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 Godavari is the second largest river in India after Ganga. It is the largest river in peninsular India and known as the 'Dakshina Ganga'. The...
Jet streams are formed when warm air masses meet cold air masses in the atmosphere. When Earth’s warmer air masses meet cooler air masses,...
Jetstreams are a narrow belt of high altitude (above 12,000 m) westerly winds in the troposphere. They affect the Indian climate in the following...
Jet streams flow west to east in both the Northern Hemisphere and the Southern Hemispherebecause of Earth's rotation.  Further Reading: Jet...
Yes, Planes fly in the jet stream. An airplane flying a route from west to east can generally make the trip faster than an aeroplane travelling...
If the jetstreams stop, the whole pattern of global temperatures would change. The air cools much more gradually across the latitudes. The...
Brazil is the largest producer of sugarcane in the world. India is the second largest producer of sugarcane. These two countries will...
Yes, Sugarcane needs lots of water to grow. It is a tropical plant and needs at least 150 cm of rainfall each year or access to irrigation. ...
Uttar Pradesh is the largest producer of sugarcane in India followed by Maharashtra. Uttar Pradesh has the largest area almost 50 per cent of the...
Sustainable agriculture means to produce and enjoy healthy foods without compromising the ability of future generations to do the same. The key...
Ocean Mean Temperature(OMT) is measured up to a depth of 26 degrees isotherm. It is measured with the help of satellites that orbit the earth. In...
The jet stream is a narrow belt of high altitude (above 12,000 m) westerly wind in the troposphere. Their speed varies from about 110 km/h in...
Heavy soils with good drainage are preferred for sugarcane cultivation. With assured irrigation, it grows well on medium & light-textured...
During the autumnal equinox in the Northern Hemisphere, the sun moves precisely above the equator, and the sun's path and the celestial equator...
Vernal equinox, a date in the spring of the year usually around March 21 and Autumnal equinox, a date in the fall of the year usually around...
During the equinox the day and night are of the same length, 12 hours, all over the world. This is because on the two equinoxes, the tilt of the...
There are two types of solstices experienced by the Earth’s latitude.  The summer solstice or June solstice (marked between June 20 and June...
The shortest day of the year and the longest night is called the Winter Solstice. It occurs in December, and in the northern hemisphere the date...
"The shortest day of the year and the longest night is called the Winter Solstice. It occurs in December, and in the northern hemisphere the date...
Equinox - The term equinox means "equal night," when day and night are supposedly an equal length of 12 hours each. On the equinox, the length...