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UPSC 1999: The physical regions marked as 1, 2, 3 and 4 on the given map are respectively
(a)Andes, Brazilian Shield, Guyana Highlands and Amazon Basin
(b)Andes, Guyana Highlands, Brazilian Shield and Amazon Basin
(c)Amazon Basin, Guyana Highlands, Brazilian Shield and Andes
(d)Guyana Highlands, Brazilian Shield, Andes and Amazon Basin
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Not attemptedCorrect Answer: (a) Andes, Brazilian Shield, Guyana Highlands and Amazon Basin
On a west-to-east map of northern South America, region 1 along the Pacific coast is the Andes; region 2 in central-eastern Brazil is the Brazilian Shield; region 3 north of that is the Guyana Highlands; region 4 covering north-western Brazil is the Amazon Basin. Option (a) lists these in precisely this sequence, whereas options (b), (c) and (d) mis-place at least two features. ([licchavilyceum.com](https://licchavilyceum.com/upsc-civil-services-prelims-1999-solved-question-paper/))
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The correct answer is option (a): Andes, Brazilian Shield, Guyana Highlands and Amazon Basin. Watch the detailed video explanation in our Sherlocking Prelims course on UnlockIAS.
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This question was asked in UPSC CSE Prelims 1999, GS Paper 1, as Question 57. It falls under Geography > World Physical Geography.
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