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 largest man-made lake in India is Gobind Ballabh Pant Sagar Lake. It is the reservoir of the Rihand Dam or Gobind Ballabh Pant Sagar Dam, the...
The largest producer of tea in India is Assam. 52% of the total tea production in India is carried out in Assam. It includes approximately...
Four Indian states share their borders with Bhutan.These include the North Eastern states of Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim, and West Bengal....
Europe is the continent that has the largest production of Iron in the world. The major producers of Iron ore in Europe are Russia, Ukraine,...
Palk Strait lies between the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and the Jaffna District of the Northern Province of Srilanka. Named after Robert Palk,...
Eons are the longest period of geological time. It generally refers to a span of one billion years. Eons are divided into small time intervals...
The Panama Canal connects the Atlantic Ocean with the Pacific Ocean through the narrow Isthmus of Panama. It also divides North America and South...
The largest inland saltwater lake in India is Sambhar Lake. Located in the Sambhar Lake Town in the Jaipur district of Rajasthan, it is a major...
Madhya Pradesh is the second largest state in India in terms of area, after Rajasthan. With an area of 3,08,252, it is the fifth largest state in...
The Alps are the important mountain ranges of Europe. Formed by the collisions between the Eurasian and African tectonic plates, they are the...
The planet closest to the Sun is Mercury. Its distance from the Sun is about 58 million km. It is the smallest planet in our solar system and...
The Kaveri River is known as the "Ganga of the South" or "Dakshin Bharat Ki Ganga". Kaveri resembles Ganga in the flowing pattern and number of...
The coastal length of the Indian mainland is about 7,516.6 km.This includes the Lakshadweep and Andaman & Nicobar Islands. It borders the Bay...
The movement of earth around the Sun in a fixed path is called a revolution. Earth has two types of motions; Rotation and Revolution. Rotation...
Nitrogen comprises 78% of the Earth’s atmosphere. It is the most abundant naturally occurring gas. Volatility and stability in the presence...
The passes of the Western Ghats from North to South are Kasara Ghats, Palakkad Gap,Malshej Ghats, Kumbharli Ghats. Kasara Ghat: It is a mountain...
The Indian state with the lowest population density is Arunachal Pradesh. It is known as the “Land of the dawn-lit mountains”....
The Indian Standard Meridian passes through five states in India,including Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, and Andhra...
Shivaliks are the Southernmost Himalayas. They are also known as the Outer Himalayas. Located between the Great Plains and the Lesser Himalayas,...
The mines of Janakpura and Sarwar are known for the production of Garnet. The word 'Garnet' comes from the Middle English word, garnet, meaning...