World Physical Geographyविश्व का भौतिक भूगोल

Question: Which one of the following is the continent with the highest mean elevation in the world? [UPSC 1995 · Q.15]

Question: The river shown on the map of Southeast Asia running southwards through eastern Myanmar into the Andaman Sea (Gulf of Martaban) is [UPSC 1997 · Q.19]

Question: “From Aceh in the far north-west 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 [UPSC 1997 · Q.45]

Question: Match rivers labelled A, B, C and D on the map of the Americas with their names given in the list and select the correct answer using the codes given below:
Names of Rivers:
1. St. Lawrence
2. Orinoco
3. Mackenzie
4. Amazon
5. Yukon
[UPSC 1998 · Q.50]

Question: Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the Lists:
List I (Volcanic Mountain):
I. Mt. Rainier
II. Etna
III. Paricutin
IV. Taal
List II (Country):
A. Italy
B. Mexico
C. Philippines
D. USA
[UPSC 1999 · Q.13]

Question: The physical regions marked as 1, 2, 3 and 4 on the outline map of South America are respectively [UPSC 1999 · Q.57]

Question: Match the drainage basins labelled as A, B, C and D on the world outline map with the names listed below and select the correct answer using the codes given below:
Names of drainage basins:
1. Ganga Brahmaputra
2. Indus
3. Parana
4. Zambezi
[UPSC 2000 · Q.20]

Question: The waterfall ‘Victoria’ is associated with the river [UPSC 2003 · Q.150]

Question: The great Asian river Mekong does not run through [UPSC 2004 · Q.19]

Question: Itaipu Dam built on the River Parana is one of the largest dams in the world. Which one of the following two countries have this as a joint project? [UPSC 2005 · Q.2]

Question: Which one of the following is the correct sequence of the given Continents in the decreasing order of their percentage of Earth’s land? [UPSC 2005 · Q.8]

Question: Where are the Balearic Islands located? [UPSC 2005 · Q.42]

Question: Where is the volcanic mountain, Mount St. Helens located? [UPSC 2005 · Q.78]

Question: Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:
List-I (City):
A. Washington D.C.
B. Berlin
C. Paris
D. Madrid
List-II (River):
1. River Manzanares
2. River Seine
3. River Spree
4. River Potomac
[UPSC 2005 · Q.128]

Question: Through which one of the following groups of countries does the Equator pass? [UPSC 2006 · Q.35]

Question: Which one of the following statements is not correct? [UPSC 2006 · Q.70]

Question: Huangpu River flows through which one of the following cities? [UPSC 2006 · Q.99]

Question: Where is Copacabana Beach located? [UPSC 2007 · Q.67]

Question: Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the Lists :
List-I (City):
A. Bangkok
B. Phnom-Penh
C. Hanoi
D. Yangon
List-II (River):
1. Irrawaddy
2. Mekong
3. Menam (Chao Phraya)
4. Red River
[UPSC 2007 · Q.80]

Question: Which one among the following rivers is the longest? [UPSC 2007 · Q.83]

Question: Through which one of the following Straits does a tunnel connect the United Kingdom and France? [UPSC 2007 · Q.88]

Question: In which one of the following is Malta located? [UPSC 2008 · Q.32]

Question: Which one of the following cities is nearest to the equator? [UPSC 2008 · Q.50]

Question: Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched ?
City — River [UPSC 2009 · Q.36]

Question: Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists :
List I (Geographic feature):
A. Great Victoria Desert
B. Grand Canyon
C. Lake Winnipeg
D. Southern Alps
List II (Country):
1. Australia
2. Canada
3. New Zealand
4. USA
[UPSC 2009 · Q.39]

Question: Cape Canaveral, the site from which space shuttles are launched is located on the coast of [UPSC 2009 · Q.42]

Question: Which one of the following can one come across if one travels through the Strait of Malacca? [UPSC 2010 · Q.93]

Question: Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched?
Geographical Feature : Region [UPSC 2013 · Q.3]

Question: Turkey is located between [UPSC 2014 · Q.51]

Question: Which of the following is geographically closest to Great Nicobar ? [UPSC 2017 · Q.98]

Question: Which of the following has/have shrunk immensely/dried up in 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 : [UPSC 2018 · Q.13]

Question: Consider the following pairs :
River — Outflow (Sea / Ocean)
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 ? [UPSC 2020 · Q.68]

Question: Which one of the following lakes of West Africa has become dry and turned into a desert ? [UPSC 2022 · Q.23]

Question: Consider the following information :
In how many of the above rows is the given information correctly matched ? [UPSC 2024 · Q.10]

Question: Consider the following countries :
1. Bolivia
2. Colombia
3. Ecuador
4. Peru
5. Paraguay
Andes mountains pass through how many of the above countries? [UPSC 2025 · Q.22]

Question: Which of the following statements with reference to Lake Turkana is/are correct ?
1. It is the largest desert lake in the world.
2. The lake is situated in South Sudan along the eastern fringe of the Sahara desert.
3. 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 : [UPSC 2026 · Q.29]