Landforms In India & Across The World PYQs — 32 UPSC CSE Previous Year Questions

Question 1

Which of the following statements with reference to Lake Turkana is/are correct? It is the largest desert lake in the world. The lake is situated in South Sudan along the eastern fringe of the Sahara desert. The lake is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site and is also referred to as the 'Jade Sea'. Select the answer using the code given below :

Accepted Answer

B. 1 and 3 only

Question 2

Consider the following countries : Bolivia Brazil Colombia Ecuador Paraguay Venezuela Andes mountains pass through how many of the above countries?

Accepted Answer

C. Only four

Question 3

The longest border between any two countries in the world is between :

Accepted Answer

A. Canada and the United States of America

Question 4

Which one of the following lakes of West Africa has become dry and turned into a desert ?

Accepted Answer

B. Lake Faguibine

Question 5

With reference to India, Didwana, Kuchaman, Sargol and Khatu are the names of

Accepted Answer

D. saline lakes

Question 6

Siachen Glacier is situated to the

Accepted Answer

D. North of Nubra Valley

Question 7

Consider the following pairs: River Flows into 1. Mekong Andaman Sea 2. Thames Irish Sea 3. Volga Caspian Sea 4. Zambezi Indian Ocean Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?

Accepted Answer

C. 3 and 4 only

Question 8

Mediterranean Sea is a border of which of the following countries ? Jordan Iraq Lebanon Syria Select the correct answer using the code given below :

Accepted Answer

C. 3 and 4 only

Question 9

Turkey is located between

Accepted Answer

B. Black Sea and Mediterranean Sea

Question 10

Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched? Geographical Feature - Region

Accepted Answer

B. Atlas Mountains : North-Western Africa

Question 11

Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched? City River (a) Berlin Rhine (b) London Thames (c) New York Hudson (d) Vienna Danube

Accepted Answer

A. Berlin - Rhine

Question 12

Match List-I (Geographic Feature) with List-II (Country) and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists:

	List-I (Geographic feature)		List-II (Country)
A.	Great Victoria Desert	1.	Australia
B.	Grand Canyon	2.	Canada
C.	Lake Winnipeg	3.	New Zealand
D.	Southern Alps	4.	USA

Accepted Answer

B. A-1 B-4 C-2 D-3

Question 13

Which one among the following rivers is the longest?

Accepted Answer

A. Amazon

Question 14

Where is Copacabana Beach located?

Accepted Answer

C. Rio de Janeiro

Question 15

Match List-I (City) with List-II (River) and select the correct answer using the code given below:

	List-I (City)		List-II (River)
A.	Bangkok	1.	Irrawaddy
B.	Phnom-Penh	2.	Mekong
C.	Hanoi	3.	Menam (Chao Phraya)
D.	Yangon	4.	Red River

Codes:

Accepted Answer

A. A-3 B-2 C-4 D-1

Question 16

Through which one of the following Straits, does a tunnel connect the United Kingdom and France?

Accepted Answer

C. Strait of Dover

Question 17

Bermuda Triangle extends up to which of the following places? Southern Florida Puerto Rico Hawaiian Islands Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

Accepted Answer

B. 1 and 2 only

Question 18

Huangpu River flows through which one of the following cities?

Accepted Answer

C. Shanghai

Question 19

Where are the Balearic Islands located?

Accepted Answer

A. Mediterranean Sea

Question 20

Match List-I (City) with List-II (River) and select the correct answer using the code given below:

	List-I (City)		List-II (River)
A.	Bangkok	1.	Irrawaddy
B.	Phnom-Penh	2.	Mekong
C.	Hanoi	3.	Menam (Chao Phraya)
D.	Yangon	4.	Red River

Codes:

UPSC CSE I - 2007

Accepted Answer

D. A-4 B-3 C-2 D-1

Question 21

The great Asian river Mekong does not run through:

Accepted Answer

B. Malaysia

Question 22

Lake Sambhar is nearest to which one of the following cities of Rajasthan?

Accepted Answer

B. Jaipur

Question 23

Which one of the following does not border Panama?

Accepted Answer

D. Venezuela

Question 24

The waterfall 'Victoria' is associated with the river:

Accepted Answer

D. Zambezi

Question 25

In the map given below, four islands of the Indian Ocean region, i.e.,

Seychelles,
Chagos,
Mauritius, and
Socotra

are marked as 1, 2, 3, and 4. Match them and select the correct answer from the codes given below:

Codes:

Accepted Answer

D. A-3 B-1 C-4 D-2

Question 26

Consider the following provinces of former Yugoslavia: Bosnia Croatia Slovenia Yugoslavia. The correct sequence of these provinces from the east to the west is

Accepted Answer

B. IV, I, II, III

Question 27

Which one of the following lakes forms an international boundary between Tanzania and Uganda ?

Accepted Answer

C. Victoria

Question 28

Physical regions marked as 1, 2, 3, & 4 on the given map are respectively:

Accepted Answer

A. Andes, Brazilian Shield, Guyana Highlands & Amazon Basin

Question 29

Match the rivers labelled A, B, C, and D on the given map with their names from the list and select the correct Answer:

List-I	List-II
A	1. St. Lawrence
B	2. Orinoco
C	3. Mackenzie
D	4. Amazon
	5. Yukon

Codes

Accepted Answer

B. A-5 B-3 C-1 D-2

Question 30

From Aceh in the far northwest to Torres Strait in the east is 5000 miles, almost as far as from London to Baghdad. The archipelago has 14,000 islands, some mere equatorial rocks, others some of the largest in the world." This description best fits:

Accepted Answer

D. Indonesia

Question 31

A rough outline map of northern Sri Lanka is shown below. Jaffna is located at the point marked:

Accepted Answer

D. D

Question 32

The rough outline map shows a portion of the Middle East. The countries labelled A, B, C and D are respectively:

Accepted Answer

C. Iraq, Syria, Saudi Arabia and Jordan

	River	Flows into
1.	Mekong	Andaman Sea
2.	Thames	Irish Sea
3.	Volga	Caspian Sea
4.	Zambezi	Indian Ocean

	City	River
(a)	Berlin	Rhine
(b)	London	Thames
(c)	New York	Hudson
(d)	Vienna	Danube

	List-I (City)		List-II (River)
A.	Washington, D.C.	1.	River Manzanares
B.	Berlin	2.	River Seine
C.	Paris	3.	River Spree
D.	Madrid	4.	River Potomac