UPSC Prelims World Geography previous year questions in the "Pairs/Matching (How Many Style)" question pattern — real questions with answers and explanations.
2025Pairs/Matching (How Many Style)Global Demographics & Resources
Consider the following pairs:
Country : Resource-rich in
I. Botswana : Diamond
II. Chile : Lithium
III. Indonesia : Nickel
In how many of the above rows is the given information correctly matched?
A.Only one
B.Only two
C.All the three
D.None of the above
Explanation: * Row I is correctly matched: Botswana is home to prominent gem mines and stands as one of the world's largest producers of diamonds. * Row II is correctly matched: Chile is situated within South America's 'Lithium Triangle' and ranks as the world's second-biggest producer of lithium. * Row III is correctly matched: Indonesia holds the world's largest proven nickel reserves, accounting for nearly 30% of the global supply. * Therefore, all three rows are correctly matched.
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2025Pairs/Matching (How Many Style)World Political Geography & Borders
Consider the following pairs:
Region : Country
I. Mallorca : Italy
II. Normandy : Spain
III. Sardinia : France
In how many of the above rows is the given information correctly matched?
A.Only one
B.Only two
C.All the three
D.None of the above
Explanation: * Row I is incorrectly matched: Mallorca (or Majorca) is the largest of the Balearic Islands and is an autonomous island province of Spain, not Italy. * Row II is incorrectly matched: Normandy is a historic northern coastal region bordering the English Channel in France, not Spain. * Row III is incorrectly matched: Sardinia is a large island region located in the western Mediterranean Sea belonging to Italy, not France. * Therefore, none of the rows are correctly matched.
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2024Pairs/Matching (How Many Style)Geomorphology & Volcanic Features
Consider the following information:
Region | Name of the mountain range | Type of mountain
1. Central Asia | Vosges | Fold mountain
2. Europe | Alps | Block mountain
3. North America | Appalachians | Fold mountain
4. South America | Andes | Fold mountain
In how many of the above rows is the given information correctly matched?
A.Only one
B.Only two
C.Only three
D.All four
Explanation: * Row 1 is incorrectly matched: The Vosges mountain range is a classic fault-block mountain range located in Europe, not Central Asia. * Row 2 is incorrectly matched: The Alps form a premier, Cenozoic-era young fold mountain chain in Europe, not a block mountain system. * Row 3 is correctly matched: The Appalachian Mountains in North America are an ancient, weathered fold mountain system. * Row 4 is correctly matched: The Andes represent a continuous, massive active fold mountain chain spanning South America. * Therefore, exactly two rows (3 and 4) are correctly matched.
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2024Pairs/Matching (How Many Style)Biogeography & Regional Ecology
Consider the following pairs:
Country | Animal found in its natural habitat
1. Brazil | Indri
2. Indonesia | Elk
3. Madagascar | Bonobo
How many of the pairs given above are correctly matched?
A.Only one
B.Only two
C.All three
D.None of the above
Explanation: * Pair 1 is incorrectly matched: The Indri (the largest living lemur species) is strictly endemic to the tropical rainforests of Madagascar, not Brazil. * Pair 2 is incorrectly matched: The Elk is a large terrestrial mammal within the deer family native to North America and Central/East Asia, not Indonesia. * Pair 3 is incorrectly matched: The Bonobo (pygmy chimpanzee) is an endangered great ape native exclusively to the Congo Basin within the Democratic Republic of the Congo in Central Africa, not Madagascar. * Therefore, zero pairs are correctly matched.
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