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Geo

11 questions

Every UPSC Mains previous-year question under Geo since 2013, newest first, each with a free answer to read and drill. Sub-topics are listed above the questions.

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2025

  1. 2025 · GS1 · 10 marksWhat are tsunamis? How and where are they formed? What are their consequences? Explain with examples.Video

2024

  1. 2024 · GS1 · 10 marksWhat is sea surface temperature rise? How does it affect the formation of tropical cyclones?Video
  2. 2024 · GS1 · 15 marksWhat is a twister? Why are the majority of twisters observed in areas around the Gulf of Mexico?Video

2022

  1. 2022 · GS1 · 10 marksDiscuss the meaning of colour-coded weather warnings for cyclone-prone areas given by the India Meteorological Department.Video

2020

  1. 2020 · GS1 · 10 marksDiscuss the geophysical characteristics of the Circum-Pacific Zone.Video

2018

  1. 2018 · GS1 · 10 marksDefine mantle plume and explain its role in plate tectonics.Video

2014

  1. 2014 · GS1 · 10 marksExplain the formation of thousands of islands in Indonesian and Philippines archipelagos.Video
  2. 2014 · GS1 · 10 marksTropical cyclones are largely confined to South China Sea, Bay of Bengal and Gulf of Mexico. Why?Video

2013

  1. 2013 · GS1 · 5 marksWhat do you understand by the theory of continental drift? Discuss the prominent evidences in its support.Video
  2. 2013 · GS1 · 5 marksHow are the tropical cyclones named across the world? Elaborate.Video
  1. Wind shear in tornadoes and cyclonesVideo
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