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UPSC Prelims 1979–2026, chapter by chapter, newest first. Open a question to see its answer, the idea behind it and the trap.
India’s Land and Borders (55)
- 2026The Peninsula: Which of the following geographical features or phenomena is/are associated…
- 2026States and borders: Which of the following with reference to Indian States is/are not correct?
- 2026Border bridges: Consider the following statements about river bridges connecting India with…
- 2023North of the Himalaya: Which of the following States lies partly to the north of the Himalayas?
- 2023Ports and their claims: Consider the following pairs: Port: Well known as How many of the…
- 2022Himalayan peaks: Consider the following pairs: Peak — Mountains
- 2019Glaciers and rivers: Consider the following pairs: Glacier — River
- 2017Kohima to Kottayam by road: If you travel by road from Kohima to Kottayam, what is the minimum…
- 2017Nearest to Great Nicobar: Which of the following is geographically closest to Great Nicobar?
- 2017The vanishing sea: At one of the places in India, if you stand on the seashore and watch the…
- 2015Easternmost and westernmost States: Which one of the following pairs of States of India…
- 2014Islands and channels: Which one of the following pairs of islands is separated from each other…
- 2014Watershed development: What are the benefits of implementing the 'Integrated Watershed…
- 2014Watershed programmes: Consider the following pairs: Programme / Project — Ministry Which of…
- 2014Old National Highway numbers: Consider the following pairs: National Highway — Cities…
- 2013North-East places: Consider the following pairs: Which of the above pairs is/are correctly…
- 2011Brahmaputra U-turn: The Brahmaputra, Irrawady and Mekong rivers originate in Tibet and flow…
- 2010Gondwana rocks: Which one of the following is the appropriate reason for considering the…
- 2010India without the Himalaya: If there were no Himalayan ranges, what would have been the most…
- 2009Firsts in India: Consider the following statements: Which of the statements given above is/are…
- 2008Where the Ghats meet: Which of the following hills are found where the Eastern Ghats and the…
- 2007Stilwell Road: The Stilwell Road, built in 1940s (which was recently in news), connects which…
- 2007Neighbours of southern States: Out of the four southern States: Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka,…
- 2007Highway through three States: Which one of the following National Highways passes through…
- 2006States by area, literacy, people: Consider the following statements: Which of the statements…
- 2005Hills north to south: Which one of the following is the correct sequence of the given hills…
- 2004Coastline and airports: Consider the following statements: Among the Indian States Which of…
- 2004West-flowing rivers: Assertion (A): West-flowing rivers of Peninsular India have no deltas.…
- 2004Longest old highway route: Which among the following National Highway routes is the longest?
- 2003State area: Which one among the following states is smallest in area?
- 2003City altitude: Among the following cities, which one is at the highest altitude above mean sea…
- 2002India facts: With reference to India, which one of the following statements is not correct?
- 2002Indian transport facts (2002): With reference to Indian transport systems, consider the…
- 2001Aravalli age: The approximate age of the Aravalli range is
- 1998Phumdis: Some people in Manipur live in house built on floating islands of weeds and decaying…
- 1998Towns near Mumbai: Match List-I (Towns) with List-II (Specialisation): A. Alibag · B. Balapur…
- 1998First expressway: Which one of the following pairs of cities has recently been connected…
- 1998Road density (1998): What is the correct sequence of the following Indian states in descending…
- 1998Konkan Railway: Which one of the following sets of states benefits the most from the Konkan…
- 1998Indo-Gangetic floods: Assertion (A): Floods are a recurring feature in the Indo-Gangetic…
- 1995The Grand Trunk Road: The National Highway from Amritsar to Calcutta via Delhi is numbered:
- 1995Tree line, east versus west: The alpine vegetation in the Western Himalayas is found only up…
- 1995Range within one State: Which one of the following mountain ranges is spread over only one…
- 1995Mangroves: Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion and the other labelled as…
- 1993West to east in India: Which one of the following provides the correct sequence of occurrence…
- 1986Himalayan shape: The shape of the Himalayas is like
- 1984Topographic maps: Who prepares topographical maps of India?
- 1983Desolate landscape: The country scene is one of desolation, with dry, deep, and narrow…
- 1983Thar desert: To check the expansion of Thar desert which of the following measures should be…
- 1982Coastal area: Which of the following States has the largest coastal area in India?
- 1982Duncan Passage: Duncan pass is located between
- 1981Perennial rivers: Himalayan rivers are perennial because
- 1979Territorial sea: The sea territory of India extends up to
- 1979Forest yield (1979): In which of the following States the yield of forest wealth per acre is…
- 1979Gondwana hills: Gondwana hills are located in
Rivers, Lakes and Dams (43)
- 2026Identify the river: Identify the river of the Indian sub-continent on the basis of the…
- 2024Ganga tributaries: With reference to the Himalayan rivers joining the Ganga downstream of…
- 2024Waterfalls: Consider the following information: Waterfall — Region — River. In how many of the…
- 2023Lakes and rivers: Consider the following statements:
- 2023Hill ranges: Consider the following statements: How many of the statements given above are…
- 2023Rann of Kutch: Which one of the following is the best example of repeated falls in sea level,…
- 2023Rivers and lakes: Consider the following statements: How many of the statements given above…
- 2021East-flowing rivers: Consider the following rivers: Which of the above rise from the Eastern…
- 2021Rajasthan salt lakes: With reference to India, Didwana, Kuchaman, Sargol and Khatu are the…
- 2021The river that meets the Indus: With reference to the Indus River system, of the following…
- 2019Glaciers and rivers: Consider the following pairs: Glacier — River Which of the pairs given…
- 2018Artificial lake: Which one of the following is an artificial lake?
- 2016Brahmaputra tributaries: Which of the following is/are tributary/tributaries of Brahmaputra?…
- 2015Godavari tributaries: Consider the following rivers: Which of the above are tributaries of…
- 2013Why the Narmada flows west: The Narmada River flows to the west, while most other large…
- 2013National parks and rivers: Consider the following pairs: National Park – River flowing through…
- 2010Dams, lakes and rivers: Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched? Dam/Lake —…
- 2009Inland saline wetland: In India, which one of the following States has the largest inland…
- 2009Rivers from Amarkantak: At which one of the following places do two important rivers of India…
- 2008Himachal rivers: Rivers that pass-through Himachal Pradesh are:
- 2008Luni: With reference to the river Luni, which one of the following statements is correct?
- 2008Tributaries and main rivers: Consider the following pairs: Tributary River — Main River Which…
- 2008Tehri dam: On which one of the following rivers is the Tehri Hydropower Complex located?
- 2008Omkareshwar project: With which one of the following rivers is the Omkareshwar Project…
- 2008Tapovan–Vishnugad: Where are Tapovan and Vishnugad Hydroelectric Project located?
- 2007The Kalinadi: A: River Kalinadi is an east-flowing river in the southern part of India. R: The…
- 2007Source at Amarkantak: Which one of the following rivers originates at Amarkantak?
- 2004Sambhar location: Lake Sambhar is nearest to which one of the following cities of Rajasthan?
- 2003River lengths: What is the correct sequence of the rivers Godavari, Mahanadi, Narmada and Tapi…
- 2002Lagoons: Which one of the following is not a lagoon?
- 2002East-flowing rivers, north to south: The correct sequence of the eastward flowing rivers of…
- 2000North Indian floods: Assertion (A): The frequency of floods in North India plains has…
- 2000Which is not true?: Which one of the following statements is not true?
- 1999Peninsular relief: Which one of the following statements is not correct?
- 1994Oldest Himalayan range: The Himalayas are formed of parallel fold ranges, of which the oldest…
- 1991Farakka: Farakka agreement between Bangladesh and India implies
- 1988Chambal: Chambal River flows through the States of
- 1988Rift valley river: The river which flows between Vindhya and Satpura ranges is
- 1988Lakes and States: Match the columns: List 1 (Lakes) List 2 (States) A. Wular 1. Rajasthan B.…
- 1984Dams and States: Which of the following pairs is incorrect?
- 1983West-flowing river: Which of the following rivers flows westward?
- 1982Dams and their rivers: Bhakra Nangal, Hirakud and Kosi projects are situated on the rivers.
- 1979Oldest mountains: The oldest mountains are
Monsoon and Climate (28)
- 2026Island climate: With reference to the climate of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, which of the…
- 2017Indian Ocean Dipole: With reference to ‘Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD)’ sometimes mentioned in the…
- 2015Westerlies: Consider the following statements: Which of the statements given above is / are…
- 2012Monsoon patterns: Consider the following statements:
- 2012Monsoon patterns: Consider the following statements: Which of the statements given above…
- 2011La Niña vs El Niño: La Nina is suspected to have caused recent floods in Australia. How is La…
- 2009Deserts and NE rain: Consider the following statements: Which of the statements given above…
- 2004Windward vs rain-shadow: Assertion (A): Bangalore receives much higher average annual rainfall…
- 2004Rainfall ranking: Which one of the following is the correct sequence of the given Indian…
- 2002ENSO and monsoon: For short-term climatic predictions, which one of the following events,…
- 2002Identify the station: The average annual temperature of a meteorological station is 26°C, its…
- 2001Winter anticyclones: Assertion (A): Anticyclonic conditions are formed in winter season when…
- 1997January isotherm: The January isotherm taken as a basis for dividing India into tropical and…
- 1997Climate reasons: Match List-I (Climatic conditions) with List-II (Reasons): A. Madras is…
- 1996South-west monsoon: High temperature and low pressure over the Indian subcontinent during the…
- 1996Rain in the Ganga plain: Assertion (A): The monsoonal rainfall decreases as one goes towards…
- 1993Rainy day: A rainy day, as defined by the Indian Meteorological department, is a day when the…
- 1993Same latitude, different rain: Which among the following pairs of places have most marked…
- 1991Tamil Nadu rain: Rainfall on the east coast of Tamil Nadu occurs during October to November…
- 1991Planetary winds: Which one of the following winds is not a planetary wind?
- 1991Monsoon facts: Which of the following statements about the monsoon in India is incorrect?
- 1990Tropic of Cancer: Assertion (A): The southern half of India lies within the tropics and the…
- 1990India’s climate: The climate of India is of which of the following types?
- 1990Rain shadow: Assertion (A): Rainfall is scanty on the east of Western Ghats. Reason (R): The…
- 1988Punjab–Haryana rain: Punjab and Haryana receive rainfall from
- 1986Heavy rain regions: The areas in India that receive approximately an average of more than 200…
- 1983Wrong statement: Which of the following is not correct?
- 1979Chennai winter rain: The winter rain in Madras is caused by
Minerals and Energy (54)
- 2026Rare earths: Which of the following statements about Rare Earth Elements (REEs) and Critical…
- 2025Critical minerals: Consider the following statements: Which of the statements given above are…
- 2025Minor minerals: Consider the following statements: Statement I: In India, State Governments…
- 2023Beach-sand minerals: Ilmenite and rutile, abundantly available in certain coastal tracts of…
- 2023Coal power plants: With reference to coal based thermal power plants in India, consider the…
- 2023Groundwater use: Consider the following statements: Which one of the following is correct in…
- 2022Monazite: With reference to India, consider the following statements:
- 2022Solar power: Consider the following statements: Which of the statements given below is/are…
- 2022Monazite: With reference to India consider the following statements: Which of the statements…
- 2021Seabed mining: Consider the following statements: Which of the statements given above are…
- 2020Major minerals: Consider the following minerals: In India, which of the above is/are…
- 2018Mining facts: Consider the following statements: Which of the statements given above is/are…
- 2016Shale gas: In which of the following regions of India are shale gas resources found?
- 2015Coking coal: In India, the steel production industry requires the import of
- 2013Indian coal: Which of the following is/are the characteristic/characteristics of Indian coal?
- 2013Mineral facts: Consider the following statements: Which of the statements given above is/are…
- 2010Mineral sources: With reference to the mineral resources of India, consider the following…
- 2009Thorium: Consider the following statements: Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
- 2008Chhattisgarh minerals: Which of the following minerals found in a natural way in the State of…
- 2008Power statistics (2008): Which of the following pairs in respect of current power generation…
- 2008Namchik-Namphuk: In which one of the following states are Namchik-Namphuk Coalfields located?
- 2007Shahgarh: Shahgarh area in Jaisalmer district of Rajasthan was in news in the year 2006…
- 2007Kimberlite: In which one of the following districts, have large reserves of diamond-bearing…
- 2007Balaghat and Majhgawan: Consider the following statements: Which of the statements given above…
- 2006Kerala beach sands: Which of the following substances are found in the beach sands of many…
- 2005Nuclear and heavy water plants: Match List-I (Atomic Power Plants/Heavy Water Plants) with…
- 2005Satara: For which one of the following, is Satara well-known?
- 2004Minerals and places: Match List-I (Minerals) with List-II (Location): A. Coal · B. Copper · C.…
- 2003Bokaro: The thermal power plant of Bokaro is located in
- 1999Ravva oil field: Rawa offshore block with great potential of oil is located on
- 1998Minerals and mines: Match List-I (Minerals) with List-II (Mining area): A. Graphite · B. Lead…
- 1997Exports and destinations (1997): Match List-I (Commodities exported from India) with List-II…
- 1997Minerals and places: Match List-I with List-II: A. Coal · B. Gold · C. Mica · D. Manganese —…
- 1996Ores and States: Match List-I (Ores) with List-II (States where they are mined): A. Manganese…
- 1993Self-sufficiency (1993): At the present state of our knowledge and resources position, India…
- 1991Diamonds: In India diamonds are quarried from
- 1990Monazite: Which of the following metals is extracted from the Monazite sand found in plenty in…
- 1990Damodar coalfields: The coal mining areas of the Damodar Valley region include
- 1990Assam oil: Important oil fields of the Brahmaputra Valley include
- 1990Minerals by place: Match List I with List II: A. Udaipur · B. Gondwana · C. Kerala · D.…
- 1990Metal sites: Match List I (Metal extracted) with List II (Location of site): A. Copper · B.…
- 1989Copper: Copper deposits in India are found in
- 1989Gujarat: Which of the following is not true about Gujarat?
- 1989Resource places: Match the following: A. Jharia · B. Ankleshwar · C. Bailadila · D.…
- 1988Lignite: Apart from Tamil Nadu (Neyveli), lignite is found at
- 1988Non-conventional energy: Among the sources of energy listed below, which one is…
- 1987Diamonds: In India the diamonds are quarried from
- 1987Narimanam: The Narimanam oil field is located in
- 1984Lignite: Which of the following States produces maximum quantity of lignite?
- 1984Minerals and places: Match the following: A. Lignite · B. Coal · C. Mica — (i) Jharia · (ii)…
- 1984Iron ore: Iron ore mines are located in which of the following group of places?
- 1982Energy source: The largest source of energy in India is
- 1982Resource towns: Khetri, Kolar, Sindri and Jharia are associated with
- 1979Oil States: Which among the following States possesses oil resources based on geographical…
Industries, Ports and Transport (22)
- 2026Ports: In what way(s) does the Vizhinjam International Seaport represent a structural shift in…
- 2026Sagarmala: Consider the following statements with reference to the Sagarmala Programme of the…
- 2025Corridors: India is one of the founding members of the International North-South Transport…
- 2023Connectivity projects: With reference to India’s projects on connectivity, consider the…
- 2013Industry and water: Which one among the following industries is the maximum consumer of water…
- 2009Major and non-major ports: In India, the ports are categorized as major and non-major ports.…
- 2007Aluminium plants: Match List I (Aluminium Company) with List II (Location): A. BALCO · B.…
- 2007Steel PSUs (2007): With reference to the steel industry in India in the recent times, consider…
- 2005Silk and sugar: Consider the following statements: Which of the statements given above is/are…
- 2003Largest shipyard: Which one among the following has the largest shipyard in India? (2003)
- 2002Renukoot aluminium: HINDALCO, an aluminium factory located at Renukut owes its site basically…
- 1999Hill resorts: Match List I (Resorts) with List II (States): A. Chakrata · B. Haflong · C.…
- 1993Neyveli: The Neyveli thermal power plant is fed by (1993)
- 1991Industrial development (1991): Which of the following country is relatively industrially…
- 1990Bangladesh vs India: In which of the following products has Bangladesh emerged as the main…
- 1987Partition’s impact: Which of the following industries was affected most due to partition?…
- 1987Steel plant location: Which of the following iron & steel plants is closer to coal deposits…
- 1986Industrial towns: Match the columns: A. Varanasi · B. Koyali · C. Pinjore · D. Alwaye — 1.…
- 1984PSUs: Match the following: A. HAL · B. BHEL · C. SAIL · D. CIL — (i) Coal · (ii) Aeronautical…
- 1984Industrial places: Match the following: A. Korba · B. Raniganj · C. Kalpakkam · D. Hardwar —…
- 1981Coastal refineries: Why the main oil refineries in India are situated near seaports? (1981)
- 1979Biggest industrial employer: Maximum number of workers are employed in which of the following…
People and Settlements (56)
- 2016Communities and countries: Consider the following pairs: Community — Country Which of the…
- 2014Communities: With reference to ‘Changpa’ community of India, consider the following statements:
- 2014Tree-planting festival: Every year, a monthlong ecologically important campaign/festival is…
- 2013Tribes and States: Consider the following pairs: Tribe — State
- 2013Tribes and States: Consider the following pairs: Tribe – State Which of the above pairs are…
- 2011Demography: India is regarded as a country with “Demographic Dividend”. This is due to
- 2009Island tribes: In which one of the following places is the Shompen tribe found?
- 2009Density in South Asia: Which one among the following South Asian countries has the largest…
- 2008Median age: For India, China, the UK and the USA, which one of the following is the correct…
- 2008Most populous: Which two countries follow China and India in the decreasing order of their…
- 2008Rural population: Amongst the following States, which one has the highest percentage of rural…
- 2008NPP 2000 target: As per India’s National Population Policy, 2000, by which one of the…
- 2008The 65+ share: What is the approximate percentage of persons above 65 years of age in India’s…
- 2008Million-plus cities, 2001: Which of the following are among the million-plus cities in India…
- 2007Lowest density: Which one among the following States of India has the lowest density of…
- 2006Literacy gaps, 2001: Consider the following statements: 1. According to the Census 2001,…
- 2005Tribal facts: Which one of the following statements is not correct?
- 2005Second most populous State: According to the Census-2001, which one of the following Indian…
- 2005Family planning facts: Consider the following statements: Which of the statements given above…
- 2005Census 2001 facts: Which one of the following is the correct statement on the basis of…
- 2005Chhattisgarh vs West Bengal: Consider the following statements: Which of the statements given…
- 2004Onge: In which one of the following Union Territories, do the people of the Onge tribe live?
- 2004Sex ratio, density, literacy (2001): Consider the following statements: As per 2001 Census…
- 2003Female literacy (2001): Which one among the following States has the highest female literacy…
- 2003Density (2001): Which amongst the following States has the highest population density as per…
- 2002South Asian literacy (2002): Consider the following countries of South-Asia: 1. Bangladesh 2.…
- 2001Religious census data: Consider the decadal Census data given below: Year Population (in…
- 2001Buddhists: The largest number of Buddhists is found in
- 2001Smallest population, 2001: Among the following, which one has the minimum population on the…
- 2000Population density: Assertion (A): Ganga Plain is the most densely populated part of India.…
- 2000Ganga plain density: Assertion (A): Ganga Plain is the most densely populated part of India.…
- 2000Census 1991: Which one of the following statements is true according to 1991 census data?
- 2000Tribes and places: Which one of the following pairs of primitive tribes and places of their…
- 2000Megacities (2000): Consider the following statements about the megacities of India: Which of…
- 1999Mestizo: A person of mixed European and Indian blood in Latin America is called a
- 1999Kerala’s low growth: The population growth rate in Kerala is the lowest among major Indian…
- 1999Poverty by group: Among which of the following sets of social/religious groups is the extent…
- 1999UT literacy (1991): As per 1991 Census, which one of the following groups of Union Territories…
- 1999Tribes and States: Which one of the following pairs of states and tribes is not correctly…
- 1999Andaman tribes: The tribal population in Andaman and Nicobar Islands belongs to the:
- 1994Cattle density (1994): The density of cattle population per 100 hectares of gross cropped area…
- 1993Mizoram ridge settlements: In Mizoram, the settlement pattern is mostly of ‘linear type’ along…
- 1992Earliest inhabitants: The original inhabitants of India are believed to be of the ethnic type…
- 1992India’s share of the world: With 2.4 per cent of the world’s area, how much of the world’s…
- 1992Christians in India: Of the total population of India, Christians comprise about \n .
- 1991Muslim population: The size of the Muslim community in India is
- 1989Andaman tribes: The primitive tribes of Andaman are descendants of
- 1987Khasi and Garo: ‘Khasi’ and ‘Garo’ tribes mainly live in
- 1987Lushai: ‘Lushai’ is the name given to tribal population living in
- 1986Tribal population: Which of the following States has the largest population of Scheduled…
- 1984Tribes of central India: Which of the following tribes is not found in Central India?
- 1983Densest States (1981): What is the correct sequence of the following densely populated States?…
- 1982Densest State (1982): Which of the following States in India has the highest density of…
- 1980Female surplus: The only State in India that shows excess of females over males is
- 1979Largest tribe: The maximum percentage of the tribal population in India constitutes
- 1979Landscape change: What factors changed the landscape of India most in the last century?