the code given below:
(a) 1 only (b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
20. Oceanography 2018 Consider the following statements: D
1. Most of the world's coral reefs are in

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 tropicalwaters.
2. More than one-third of the world's coral reefs
are located in the territories of Australia, Indonesia
and Philippines.
3. Coral reefs host far more number of animal
phyla than house hosted by tropical rainforests.
Which of the statements given above
is/arecorrect?
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
21. Human
6 Geography 2016 Consider the following pairs: Community C
5 sometimes mentioned in the news In the affairs of
. 1. Kurd : Bangladesh
2. Madhesi : Nepal
3. Rohingya : Myanmar
Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly
matched?
(a) 1 and 2
(b) 2 only
(c) 2 and 3
(d) 3 only

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 Topic Number of questions
India - map locations 13
Indian Geography (2014 - 2018)
Transportation and Tribes and
Physical features 0 trade Population
River system 6 5% 5%
Climate 0
Vegetation 6 Resources and
Soil 2 Industry
11%
Agriculture 2
India - map locations
Resources and Industry 4
35%
Transportation and trade 2
Agriculture
Tribes and Population 2 6%
Total 37 Soil
6%

Vegetation River system

16% 16% Physical features
0%

Climate
0%

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S. N. Topic Year Question Answer
1. India
1 - map 2014 Which one of the following pairs of islands is A
locations separated from each other by the "Ten Degree
Channel"?
(a) Andaman and Nicobar
(b) Nicobar and Sumatra
(c) Maldives and Lakshadweep
(d) Sumatra and Java

2. India
2 - map 2014 Consider the following pairs: C
locations Hills Region
1. Cardamom Hills : Coromandel
Coast
2. Kaimur Hills : Konkan Coast
3. Mahadeo Hills : Central India
4. Mikir Hills : North-East India
Which of the pairs are correctly matched?
(a) 1 and 2 only (b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 3 and 4 only (d) 2 and 4 only

3. India
3 - map 2015 Which one of the following pairs of States of India D
locations indicates the easternmost and westernmost
State?
(a) Assam and Rajasthan
(b) Arunachal Pradesh and Rajasthan
(c) Assam and Gujarat
(d) Arunachal Pradesh and Gujarat

4. India
4 - map 2015 Consider the following pairs: A
locations Place of Pilgrimage Location
1. Srisailam Nallamala Hills
2. Omakareshwar Satmala Hills
3. Pushkar Mahadeo Hills
Which of the above pairs is/are correctly
matched?
(a) 1 only (b) 2 and 3 only
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 (c) 1 and 3 only (d) 1, 2 and 3

5. India
5 - map 2016 Consider the following pairs: C
locations Famous Place Region
1. Bodhgaya : Baghelkhand
2. Khajuraho : Bundelkhand
3. Shirdi : Vidarbha
4. Nasik (Nashik) : Malwa
5. Tirupati : Rayalaseema
Which of the pairs given above are correctly
matched?
(a) 1, 2 and 4
(b) 2, 3, 4 and 5
(c) 2 and 5 only
(d) 1, 3, 4 and 5

6. India
6 - map 2017 Which of the following is geographically closest A
locations to Great Nicobar?
(a) Sumatra (b) Borneo
(c) Java (d) Sri Lanka

7. India
1 - map 2017 Consider the following statements: B
locations
2 1. In India, the Himalayas are spread over five
. states only.
2. Western Ghats are spread over five states only.
3. Pullicat Lake is spread over two States only.
Which of the statements given above is/are
correct?
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 3 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 1 and 3 only

8. India
1 - map 2017 If you travel by road from Kohima to Kottayam, B
3
locations what is the minimum number of States within
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 . India through which you can travel, including the
origin and the destination?
(a) 6 (b) 7
(c) 8 (d) 9
9. India
1 - map 2017 From the ecological point of view, which one of A
locations
4 the following assumes importance in being a
. good link between the Eastern Ghats and the
Western Ghats?
(a) Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve
(b) Nallamala Forest
(c) Nagarhole National Park
(d) Seshachalam Biosphere Reserve
10. India
1 - map 2017 At one of the place in India, if you stand on the C
locations
5 seashore and watch the sea, you will find that the
. sea water recedes from the shore line a few
kilometres and comes back to the shore, twice a
day, and you can actually walk on the sea floor
when the water recedes. This unique
phenomenon is seen at
(a) Bhavnagar
(b) Bheemunipatnam
(c) Chandipur
(d) Nagapattinam

11. India - map 2018 Among the following cities, which one lies on a A
locations longitude closest to that of Delhi?
(a) Bengaluru
(b) Hyderabad
(c) Nagpur
(d) Pune
12. India - map 2018 Which one of the following is an artificial lake? A
locations (a) Kodaikanal (Tamil Nadu)
(b) Kolleru (Andhra Pradesh)
(c) Nainital (Uttarakhand)
(d) Renuka (Himachal Pradesh)
13. India - map 2018 Consider the following statements: A
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 locations 1. The Barren Island volcano is an active volcano
located in the Indian territory.
2. Barren Island lies about 140 km east of Great
Nicobar.
3. The last time the Barren Island volcano
erupted was in 1991 and it has remained inactive
since then.
Which of the statements given above is/are
correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 and 3
(c) 3 only
(d) 1 and 3
14. River
3 system 2014 Consider the following rivers: B
6 1. Barak
. 2. Lohit
3. Subansiri
Which of the above flows/flow through
Arunachal Pradesh?
(a) 1 only (b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only (d) 1, 2 and 3 only
15. River
3 system 2014 Consider the following pairs: A
7 Wetlands Confluence of rivers
. 1. Harike Wetlands : Beas and Sutlej
2.Keoladeo Ghana National Park : Banas and
Chambal
3. Kolleru Lake : Musi and Krishna
Which of the above pairs is/are correctly
matched?
(a) 1 only (b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only (d) 1, 2 and 3 only

16. River
3 system 2015 Consider the following rivers: D
8 1. Vamsadhara
. 2. Indravati
3. Pranahita
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 4. Pennar
Which of the above is/are tributaries of
Godavari?
(a) 1, 2 and 3 (b) 2, 3 and 4
(c) 1, 2 and 4 (d) 2 and 3 only
17. River
3 system 2016 Which of the following is/are tributary/ D
9 tributaries of Brahmaputra?
. 1. Dibang
2. Kameng
3. Lohit
Select the correct answer using the code given
below.
(a) 1only (b) 2 and 3 only (c) 1 and 3 only (d) 1,2
and 3
18. River
4 system 2016 Recently, linking of which of the following rivers B
0 was undertaken?
. (a) Cauvery and Tungabhadra
(b) Godavari and Krishna
(c) Mahanadi and Son
(d) Narmada and Tapti
19. River
4 system 2017 With reference to river Teesta, consider the B
1 following statements:
. 1. The source of river Teesta is the same as that
of Brahmaputra but it flows through Sikkim.
2. River Rangeet originates in Sikkim and it is a
tributary of river Teesta.
3. River Teesta flows into Bay of Bengal on the
border of India and Bangladesh.
Which of the statements given above is/are
correct?
(a) 1 and 3 only
(b) 2 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
20. Vegetation
4 2014 If you travel through the Himalayas, you are likely A
8 to see which of the following plants naturally
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 . growing there?
1. Oak
2. Rhododendron
3. Sandalwood
Select the correct answer using the code given
below.
(a) 1 and 2 only (b) 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only (d) 1, 2 and 3 only
21. Vegetation
4 2014 Which of the following have coral reefs? A
9 1. Andaman and Nicobar Islands
. 2. Gulf of Kachchh
3. Gulf of Mannar
4. Sunderbans
Select the correct answer using the code given
below.
(a) 1, 2 and 3 only (b) 2 and 4 only
(c) 1 and 3 only (d) 1, 2, 3 and 4 only
22. Vegetation
5 2015 Which one of the following regions of India has a D
0 combination of mangrove forest, evergreen
. forest and deciduous forest?
(a) North Coastal Andhra Pradesh
(b) South-West Bengal
(c) Southern Saurashtra
(d) Andaman and Nicobar Islands
23. Vegetation
5 2015 Consider the following States: C
1 1. Arunachal Pradesh
. 2. Himachal Pradesh
3. Mizoram
In which of the above States do "Tropical Wet
Evergreen Forests" occur?
(a) 1 only (b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only (d) 1, 2 and 3
24. Vegetation
5 2015 In India, in which one of the following types of A
2 forests is teak a dominant tree species?
. (a) Tropical moist deciduous forest
(b) Tropical rain forest
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 (c) Tropical thorn scrub forest
(d) Temperate forest with grasslands
25. Vegetation
5 2016 With reference to “Red Sanders”, sometimes A
3 seen in the news, consider the following
. statements:
1. It is a tree species found in a part of South
India.
2. It is one of the most important trees in the
tropical rain forest areas of South India.
Which of the statements given above is/are
correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
26. Soil
5 2014 In India, the problem of soil erosion is associated B
6 with which of the following?
. 1. Terrace cultivation
2. Deforestation
3. Tropical climate
Select the correct answer using the code given
below.
(a) 1 and 2 only (b) 2 only
(c) 1 and 3 only (d) 1, 2 and 3 only
27. Soil
5 2014 What are the benefits of implementing the C
7 "Integrated Watershed Development
. Programme"?
Prevention of soil runoff
Linking the country’s perennial rivers with
seasonal rivers
Rainwater harvesting and recharge of
groundwater table
Regeneration of natural vegetation
Select the correct answer using the code given
below.
(a) 1 and 2 only (b) 2, 3 and 4 only
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 (c) 1, 3 and 4 only (d) 1, 2, 3 and 4 only
28. Agriculture
6 2014 In the context of food and nutritional security of B
9 India, enhancing the "Seed Replacement Rates"
. of various crops helps in achieving the food
production targets of the future. But what is/are
the constraint/constraints in its wider/greater
implementation?
1. There is no National Seeds Policy in place.
2. There is no participation of private sector seed
companies in the supply of quality seeds of
vegetables and planting materials of horticultural
crops.
3. There is a demand-supply gap regarding quality
seeds in case of low value and high volume crops.
Select the correct answer using the code given
below.
(a) 1 and 2 only (b) 3 only
(c) 2 and 3 only (d) None of the above
29. Agriculture
7 2014 Consider the following pairs: D
0 Region Well-known for the production of
. 1. Kinnaur : Arecanut
2. Mewat : Mango
3. Coromondal : Soyabean
Which of the above pairs is/are correctly
matched?
(a) 1 and 2 only (b) 3 only
(c) 1, 2 and 3 (d) None of the above
30. Resources
8 and 2014 Consider the following towns of India: B
Industry
0 1. Bhadrachalam
. 2. Chanderi
3. Kancheepuram
4. Karnal
Which of the above are famous for the
production of traditional sarees/fabrics?
(a) 1 and 2 only (b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1, 2 and 3 (d) 1, 3 and 4
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 31. Resources
8 and 2015 In India, the steel production industry requires C
1
Industry the import of
. (a) saltpeter (b) rock phosphate
(c) coking coal (d) All of the above
32. Resources
8 and 2016 In which of the following regions of India are D
Industry
2 shale gas resources found?
. 1. Cambay Basin
2. Cauvery Basin
3. Krishna-Godavari Basin
Select the correct answer using the code given
below.
(a) 1 and 2 only (b) 3 only
(c) 2 and 3 only (d) 1, 2 and 3
33. Resources and 2018 Consider the following statements: D
Industry 1. In India, State Governments do not have
thepower to auction non-coal mines.
2. Andhra Pradesh and Jharkhand do not have
gold mines.
3. Rajasthan has iron ore mines.
Which of the statements given above is/are
correct?
(a) 1 and 2
(b) 2 only
(c) 1 and 3
(d) 3 only
34. Transportation
8 and 2014 Consider the following pairs: D
trade
5 National Highway National Highway
. 1. NH4 Chennai and Hyderabad
2. NH6 Mumbai and Kolkata
3. NH15: Ahmedabad and Jodhpur
Which of the above pairs is/are correctly
matched?
(a) 1 and 2 only (b) 3 only
(c) 1, 2 and 3 only (d) None
35. Transportation
8 and 2016 Recently, which of the following States has D
6 explored the possibility of constructing an
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 trade
. artificial inland port to be connected to sea by a
long navigational channel?
(a) Andhra Pradesh (b) Chhattisgarh
(c) Karnataka (d) Rajasthan
36. Tribes
9 and 2014 With reference to "Changpa" community of India, B
Population
8 consider the following statements:
. 1. They live mainly in the State of Uttarakhand.
2. They rear the Pashmina goats that yield a fine
wool.
3. They are kept in the category of Scheduled
Tribes.
Which of the statements given above is/are
correct?
(a) 1 only (b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 3 only (d) 1, 2 and 3 only
37. Tribes
9 and 2015 In a particular region in India, the local people A
Population
9 train the roots of living trees into robust bridges
. across the streams. As the time passes, these
bridges become stronger. These unique "living
root bridges" are found in
(a) Meghalaya
(b) Himachal Pradesh
(c) Jharkhand
(d) Tamil Nadu

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