Transport & Infrastructure Geography — UPSC Prelims Previous Year Questions
32 questions from UPSC CSE Prelims GS Paper 1 on Transport & Infrastructure Geography (Geography). Spanning from 1995 to 2024. Practice with show/hide answers and detailed explanations.
What UPSC Asks About Transport & Infrastructure Geography
Based on 32 questions across 17 years, UPSC has consistently tested aspirants' understanding of Transport & Infrastructure Geography within the broader Geography syllabus. The questions range from factual recall to application-based analysis.
Recent trends show UPSC moving towards statement-based questions that combine multiple aspects of Transport & Infrastructure Geography. Aspirants should focus on understanding concepts rather than memorizing isolated facts.
Q: Consider the following statements:
Statement-I:
Sumed pipeline is a strategic route for Persian Gulf oil and natural gas shipments to Europe.
Statement-II:
Sumed pipeline connects the Red Sea with the Mediterranean Sea.
Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?
(a)Both Statement-I and Statement-II are correct and Statement-II explains Statement-I
(b)Both Statement-I and Statement-II are correct, but Statement-II does not explain Statement-I
(c)Statement-I is correct, but Statement-II is incorrect
(d)Statement-I is incorrect, but Statement-II is correct
Q: Consider the following pairs:
Port — Well known as
1. Kamarajar Port : First major port in India registered as a company
2. Mundra Port : Largest privately owned port in India
3. Visakhapatnam Port : Largest container port in India
How many of the above pairs are correctly matched?
Q: Consider the following statements:
1. Amarkantak Hills are at the confluence of Vindhya and Sahyadri Ranges.
2. Biligirirangan Hills constitute the easternmost part of Satpura Range.
3. Seshachalam Hills constitute the southernmost part of Western Ghats.
How many of the statements given above are correct?
Q: Consider the following statements regarding the Indian squirrels:
1. They build nests by making burrows in the ground.
2. They store their food materials like nuts and seeds in the ground.
3. They are omnivorous.
How many of the above statements are correct?
Q: If you travel by road from Kohima to Kottayam, what is the minimum number of States within India through which you can travel, including the origin and the destination?
Q: Recently,
which of the following States has explored the possibility of constructing an artificial inland port to be connected to sea by a long navigational channel?
Q: Consider the following pairs:
National Highway - Cities connected
1. NH 4 - Chennai and Hyderabad
2. NH 6 - Mumbai and Kolkata
3. NH 15 - Ahmedabad and Jodhpur
Which of the above pairs is/are correctly matched?
Q: Between India and East Asia, the navigation-time and distance can be greatly reduced by which of the following?
1. Deepening the Malacca straits between Malaysia and Indonesia.
2. Opening a new canal across the Kra isthmus between the Gulf of Siam and Andaman Sea.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Q: Consider the following statements among the Indian States:
1. Andhra Pradesh has the longest coastline.
2. Gujarat has the highest number of airports.
Which of these statements given above is/are correct?
Q: With reference to Indian transport systems, consider the following statements:
1. Indian railways system is the largest in the world.
2. National Highways cater to 45 per cent of the total road transport demand.
3. Among the states, Kerala has the highest density of surface road.
4. National Highway No. 7 is the longest in the country.
Which of these statements are correct?
Q: Match the locations of ports labelled as A, B, C and D in the given map with the names of those ports and select the correct answer using the codes given below the names of the ports:
Names of Ports:
1. Kakinada
2. Karwar
3. Mangalore
4. Tuticorin
5. Veraval
Codes:
Q: Match the different ports of Union Territory of Pondicherry labelled as A, B, C and D in the given map with their respective names and select the correct answer using the codes given below the list of ports:
List (Ports of Pondicherry):
1. Karaikal
2. Mahe
3. Pondicherry
4. Yanam
Codes:
Q: What is the correct sequence of the following Indian states in descending order of their length of surface roads per 100 km² of their area?
I. Haryana
II. Maharashtra
III. Punjab
IV. Tamil Nadu
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
Q: Match the following research institutes A, B, C and D with their respective locations labelled as 1 to 6 in the given rough outline map:
A. Central Drug Research Institute
B. National Atlas and Thematic Mapping Organisation
C. National Institute of Ocean Technology
D. Temperate Forest Research Centre
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
Q: Match List I with List II
and select the correct answer by using the codes given below the lists:
List I List II
I. European transcontinental railway A) Paris to Istanbul
II. Trans Andean railway B) Leningrad to Vladivostok
III. Trans-Siberian railway C) Leningrad to Volgograd
IV. Orient Express D) Buenos Aires to Valparaiso
E) Paris to Warsaw
How many UPSC Prelims questions have been asked from Transport & Infrastructure Geography?▼
UPSC has asked 32 questions on Transport & Infrastructure Geography in GS Paper 1 Prelims between 1995 and 2024. This sub-topic falls under Geography.
In which years has UPSC asked about Transport & Infrastructure Geography?▼
Questions on Transport & Infrastructure Geography have appeared in UPSC Prelims in the following years: 2024, 2023, 2017, 2016, 2014, 2011, 2009, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2002, 2000, 1999, 1998, 1997, 1995. The topic has appeared in 17 out of 31 years.
What is the difficulty level of Transport & Infrastructure Geography questions in UPSC Prelims?▼
Among 32 questions on Transport & Infrastructure Geography: 8 are easy, 23 are moderate, and 1 are difficult. Most questions test conceptual understanding of the topic.
