Human and Economic Geography: UPSC Previous Year Questions (Geography)
1 previous year UPSC Prelims question on Human and Economic Geography (Geography). Choose an option to see the answer and explanation.
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UPSC 2025Geography · Human and Economic Geography
Q1. Consider the following pairs:
Country
Resource-rich in
I. Botswana
Diamond
II. Chile
Lithium
III. Indonesia
Nickel
In how many of the above rows is the given information correctly matched?
Explanation
Pair 1 is Correct: Botswana is one of the world’s largest producers of diamonds. The diamond industry is a major contributor to the country’s GDP and has played a central role in its economic growth since the 1970s.
Pair 2 is Correct: Chile is one of the top producers of lithium globally, particularly from its salt flats (like Salar de Atacama). It’s part of the famous "Lithium Triangle" along with Argentina and Bolivia.
Pair 3 is Correct: Indonesia is the world’s largest producer of nickel, a key metal for stainless steel production and increasingly important for electric vehicle battery manufacturing. The country has significant reserves and has implemented policies to control and benefit from its nickel resources.
Answer key for these questions
Q
UPSC year
Correct answer
1
2025
(c) All the three
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How many previous year UPSC questions are there on Human and Economic Geography?
This page covers 1 previous year UPSC Prelims GS Paper-I questions on Human and Economic Geography (Geography), asked from 1996 to 2025. Each has the correct answer and an explanation.
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Attempt each question first, then open the answer and read the explanation for every option. Repeat by chapter, and track which statements UPSC reuses across years. Previous year questions show the exam pattern and difficulty level.
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Questions on Human and Economic Geography (Geography) are available for 27 years, from 1996 to 2025. Use the Year filter to practise a single paper.
