Places and Locations: Indian Geography: UPSC Previous Year Questions (Geography)
2 previous year UPSC Prelims questions on Places and Locations: Indian Geography (Geography). Choose an option to see the answer and explanation.
Explanations state facts as of the year each question was asked; words like “recently” refer to that year.
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UPSC 2017Geography · Places and Locations: Indian Geography
Q1. Which of the following is geographically closest to Great Nicobar?
Explanation
Option (a) is correct:
Great Nicobar is closest to Sumatra. Great Nicobar lies on the south of the Nicobar Islands of India and it is the largest island of the Nicobar Islands. South of Great Nicobar is the island of Sumatra. The distance between the two places is approximately 150 Kms. The close proximity of Sumatra to Great Nicobar has implications beyond mere geography. Historically, this nearness has influenced trade routes, cultural exchanges, and even ecological patterns between the two regions. For instance, certain flora and fauna exhibit similarities due to this geographical closeness.
Option (b), (c) and (d) are incorrect:
The distance from Great Nicobar to Borneo is 2,398 kms. The distance from Great Nicobar to Java stands at 1,817 kms. The distance from Great Nicobar to Sri Lanka is 1437 kms.
UPSC 2017Geography · Places and Locations: Indian Geography
Q2. Consider the following statements: 1. In India, the Himalayas are spread over five states only. 2. Western Ghats are spread over five states only. 3. Pulicat Lake is spread over two States only. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Explanation
Statement 1 is incorrect: The Indian Himalayan spans 13 states and union territories: Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Sikkim, West Bengal, Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura, and Meghalaya.
Statement 2 is incorrect: The Western Ghats are spread over six states namely Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Goa, Maharashtra and Gujarat and not 5 states.
Statement 3 is correct: Pulicat Lake is the second largest brackish water lake in India and spreads over the two states namely Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu. Large varieties of birds, including Painted Storks and Grey pelicans, frequent the area every year.
Answer key for these questions
Q
UPSC year
Correct answer
1
2017
(a) Sumatra
2
2017
(b) 3 only
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This page covers 2 previous year UPSC Prelims GS Paper-I questions on Places and Locations: Indian Geography (Geography), asked from 1996 to 2024. Each has the correct answer and an explanation.
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