UPSC Prelims 2022

Q30) Consider the following pairs: Wetland/Lake Location Hokera Wetland - Punjab Renuka Wetland - Himachal Pradesh Rudrasagar Lake - Tripura Sasthamkotta Lake - Tamil Nadu…

Q29) In the northern hemisphere, the longest day of the year normally occurs in the: First half of the month of June First half of…

Q28) With reference to India, consider the following statements: Monazite is a source of rare earths. Monazite contains thorium. Monazite occurs naturally in the entir…

Q27) Consider the following countries: Azerbaijan Kyrgyzstan Tajikistan Turkmenistan Uzbekistan Which of the above have borders with Afghanistan? 1, 2 and 5 only 1, 2,…

Q26) The Term “Levant” often heard in the news roughly corresponds to which of the following regions? Region along the eastern Mediterranean shores Region along…

Q25) Consider the following Pairs: Peak Mountains 1. Namcha Barwa Garhwal Himalaya 2. Nanda Devi Kumaon Himalaya 3. Nokrek Sikkim Himalaya Which of the pairs…

Q24) Gandikota canyon of South India was created by which one of the following rivers? Cauvery Manjira Pennar Tungabhadra Answer: 3· Gandikota is a village…

Q23) Which one of the following lakes of West Africa has become dry and turned into a desert? Lake Victoria Lake Faguibine Lake oguta Lake…

Q22) “System of Rice Intensification” of cultivation, in which alternate wetting and drying of rice fields is practised, result in” : Reduced seed requirement Reduced…

Q21) Among the following crops, which one is the most important anthropogenic source of both methane and nitrous oxide? Cotton Rice Sugarcane Wheat Answer: 2Explanation:…