Prelims GS I
Prelims GS I · 162 questions · 2016–2026
Geography: every Prelims question, by topic
UPSC syllabus: “Indian and World Geography-Physical, Social, Economic Geography of India and the World.” Below, the topics inside it — most asked first — and how often each came up year by year.
- World: places, rivers & mapping30 questions · asked in 9 of 11 years
- Agriculture & crops30 questions · asked in 10 of 11 years
- India: relief, rivers & drainage29 questions · asked in 10 of 11 years
- Minerals, energy & industry28 questions · asked in 9 of 11 years
- Climate & atmosphere16 questions · asked in 8 of 11 years
- Earth, landforms & geomorphology12 questions · asked in 6 of 11 years
- Oceans8 questions · asked in 6 of 11 years
- India: climate, soils & vegetation5 questions · asked in 5 of 11 years
- Population, settlement & transport4 questions · asked in 3 of 11 years
Latest questions
- 2026 · Q11 · India: relief, rivers & drainageConsider the following assertion: In the Pleistocene period either the Yamuna once flowed into the Indus, or the Sutlej flowed into the Yamuna and one major tributary of …
- 2026 · Q25 · India: relief, rivers & drainageIdentify the river of the Indian sub-continent on the basis of the following information:…
- 2026 · Q26 · India: relief, rivers & drainageWhich of the following with reference to Indian States is/are not correct?…
- 2026 · Q30 · World: places, rivers & mappingShips from which of the following countries have to cross the Strait of Hormuz to reach out to the Indian Ocean?…
- 2026 · Q31 · World: places, rivers & mappingTungurahua Volcano, which was declared a Global Geopark by UNESCO in 2025, is situated in which one among the following countries?…
The same ground in Mains
These official Mains syllabus lines cover Geography. Prelims facts become Mains arguments.