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4392 Previous Year Questions • 2016–2026 • Prelims, Mains, Essay, Optionals
Topic:[GS-I] Important Geophysical phenomena such as earthquakes, Tsunami, Volcanic activity, cyclone etc., geographical features and their location-changes in critical geographical features (including water-bodies and ice-caps) and in flora and fauna and the effects of such changes.35 PYQs
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Mains - GS-I
16 shown2026•Mains•GS-I•Q.4
What is the Fujiwhara effect? Explain its impact on the movement and intensity of tropical cyclones.
GS-I
2026•Mains•GS-I•Q.6
Discuss the role of aeolian processes in desertification and land degradation.
GS-I
2026•Mains•GS-I•Q.14
Compare the Loo, Chinook and Foehn winds with respect to their regions of prevalence, their nature and climatic impacts.
Geography
2025•Mains•GS-I•Q.4
How are climate change and the sea level rise affecting the very existence of many island nations? Discuss with examples.
GS-I
2025•Mains•GS-I•Q.7
What are Tsunamis? How and where are they formed? What are their consequences? Explain with examples.
Geography
2024•Mains•GS-I•Q.4
What is sea surface temperature rise? How does it affect the formation of tropical cyclones?
GS-I
2024•Mains•GS-I•Q.6
What is the phenomenon of 'cloudbursts'? Explain.
GS-I
2024•Mains•GS-I•Q.15
What are aurora australis and aurora borealis? How are these triggered?
GS-I
2024•Mains•GS-I•Q.16
What is a twister? Why are the majority of twisters observed in areas around the Gulf of Mexico?
GS-I
2022•Mains•GS-I•Q.5
Discuss the meaning of colour-coded weather warnings for cyclone prone areas given by India Meteorological Department.
Geography (Physical - Cyclone and Weather Warning)
2022•Mains•GS-I•Q.14
What are the forces that influence ocean currents? Describe their role in fishing industry of the world.
GS-I
2021•Mains•GS-I•Q.4
Differentiate the causes of landslides in the Himalayan region and Western Ghats.
Physical Geography
2021•Mains•GS-I•Q.6
What are the environmental implications of the reclamation of water bodies into urban land use? Explain with examples.
Environmental Geography
2021•Mains•GS-I•Q.7
Mention the global occurrence of volcanic eruptions in 2021 and their impact on regional environment.
Geography
2021•Mains•GS-I•Q.15
How do the melting of the Arctic ice and glaciers of the Antarctic differently affect the weather patterns and human activities on the Earth? Explain.
Environmental Geography
2020•Mains•GS-I•Q.5
The process of desertification does not have climatic boundaries. Justify with examples.
GS-I
Prelims - Paper 1 (GS)
4 shown2026•Prelims•Paper 1 (GS)•Q.31
Tungurahua Volcano, which was declared a Global Geopark by UNESCO in 2025, is situated in which one among the following countries?
Geography
2025•Prelims•Paper 1 (GS)•Q.33
Consider the following statements :
Statement I
Scientific studies suggest that a shift is taking place in the Earth's rotation and axis.
Statement II
Solar flares and associated coronal mass ejections bombarded the Earth's outermost atmosphere with tremendous amount of energy.
Statement III
As the Earth's polar ice melts, the water tends to move towards the equator.
Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?
Important Geophysical phenomena such as earthquakes, Tsunami, Volcanic activity, cyclone etc., geographical features and their location-changes in critical geographical features (including water-bodies and ice-caps) and in flora and fauna and the effects of such changes
2024•Prelims•Paper 1 (GS)•Q.3
Consider the following:
1
Pyroclastic debris
2
Ash and dust
3
Nitrogen compounds
4
Sulphur compounds
Geography
2023•Prelims•Paper 1 (GS)•Q.65
Consider the following statements :
1
In a seismograph, P waves are recorded earlier than S waves.
2
In P waves, the individual particles vibrate to and fro in the direction of wave propagation whereas in S waves, the particles vibrate up and down at right angles to the direction of wave propagation.
Geography