UPSC Prelims World Geography previous year questions in the "Multi-statement (How Many Style)" question pattern — real questions with answers and explanations.
2025Multi-statement (How Many Style)Geomorphology & Volcanic Features
Consider the following countries:
I. Bolivia
II. Brazil
III. Colombia
IV. Ecuador
V. Paraguay
VI. Venezuela
Andes mountains pass through how many of the above countries?
A.Only two
B.Only three
C.Only four
D.Only five
Explanation: * (c) Only four is correct: The Andes Mountains, the world's longest continental mountain range, extend through seven South American countries. * Among the options provided, the range passes directly through: I. Bolivia, III. Colombia, IV. Ecuador, and VI. Venezuela. * The Andes range does not pass through II. Brazil or V. Paraguay.
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2025Multi-statement (How Many Style)Oceanography & Hydrological Features
Consider the following water bodies:
I. Lake Tanganyika
II. Lake Tonlé Sap
III. Patos Lagoon
Through how many of them does the equator pass?
A.Only one
B.Only two
C.All the three
D.None of the above
Explanation: * (d) None is correct: The Equator does not intersect any of the three listed water bodies. * Lake Tanganyika sits in the Western Rift Valley of East Africa, south of the equator (~3° to 8° S latitude). * Lake Tonlé Sap is a natural freshwater floodplain lake situated in central Cambodia (Northern Hemisphere). * Patos Lagoon is located in the state of Rio Grande do Sul in extreme southeastern Brazil, far south of the equatorial line.
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2025Multi-statement (How Many Style)World Political Geography & Borders
Consider the following countries:
I. United Kingdom
II. Denmark
III. New Zealand
IV. Australia
V. Brazil
How many of the above countries have more than four time zones?
A.All the five
B.Only four
C.Only three
D.Only two
Explanation: * United Kingdom (9 time zones): While the UK mainland uses only one time zone, its overseas territories (such as Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Falkland Islands, etc.) make it span across 9 time zones globally. * Denmark (5 time zones): Mainland Denmark adheres to a single time zone, but the Faroe Islands (1 zone) and Greenland (3 zones), which are part of the Danish realm, push its total to 5 time zones. * New Zealand (3 time zones): Its main islands use one time zone, while the Chatham Islands and Tokelau bring the total to three. * Australia (9 time zones): Mainland Australia is divided into 5 standard time zones; including its 3 external dependencies brings the total to 9 time zones. * Brazil (4 time zones): It spans exactly four standard time zones from west to east (Acre, Amazon, Brasília, and Fernando de Noronha time). * Therefore, three countries (UK, Denmark, and Australia) have more than four time zones.
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2024Multi-statement (How Many Style)World Political Geography & Borders
Consider the following countries:
1. Finland
2. Germany
3. Norway
4. Russia
How many of the above countries have a border with the North Sea?
A.Only one
B.Only two
C.Only three
D.All four
Explanation: * The North Sea is an epicenter of western European maritime transit bounded by specific geographical borders. * Items 2 (Germany) and 3 (Norway) directly border the waters of the North Sea along its eastern coastlines. * Items 1 (Finland) and 4 (Russia) are located further east and border the enclosed Baltic Sea or Arctic waters, not the North Sea. * Therefore, exactly two of the listed countries border it.
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