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 most significant sources of water pollution are : Sewage (Waste Water):The sewage water carries pathogens, a typical water pollutant, other...
Goa is now the most urbanised State with 62.2% urban population among states. Among all the States and Union territories, the National Capital...
Positive Effects of Urbanization: Creation of employment opportunities Technological and infrastructural advancements Improved transportation...
The land-use categories as maintained in the Land Revenue Records are: Forests Land put to Non-agricultural Uses Barren and Wastelands Area...
Land is used for different purposes such as agriculture, forestry, mining, building houses, roads and setting up of industries. This is commonly...
Net Area Sown category of land use is maximum in India. The physical extent of land on which crops are sown and harvested is known as net sown...
Land use classification is the systematic arrangement of various classes of land on the basis of certain similar characteristics, mainly to...
Land is used for different purposes such as agriculture, forestry, mining, building houses, roads and setting up of industries. This is commonly...
Land use in a region, to a large extent, is influenced by the nature of economic activities carried out in that region. The types of changes that...
India has undergone major changes within the economy over the past four or five decades, and this has influenced the land-use changes in the...
Migration is defined as movement from one country, place or locality to another in search of better opportunities to settle.When people move from...
Human settlements can broadly be divided into two types – rural and urban. Rural settlements: Rural settlements are most closely and...
A person who moves from one place to another in order to find work or better living conditions is called a migrant. Migrants are of three types....
Some factors influencing rural settlements are : Water Supply: Usually rural settlements are located near water bodies such as rivers, lakes,...
Causes of Migration: People migrate for a better economic and social life. There are two sets of factors that influence migration.  Push...
The definition of urban areas varies from one country to another. Some of the common bases of classification are the size of the population,...
Advantages of migration: Remittances from international migrants are one of the major sources of foreign exchange. Migration from rural areas of...
Migrants who move into a new place are called Immigrants. Historically, the process of immigration has been of great social, economic, and...
A person who moves from one place to another in order to find work or better living conditions is called a migrant. Migrants are mainly of two...
“Human development is a process of enlarging the range of people’s choices, increasing their opportunities for education, health...