UPSC Geography and Environment PYQs 2017 | Vaidra

1Mediummains15 marks

Conservation, environmental pollution and degradation, environmental impact assessment

'Climate change' is a global problem. How India will be affected by climate change? How Himalayan and coastal states of India will be affected by climate change? (Answer in 250 words)

2Mediummains10 marks

Distribution of key natural resources across the world (including South Asia and the Indian sub-continent)

Mention the advantages of the cultivation of pulses because of which the year 2016 was declared as the International Year of Pulses by the United Nations. (150 words)

3Mediummains15 marks

Salient features of world's physical geography

Account for variations in oceanic salinity and discuss its multi-dimensional effects. (250 words)

4Mediummains15 marks

Factors responsible for the location of primary, secondary, and tertiary sector industries in various parts of the world (including India)

Petroleum refineries are not necessarily located nearer to crude oil producing areas, particularly in many of the developing countries. Explain its implications. (250 words)

5Mediummains10 marks

Conservation, environmental pollution and degradation, environmental impact assessment

Not many years ago, river linking was a concept but it is becoming a reality in the country. Discuss the advantages of river linking and its possible impact on the environment. (Answer in 150 words)

6Mediummains15 marks

Geographical features and their location-changes in critical geographical features (including water-bodies and ice-caps) and in flora and fauna and the effects of such changes

In what way can floods be converted into a sustainable source of irrigation and all-weather inland navigation in India? (250 words)

7Mediummains10 marks

Salient features of world's physical geography

How does the Juno Mission of NASA help to understand the origin and evolution of the Earth? (150 words)

Geography and Environment UPSC PYQ 2017