GEOGRAPHY -

MAPPING
 Number of map based Questions
Number of map
Year (2014 - 2023)
based questions
2014 8 14
13
2015 10 12
12
2016 12 11
10 10
2017 10 10
9
2018 9 8
2019 7 8
7 7
2020 7
6
2021 4
4
2022 13 4

2023 11
Total 91 2

0
2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023

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 Polity

Environment

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 Mapping

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 Total number
Section
of questions
Sections in Mapping 2014 - 2023
World - Political 23
World - Physical 4 India - Economic
World - Economic 8%
6
World - Political
India - Political 6 25%

India - Physical 45
India - Economic India - Physical
7 World -
49% Physical
91 4%
World -
Economic
7%

India - Political
7%

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 World - Consider the following pairs :
Political Area of conflict mentioned in news Country where it is located
1. Donbas : Syria
2. Kachin : Ethiopia
3. Tigray : North Yemen
How many of the above pairs are correctly matched?
(a) Only one
(b) Only two
(c) All three
(d) None
World - Consider the following pairs :
Political Regions often Reason for being in news
1. North Kivu and Ituri : War between Armenia and Azerbaijan
2. Nagorno-Karabakh : Insurgency in Mozambique
3. Kherson and Zaporizhzhia : Dispute between Israel and Lebanon
How many of the above pairs are correctly matched ?
(a) Only one
(b) Only Two
(c) All three
(d) None

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 World - Which one of the following is a part of the Congo Basin?
Physical (a) Cameroon
(b) Nigeria
(c) South Sudan
(d) Uganda

World - Consider the following countries:

Political 1. Bulgaria
2. Czech Republic
3. Hungary
4. Latvia
5. Lithuania
6. Romania
How many of the above-mentioned countries share a land border with Ukraine?
(a) Only two
(b) Only three
(c) Only four
(d) Only five

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 World - Which one of the following countries has been suffering from decades of civil
Economic strife and food shortages and was in news in the recent past for its very severe
famine?
(a) Angola
(b) Costa Rica
(c) Ecuador
(d) Somalia

World - About three-fourths of world's cobalt, a metal required for the manufacture of
Economic batteries for electric motor vehicles, is produced by
(a) Argentina
(b) Botswana
(c) The Democratic Republic of the Congo
(d) Kazakhstan

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 India - Consider the following statements:
Physical 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 the correct?
(a) Only one
(b) Only two
(c) All three
(d) None

India - Which one of the following is the best example of repeated falls in sea level,
Physical giving rise to present-day extensive marshland?
(a) Bhitarkanika Mangroves
(b) Marakkanam Salt Pans
(c) Naupada Swamp
(d) Rann of Kutch

India - Consider the following statements:

Physical 1. Jhelum River passes through Wular Lake.
2. Krishna River directly feeds Kolleru Lake
3. Meandering of Gandak River formed Kanwar Lake.
How many of the statements given above are correct?
(a) Only one
(b) Only two
(c) All three
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(d) None
 India - With reference to India's projects on connectivity, consider the following statements:
Economic 1. East-West Corridor under Golden Quadrilateral Project connects Dibrugarh and
Surat.
2. Trilateral Highway connects Moreh in Manipur and Chiang Mai in Thailand via
Myanmar.
3. Bangladesh-China- India-Myanmar Economic Corridor connects Varanasi in Uttar
Pradesh with Kunming in China.
How many of the above statements are correct?
(a) Only one
(b) Only two
(c) All three
(d) None
India - Consider the following pairs:
Economic 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 : Largest container port in India
How many of the above pairs are correctly matched?
(a) Only one pair
(b) Only two pairs
(c) All three pairs
(d) None of the pairs

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 Political borders & coasts

State borders & locations

Regions in news – national & international

International groupings

Mountains, peaks & volcanoes

Glaciers

Rivers and waterbodies – national & international

Reservoirs

National parks & wildlife

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 2022 World - The term “Levant” often heard in the news roughly
Political corresponds to which of the following regions?
(a) Region along the eastern Mediterranean shores
(b) Region along North African shores stretching
from Egypt to Morocco
(c) Region along Persian Gulf and Horn of Africa
(d) The entire coastal areas of Mediterranean Sea

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 2018 World - The term "two-state solution" is sometimes mentioned in
Political the news in the context of the affairs of
(a) China
(b) Israel
(c) Iraq
(d) Yemen

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 2017 World - Political Mediterranean Sea is a border of which of the
following countries?
1. Jordan
2. Iraq
3. Lebanon
4. Syria
Select the correct answer using the code given
below:
(a) 1, 2 and 3 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 3 and 4 only
(d) 1, 3 and 4 only

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 2015 World - Which one of the following countries of South-West Asia does not
Political open out to the Mediterranean Sea?

(a) Syria
(b) Jordan
(c) Lebanon
(d) lsrael

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 2014 World - Turkey is located between
Political (a) Black Sea and Caspian Sea
(b) Black Sea and Mediterranean Sea
(c) Gulf of Suez and Mediterranean Sea
(d) Gulf of Aqaba and Dead Sea

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 2022 World - Consider the following countries:
Political 1. Azerbaijan
2. Kyrgyzstan
3. Tajikistan
4. Turkmenistan
5. Uzbekistan
Which of the above have borders with Afghanistan?
(a) 1, 2 and 5 only
(b) 1, 2, 3 and 4 only
(c) 3, 4 and 5 only
(d) 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5

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 2023 World - Consider the following countries:
Political 1. Bulgaria
2. Czech Republic
3. Hungary
4. Latvia
5. Lithuania
6. Romania
How many of the above-mentioned countries share a land border
with Ukraine?
(a) Only two
(b) Only three
(c) Only four
(d) Only five

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 2014 World - What is the correct sequence of occurrence of the following cities
Political in South-East Asia as one proceeds from south to north?
1. Bangkok
2. Hanoi
3. Jakarta
4. Singapore
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
(a) 4-2-1-3 (b) 3-2-4-1
(c) 3-4-1-2 (d) 4-3-2-1

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 2019 World - Consider the following pairs:
Political Sea Bordering country
1. Adriatic Sea : Albania
2. Black Sea : Croatia
3. Caspian Sea : Kazakhstan
4. Mediterranean Sea : Morocco
5. Red Sea : Syria
Which of the pairs given above are correctly matched?
(a) 1, 2 and 4 only
(b) 1, 3 and 4 only
(c) 2 and 5 only
(d) 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5

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