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upsc-p1-geography-map-based-questions MCQ - Practice Questions with Answers
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Q1Consider the following statements regarding territorial change in India: 1. Under Article 3, the views of the affected state legislature are consultative and do not amount to a binding veto. 2. After the Berubari Union opinion, external cession of Indian territory can be completed through Article 3 alone. Which of the statements given above is/are correct? Select the correct answer using the code given below.
Only statement 1 is correct. Article 3 requires the affected state legislature to be consulted, but Parliament is not bound by its views. Berubari Union, 1960 distinguished external cession from internal reorganisation and required a constitutional amendment under Article 368 for cession to another country.
Q2Consider the following statements about protected-area categories: 1. A tiger reserve may include national parks, wildlife sanctuaries and reserve forests. 2. A biosphere reserve is legally identical to a national park. 3. Ramsar recognition by itself amounts to notification of a national park under Indian law. Which of the statements given above is/are correct? Select the correct answer using the code given below.
Only statement 1 is correct. A tiger reserve can contain several legal land categories, including national parks, sanctuaries and reserve forests. A biosphere reserve follows a core-buffer-transition model and may contain multiple legal categories; it is not a national park. Ramsar status identifies an internationally important wetland and may overlap with a park or sanctuary, but it is not itself a national-park notification.
Q3Consider the following statements about boundary expressions: 1. The Line of Control belongs to the India-Pakistan context and is a military control line after ceasefire arrangements. 2. The Line of Actual Control is mutually demarcated everywhere along the India-China frontier. 3. The McMahon Line is associated with the eastern sector of the India-China frontier. Which of the statements given above is/are correct? Select the correct answer using the code given below.
Statements 1 and 3 are correct. The Line of Control belongs to the India-Pakistan context, while the McMahon Line is associated with the eastern India-China sector. Statement 2 is incorrect: perceptions of actual control differ, so the Line of Actual Control cannot be assumed to be mutually demarcated everywhere.
Q4With reference to geospatial interpretation, consider the following statements: 1. The Survey of India is the national mapping agency and an authoritative source for official topographical mapping. 2. Satellite observation of a forest patch by itself proves that the patch is a national park. 3. A small-scale world map provides more local detail than a large-scale map. Which of the statements given above is/are correct? Select the correct answer using the code given below.
Statement 1 is correct. The Survey of India is the national mapping agency and the authoritative source for official topographical mapping. Statement 2 is incorrect because remote sensing supports interpretation but does not establish legal status. Statement 3 reverses the scale-detail relationship: a large-scale local map gives more detail, while a small-scale world map simplifies shapes.
Q5With reference to India's maritime geography, consider the following statements: 1. The contiguous zone extends up to 24 nautical miles from the baseline. 2. Within the exclusive economic zone, India enjoys specified sovereign rights for economic purposes rather than complete land-like sovereignty over every matter. Which of the statements given above is/are correct? Select the correct answer using the code given below.
Both statements are correct. The contiguous zone reaches 24 nautical miles from the baseline. The exclusive economic zone extends up to 200 nautical miles, but it provides specified sovereign economic rights rather than full land-like sovereignty over every matter.
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6Match List I with List II: List I (Maritime passage) A. Strait of Malacca B. Strait of Hormuz C. Bab-el-Mandeb D. Bosporus List II (Water bodies connected) 1. Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman 2. Red Sea and Gulf of Aden 3. Black Sea and Sea of Marmara 4. Andaman Sea on the Indian Ocean trade route and South China Sea Select the correct answer using the code given below.
7With reference to national-park map clusters in India, consider the following statements: 1. Hemis National Park is associated with the cold desert of Ladakh. 2. Kaziranga and Orang are associated with the Brahmaputra floodplain. 3. Manas National Park is located near the Myanmar border. Which of the statements given above is/are correct? Select the correct answer using the code given below.
8Arrange the following developments in chronological order: A. The 100th Constitutional Amendment gave effect to the India-Bangladesh Land Boundary Agreement and enclave exchange. B. The States Reorganisation Commission submitted its report. C. The Berubari Union opinion distinguished external territorial cession from internal reorganisation. D. The States Reorganisation Commission was constituted. Select the correct answer using the code given below.
9Match List I with List II: List I (Protected-area category) A. National park B. Wildlife sanctuary C. Conservation reserve D. Community reserve List II (Main statutory provision) 1. Section 36C 2. Sections 18 and 26A 3. Section 35 4. Section 36A Select the correct answer using the code given below.