1. Which of the following is NOT evidence of global warming? ( UPPSC GDC)
a) Increase in air temperature
b) Melting of mountain and continental glaciers
c) Changes in precipitation pattern
d) Urbanization and deforestation
Answer. d) Urbanization and deforestation
Evidence of global warming includes-
1. Rising Global Temperatures
2. Sea Level Rise
3. Glacial Retreat
4. Extreme Weather Events like heatwaves, changing is precipiatation patter, floods, drought, etc.)
2. Which of the following is NOT a spatial factor of the state? ( UPPSC GDC)
a) Location
b) Size
c) Boundary
d) Shape
Answer. c) Boundary
In political geography, location, size, and shape are considered spatial factors of the state. Boundary, sovereignty, population, and government are not spatial factors of the state, it is the political factors.
3. Which of the following, with reference to Indian States, is/are not correct? ( UPSC 2026)
1. Uttar Pradesh shares its boundary with the highest number of other Indian States.
2. Rajasthan shares the longest international border among all Indian
States.
3. Sikkim is the only State that shares its boundary with just one other Indian State.
Select the answer using the code given below :
a) 1 only
b) 1 and 2
c) 2 and 3
d) 3 only
Answer. c) 2 and 3
1. Uttar Pradesh shares boundaries with 8 Indian States: Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh
Jharkhand and Bihar. It is the highest among all states.
2. West Bengal ( 20217 km) > Rajasthan (1,070 km); the second option will be wrong.
3. The third statement is also false, as Sikkim ( with West Bengal) and Meghalaya ( With Assam) are two states that share their boundary with just one Indian State.
4. In Indonesia and Malaysia, shifting cultivation is known by which of the following names? ( CUET)
a) Jhuming
b) Milpa
c) Ladang
d) Viticulture
Answer. c) Ladang
The following are local names of shifting cultivation-
Jhuming: North Eastern India
Milpa: Mexico and Central America
Ladang: Indonesia and Malaysia
Viticulture: Cultivation of Grapes
5. In which of the following countries is the Ruhr Industrial Region located? ( CUET)
a) France
b) Spain
c) Germany
d) England
Answer. c) Germany
The Ruhr Industrial Region is located in Germany. It is the famous for coal mining and Steel production.
6. Which of the following is the longest highway in India? ( CUET)
a) NH-1
b) NH-2
c) NH-44
d) NH-7
Answer. c) NH-44
National Highway 44 (NH-44) is the longest in India, with about 3,745 km. It connects Srinagar (Jammu & Kashmir) to Kanyakumari (Tamil Nadu).
7. Who among the following authorised the book 'Geopolitics of the Pacific Ocean'? ( UPPSC GDS)
a) Alfred T. Mahan
b) Karl Haushofer
c) Nicholas J. Spykman
d) Halford Mackinder
Answer. b) Karl Haushofer
1. the German geographer and geopolitical thinker Karl Haushofer.
2. It is related to the development of modern geopolitical thought.
3. Haushofer argued that the center of global power was shifting from the Atlantic region toward the Pacific region.
8. Project Tiger scheme in India was initiated in the year ( UPPSC GDC)
a) 1971
b) 1973
c) 1985
d) 1997
Answer. b) 1973
1. The Project Tiger scheme was started in 1973 by PM Indira Gandhi.
2. It was rolled out under the provisions of the Wildlife ( Protection) Act, 1972.
9. Victoria Falls is located in which country?
a) Argentina
b) Venezela
c) Canada
d) Zambia
Answer. d) Zambia
Context:
1. Talks between India and Zambia over critical mineral exploration have stalled due to a lack of assurances from Lusaka regarding long-term mining rights.
2. Zambia is home to the world-famous Copperbelt
3. Victoria Falls, one of the world’s most famous waterfalls, is located in Zambia.
10. What is the length of the Panama Canal? ( CUET)
a) 72 km
b) 100 km
c) 132 km
d) 160 km
Answer. a) 72 km
As per the NCERT Class 12 Geography textbook (Fundamentals of Human Geography, Chapter: Transport and Communication), the Panama Canal is about 72 km long.
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