UPSC Prelims PYQs145. Which of the following is/are unique characteristics / characteristics of equatorial forests? (2013) Strive Edge / April 17, 2025
UPSC Prelims PYQs144. “Climate is extreme, rainfall is scanty, and the people used to be nomadic herders.” The above statement best describes which of the following regions? (2013) Strive Edge / April 17, 2025
UPSC Prelims PYQs143. Which of the following leaf modifications occurs/occur in desert areas to inhibit water loss? (2013) Strive Edge / April 17, 2025
UPSC Prelims PYQs142. The seasonal reversal of winds is the typical characteristic of: (2014) Strive Edge / April 17, 2025
UPSC Prelims PYQs141. “Each day is more or less the same, the morning is clear and bright with a sea breeze; as the Sun climbs high in the sky, heat mounts up, dark clouds form, then rain comes with thunder and lightning. But the rain is soon over.” Which of the following regions is described in the above passage? (2015) Strive Edge / April 17, 2025
UPSC Prelims PYQs138. The acidification of oceans is increasing. Why is this phenomenon a cause of concern? (2012) Strive Edge / April 16, 2025
UPSC Prelims PYQs137. The most important fishing grounds of the world are found in the regions where (2013) Strive Edge / April 16, 2025
UPSC Prelims PYQs136. On the planet earth, most of the freshwater exists as ice caps and glaciers. Out of the remaining freshwater, the largest proportion (2013) Strive Edge / April 16, 2025
UPSC Prelims PYQs135. Tides occur in the oceans and seas due to which among the following? (2015) Strive Edge / April 16, 2025
UPSC Prelims PYQs134. In the South Atlantic and South-Eastern Pacific regions in tropical latitudes, cyclones do not originate. What is the reason? (2015) Strive Edge / April 16, 2025
UPSC Prelims PYQs133. Which of the following has/have shrunk immensely/dried up the recent past due to human activities? (2018) Strive Edge / April 16, 2025
UPSC Prelims PYQs131. With reference to Ocean Mean Temperature (OMT), which of the following statements is/are correct? (2020) Strive Edge / April 16, 2025
UPSC Prelims PYQs130. With reference to the water on the planet Earth, consider the following statements: Strive Edge / April 15, 2025
UPSC Prelims PYQs128. La Nina is suspected to have caused recent floods in Australia. How is La Nina different from EI Nino? (2011) Strive Edge / April 15, 2025
UPSC Prelims PYQs127. Westerlies in the southern hemisphere are stronger and persistent than in the northern hemisphere. Why? (2011) Strive Edge / April 15, 2025
UPSC Prelims PYQs126. The jet aircrafts fly very easily and smoothly in the lower stratosphere. What could be the appropriate explanation? (2011) Strive Edge / April 15, 2025
