How are climate change and the sea level rise affecting the very existence of many island nations? Discuss with examples. (Answer in 150 words)
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97 questions on Geography and Environment from GS-I. 92 have model answers. Practice answer writing with detailed solutions organized by UPSC syllabus subtopics.
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32 questions • 2013–2025
29 questions • 2013–2025
25 questions • 2013–2025
18 questions • 2013–2025
7 questions • 2013–2025
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How are climate change and the sea level rise affecting the very existence of many island nations? Discuss with examples. (Answer in 150 words)
What are non-primary activities? How are these activities related to physiographic features in India? Discuss with suitable examples. (Answer in 150 words)
Explain briefly the ecological and economic benefits of solar energy generation in India with suitable examples. (Answer in 150 words)
What are Tsunamis? How and where are they formed? What are their consequences? Explain with examples. (Answer in 150 words)
Give a geographical explanation of the distribution of off-shore oil reserves of the world. How are they different from the on-shore occurrences of oil reserves? (Answer in 250 words)
How can Artificial Intelligence (AI) and drones be effectively used along with GIS and RS techniques in locational and areal planning? (Answer in 250 words)
Discuss how the changes in shape and sizes of continents and ocean basins of the planet take place due to tectonic movements of the crustal masses. (Answer in 250 words)
What is sea surface temperature rise? How does it affect the formation of tropical cyclones?
What is the phenomenon of ‘Cloudbursts’? Explain.
The groundwater potential of the gangetic valley is on a serious decline. How may it affect the food security of India?
What are aurora australis and aurora borealis? How are these triggered?
What is a twister? Why are the majority of twisters observed in areas around the Gulf of Mexico?
Discuss the consequences of climate change on the food security in tropical countries.
Why is the world today confronted with a crisis of availability of and access to freshwater resources?
How are the fjords formed? Why do they constitute some of the most picturesque areas of the world?
Why is the South-West Monsoon called ‘Purvaiya’ (easterly) in Bhojpur Region? How has this directional seasonal wind system influenced the cultural ethos of the region?
Comment on the resource potentials of the long coastline of India and highlight the status of natural hazard preparedness in these areas.
From being net food importer in 1960s, India has emerged as a net food exporter to the world. Provide reasons.
Describe the characteristics and types of primary rocks. (Answer in 150 words)
Discuss the natural resource potentials of 'Deccan Trap'. (Answer in 150 words)
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97 questions on Geography and Environment have appeared in GS-I from 2013 to 2025. 92 of these have model answers available.
The UPSC syllabus subtopics under Geography and Environment include: Salient features of world's physical geography (32 questions); Distribution of key natural resources across the world (incl (29 questions); Conservation, environmental pollution and degradation, envir (25 questions); Geographical features and their location-changes in critical (18 questions); Factors responsible for the location of primary, secondary, (7 questions).
In the most recent years: 2025 (7 questions), 2024 (5 questions), 2023 (6 questions). This shows Geography and Environment remains a consistently important topic for GS-I.
Focus on high-frequency subtopics: Salient features of world's physical geography, Distribution of key natural resources across the w, Conservation, environmental pollution and degradat. Practice answer writing with previous year questions and study the model answers provided.