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Geography and Environment UPSC PYQ 2025

7 questions from the UPSC 2025 examination.

7 questions

1Mediummains10 marks
Conservation, environmental pollution and degradation, environmental impact assessment

Explain briefly the ecological and economic benefits of solar energy generation in India with suitable examples. (Answer in 150 words) <!--qid:MAINS_2025_GS-I_Q6-->

2Mediummains10 marks
Factors responsible for the location of primary, secondary, and tertiary sector industries in various parts of the world

What are non-primary activities? How are these activities related to physiographic features in India? Discuss with suitable examples. (Answer in 150 words) <!--qid:MAINS_2025_GS-I_Q5-->

3Mediummains10 marks
Salient features of world's physical geography

What are Tsunamis? How and where are they formed? What are their consequences? Explain with examples. (Answer in 150 words) <!--qid:MAINS_2025_GS-I_Q7-->

4Mediummains15 marks
Geographical features and their location-changes in critical geographical features

How can Artificial Intelligence (AI) and drones be effectively used along with GIS and RS techniques in locational and areal planning? (Answer in 250 words) <!--qid:MAINS_2025_GS-I_Q15-->

5Mediummains15 marks
Salient features of world's physical geography

Discuss how the changes in shape and sizes of continents and ocean basins of the planet take place due to tectonic movements of the crustal masses. (Answer in 250 words) <!--qid:MAINS_2025_GS-I_Q16-->

6Mediummains15 marks
Distribution of key natural resources across the world (including South Asia and the Indian sub-continent)

Give a geographical explanation of the distribution of off-shore oil reserves of the world. How are they different from the on-shore occurrences of oil reserves? (Answer in 250 words) <!--qid:MAINS_2025_GS-I_Q14-->

7Mediummains10 marks
Salient features of world's physical geography

How are climate change and the sea level rise affecting the very existence of many island nations? Discuss with examples. (Answer in 150 words) <!--qid:MAINS_2025_GS-I_Q4-->

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