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India: Location, States, Boundaries & Neighbours: 42 previous year questions

UPSC has asked 42 questions on India: Location, States, Boundaries & Neighbours between 1998 and 2026: CDS 14 · CSE 9 · CAPF 8 · CISF (LDCE) 5 · NDA 5 · Geo-Scientist 1. 29 of them came after 2015, so this is a live topic examiners keep returning to. 9 were set in Civil Services Prelims; the rest come from UPSC's other papers, which draw on the same question bank.

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CDS2023 · 1India: Location, States, Boundaries & NeighboursOn card GEO 11·1

Consider the following clues about State of India : 1. It is known as ‗land of red river and blue hills‘. 2. It contains three of the six physiographic divisions of India. 3. It covers about 2.39 percent of total areas of the country. Identify the State on the basis of the given clues.

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Answer C (official UPSC key)Assam: 'land of red river and blue hills'; has three of India's six physiographic divisions; about 2.39% of India's area
NDA2023 · 2India: Location, States, Boundaries & NeighboursOn card GEO 11·1

Which one of the following statements is NOT correct ?

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Answer A (official UPSC key)NOT: Madhya Pradesh is the fourth largest state; it is the second largest (Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh)
CAPF2022India: Location, States, Boundaries & NeighboursOn card GEO 11·2

Which of the following sets of Indian States are landlocked and do not have an international boundary?

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Answer B (official UPSC key)Landlocked states with no international boundary: Chhattisgarh, Haryana, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Telangana
CDS2021 · 2India: Location, States, Boundaries & NeighboursOn card GEO 11·2

Identify the State on the basis of the following characteristics : 1. Tropic of Cancer passes through the State. 2. The State has more north-south extension. 3. The State has international border with Bangladesh and Myanmar. Select the correct answer using the code given below :

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Answer B (official UPSC key)Mizoram: Tropic of Cancer passes through it; more north-south extension; international border with Bangladesh and Myanmar
NDA2019 · 1India: Location, States, Boundaries & NeighboursOn card GEO 11·6

Which of the following pairs of old names and new names of islands in India is/are correctly matched ? 1. Ross Island : Shaheed Dweep 2. Neil Island : Nctaji Subhas Chandra Bose Dweep 3. Havelock : Swaraj Dweep Island Select. the correct answer using the code given below :

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Answer D (official UPSC key)Havelock Island renamed Swaraj Dweep | NOT: Ross Island - Shaheed Dweep (Ross = Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Dweep); NOT: Neil Island - Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Dweep (Neil = Shaheed Dweep)
CDS2015 · 1India: Location, States, Boundaries & NeighboursOn card GEO 11·1

Which of the following is/are the reason(s) behind Gujarat being the leading producer of Salt in India? 1. The long length of coastline 2. Long duration of hot and dry conditions 3. Presence of gulf areas Select the correct answer using the code given below:

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Answer C (official UPSC key)Gujarat leads salt production because of: long coastline (about 1,600 km, longest in India); long hot and dry conditions; presence of gulf areas
CSE2011India: Location, States, Boundaries & NeighboursOn card GEO 11·1

A state in India has the following characteristics: 1. Its northern part is arid and semi-arid. 2. Its central part produces cotton. 3. Cultivation of cash crops is predominant over food crops. Which one of the following states has all of the above characteristics?

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Answer B (official UPSC key)Gujarat: arid/semi-arid north (Kutch), cotton-producing central part, cash crops predominate over food crops
CAPF2010India: Location, States, Boundaries & NeighboursOn card GEO 11·2

Which one of the following statements about the ‘Sir Creek’ is correct ?

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Answer A (official UPSC key)Sir Creek forms the boundary between Gujarat and Sind province of Pakistan (96 km tidal estuary in the Indus delta)
CSE2007India: Location, States, Boundaries & NeighboursOn card GEO 11·2

Out of the four southern states: Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, and Tamil Nadu, which shares boundaries with the maximum number of Indian States?

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Answer B (official UPSC key)Karnataka shares boundaries with the maximum number of states among the four southern states (6: Goa, Maharashtra, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Kerala)

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