Geography Questions and Answers for UPSC

Aspirants preparing for the civil services examination and looking for brief and befitting answers to the questions based geography syllabus of the IAS exam have landed at the correct place. Physical geography, climate, resources, urbanization, etc. are the topics covered under geography and questions based on the same have been given below for the candidates’ reference.

Considering the vast UPSC Syllabus, BYJU’S brings to you a list of important questions along with their answers to prepare for geography, one of the main subjects for both, prelims and mains examination.

In this article, aspirants can get direct and aligned answers to geography questions, with a focus on the UPSC Mains General Studies-I paper. This will help candidates easily comprehend the syllabus and get straightforward answers to all their topic-related queries.

The industry where the goods are produced in large quantities after processing from raw materials to more valuable products is called the...
The lagoon is a calm and shallow water body surrounded by barriers. The depths of lagoons are usually less than 20 metres and rarely exceed 60...
Chilika Lake is the largest lagoon in India and one of the largest lagoons in the world. It  is the largest brackish water lake with an...
Alappuzha in Kerala is famous for lagoons in India. It is also known as the Venice of the East. Alappuzha has always enjoyed an important place...
No, Lagoons are different from lakes. Lagoons are calm and shallow water bodies surrounded by barriers. They are formed when a shallow water body...
Lagoons  Lakes Lagoons are generally shallow Lakes are generally deep They are connected to a large water body like seas and...
Yes, Lagoons are calm and shallow water bodies surrounded by barriers. They are protected from a larger body of water (usually the ocean) by...
Some examples of water resources are surface water resources like rivers, lakes, ponds and tanks and groundwater. The availability of surface...
A lagoon is a shallow body of water protected from a larger body of water (usually the ocean) by sandbars, barrier islands, or coral reefs....
A lagoon is a shallow body of water protected from a larger body of water (usually the ocean) by sandbars, barrier islands, or coral reefs....
Community forests, pasture lands, village water bodies and other public spaces where a group larger than a household or family unit exercises...
CPRs can be defined as a community’s natural resource, where every member has the right of access and usage with specified obligations,...
Common property resource is important because it provides fodder for the livestock and fuel for the households along with other minor forest...
Depending on the size and the services available and functions rendered, urban centres are designated as town, city, million city, conurbation,...
Common property resources include all such resources that are meant for the common use of the villagers. CPRs include all resources like village...
Problems of urbanization: Shortage of housing, vertical expansion and growth of slums are characteristic features of modern cities of developing...
The CPRs have traditionally been a source of economic sustenance of the rural poor and have played an important resource-supplementing role in...
The main characteristics of urban settlements are: The main occupation of the people is related to secondary and tertiary sectors. There is a...
Major water resources in India are surface water resources like rivers, lakes, ponds and tanks, and groundwater. The mean annual flow in all the...
The main causes of Urbanisation are Industrialization: More people have been attracted to move from rural to urban areas on account of improved...