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UPSC Geography PYQ — Indian Geography & Environment

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Practice Questions

1. Q1

   [UPSC Prelims 2023] The Western Ghats run parallel to which coast of India?

   • A. Northern coast
   • B. Eastern coast
   • C. Western coast
   • D. Southern coast

2. Q2

   [UPSC Prelims 2022] The river Brahmaputra is known by which name in China?

   • A. Mekong
   • B. Yarlung Tsangpo
   • C. Yangtze
   • D. Salween

3. Q3

   [UPSC Prelims 2023] The Sundarbans mangrove forest is located in:

   • A. Gujarat and Maharashtra
   • B. West Bengal and Bangladesh
   • C. Andaman Islands
   • D. Odisha and Andhra Pradesh

4. Q4

   [UPSC Prelims 2022] The Tropic of Cancer passes through how many Indian states?

   • A. 6
   • B. 8
   • C. 10
   • D. 5

5. Q5

   [UPSC Prelims 2021] The "Rain Shadow" region in India lies on the:

   • A. Windward side of Western Ghats
   • B. Leeward side of Western Ghats
   • C. Northern Plains
   • D. Coastal Tamil Nadu

6. Q6

   [UPSC Prelims 2023] Which of the following rivers flows westward (into Arabian Sea)?

   • A. Mahanadi
   • B. Narmada
   • C. Krishna
   • D. Cauvery

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