UPSC Prelims Geography previous year questions in the "Pairs/Matching (How Many Style)" question pattern — real questions with answers and explanations.
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2025Pairs/Matching (How Many Style)Agriculture & Crop Patterns
Consider the following pairs:
Plant : Description
I. Cassava : Woody shrub
II. Ginger : Herb with pseudostem
III. Malabar spinach : Herbaceous climber
IV. Mint : Annual shrub
V. Papaya : Woody shrub
How many of the above pairs are correctly matched?
A.Only two
B.Only three
C.Only four
D.All the five
Explanation: * Pair I is correctly matched: Cassava (tapioca) is a perennial woody shrub cultivated for its starchy tuberous roots. * Pair II is correctly matched: Ginger is a perennial herb that develops a pseudostem made of tightly wrapped leaf bases. * Pair III is correctly matched: Malabar spinach is a fast-growing succulent herbaceous climber. * Pair IV is incorrectly matched: Mint is an aromatic perennial herb that spreads via underground rhizomes, not an annual shrub. * Pair V is incorrectly matched: Papaya appears tree-like but is botanically classified as a large herb with a soft, non-woody trunk, not a woody shrub. * Therefore, three pairs are correctly matched.
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2024Pairs/Matching (How Many Style)Indian Rivers & Drainage
Consider the following information:
Waterfall | Region | River
1. Dhuandhar | Malwa | Narmada
2. Hundru | Chota Nagpur | Subarnarekha
3. Gersoppa | Western Ghats | Netravati
In how many of the above rows is the given information correctly matched?
A.Only one
B.Only two
C.All three
Explanation: * Row 1 is incorrectly matched: The Dhuandhar Falls is carved by the Narmada River in the Jabalpur district of Madhya Pradesh, which is located within the Mahakoshal region, not the Malwa plateau region. * Row 2 is correctly matched: The Hundru Falls drops from a height of 320 feet along the course of the Subarnarekha River on the Ranchi Plateau within the Chota Nagpur region. * Row 3 is incorrectly matched: The Gersoppa (or Jog) Falls is a major plunge waterfall created by the Sharavathi River in Karnataka's Western Ghats, not the Netravati River. * Therefore, only one row (Row 2) is correctly matched.