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Geography PYQs (previous year questions) for CDS: Geography (General Knowledge) had 433 questions across the 66 official CDS papers we tagged (2016–2026), and appeared in 22 of them. Asked in 11 of 11 years. The concepts asked in the most papers: Atmosphere, Soils, Rivers of India.
Year-wise question count
Asked in 11 of 11 years, with 2 papers each year.
| Year | Questions |
|---|---|
| CDS 2026 | 32 |
| CDS 2025 | 43 |
| CDS 2024 | 41 |
| CDS 2023 | 36 |
| CDS 2022 | 44 |
| CDS 2021 | 40 |
| CDS 2020 | 41 |
| CDS 2019 | 40 |
| CDS 2018 | 40 |
| CDS 2017 | 38 |
| CDS 2016 | 38 |
Most-asked concepts
Sorted by the number of papers a concept appeared in.
| Concept | Questions | Papers | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atmosphere | 26 | 16 | 2026, 2025, 2024, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016 |
| Soils | 14 | 11 | 2026, 2025, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2017 |
| Rivers of India | 13 | 9 | 2026, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2017, 2016 |
| Landforms | 10 | 8 | 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2018, 2016 |
| Earthquakes | 8 | 8 | 2026, 2025, 2024, 2022, 2021, 2016 |
| Transport | 8 | 8 | 2026, 2025, 2024, 2022, 2019, 2017, 2016 |
| Population | 12 | 7 | 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019 |
| Natural Vegetation | 10 | 7 | 2026, 2025, 2023, 2022, 2020, 2016 |
| Climatology | 12 | 6 | 2023, 2022, 2021, 2018 |
| Indian States | 10 | 6 | 2023, 2022, 2021, 2019, 2017, 2016 |
| Environment | 9 | 6 | 2025, 2022, 2020, 2018, 2017 |
| Biosphere Reserves | 6 | 6 | 2026, 2025, 2024, 2021, 2017 |
| Indian Agriculture | 6 | 6 | 2024, 2018, 2017, 2016 |
| Ocean Currents | 6 | 6 | 2024, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2017, 2016 |
| Volcanoes | 6 | 6 | 2024, 2023, 2022, 2020, 2018, 2017 |
| Agriculture | 13 | 5 | 2023, 2021, 2020, 2019 |
| Indian Geography | 11 | 5 | 2022, 2021, 2016 |
| World Geography | 9 | 5 | 2024, 2023, 2022 |
| Islands | 5 | 5 | 2025, 2020, 2019, 2017, 2016 |
| Lakes | 5 | 5 | 2025, 2022, 2019 |
| National Parks | 5 | 5 | 2026, 2018, 2016 |
| Oceanography | 7 | 4 | 2026, 2022, 2018 |
| Indian Climate | 6 | 4 | 2020, 2019, 2018 |
| Rivers | 6 | 4 | 2025, 2020, 2019 |
| Weathering | 5 | 4 | 2026, 2025, 2024, 2022 |
| Mountain Passes | 4 | 4 | 2026, 2023, 2018, 2017 |
| Oceans | 4 | 4 | 2025, 2020, 2019, 2016 |
| Ports | 4 | 4 | 2025, 2023, 2021, 2017 |
| Tribes of India | 4 | 4 | 2026, 2020, 2019, 2017 |
| Indian Rivers | 6 | 3 | 2024, 2018 |
| Climate | 4 | 3 | 2024, 2020, 2019 |
| Climate Types | 4 | 3 | 2025, 2016 |
| Lakes of India | 4 | 3 | 2023, 2017 |
| Mountains | 4 | 3 | 2025, 2024, 2019 |
| Rocks | 4 | 3 | 2026, 2022, 2021 |
| Solar System | 4 | 3 | 2023, 2016 |
| Clouds | 3 | 3 | 2025, 2024 |
| Coral Reefs | 3 | 3 | 2022, 2020, 2019 |
| Drainage Patterns | 3 | 3 | 2024, 2022, 2021 |
| Environmental Treaties | 3 | 3 | 2020, 2019 |
| Forests | 3 | 3 | 2024, 2023, 2022 |
| Human Geography | 3 | 3 | 2024, 2017 |
| Industries | 3 | 3 | 2025, 2017, 2016 |
| Land Use | 3 | 3 | 2024, 2020, 2018 |
| Latitudes | 3 | 3 | 2023, 2020 |
| Water Resources | 3 | 3 | 2020, 2019, 2018 |
| Indian Demography | 5 | 2 | 2018 |
| Languages | 3 | 2 | 2020, 2018 |
| Ports and Transport | 3 | 2 | 2018 |
| Wetlands | 3 | 2 | 2026, 2024 |
| Biomes | 2 | 2 | 2019, 2017 |
| Census 2011 | 2 | 2 | 2017, 2016 |
| Climate of India | 2 | 2 | 2026 |
| Cyclones | 2 | 2 | 2019, 2016 |
| Earth's Motion | 2 | 2 | 2017, 2016 |
| Energy Resources | 2 | 2 | 2022, 2016 |
| Fluvial Landforms | 2 | 2 | 2026, 2024 |
| Geomorphology | 2 | 2 | 2024, 2018 |
| Indian Physiography | 2 | 2 | 2017, 2016 |
| Indian Railways | 2 | 2 | 2016 |
| Latitude and Longitude | 2 | 2 | 2025, 2017 |
| Physiography of India | 2 | 2 | 2026, 2025 |
| Plate Tectonics | 2 | 2 | 2025, 2020 |
| Rivers and Dams | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Soils of India | 2 | 2 | 2016 |
| Straits | 2 | 2 | 2017, 2016 |
| Urbanisation | 2 | 2 | 2025, 2022 |
| Wildlife Conservation | 2 | 2 | 2017 |
| World Cities | 2 | 2 | 2020, 2019 |
| Natural Hazards | 4 | 1 | 2021 |
| Physiography | 3 | 1 | 2022 |
| Climate Change | 2 | 1 | 2017 |
| Migration | 2 | 1 | 2020 |
| Africa | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Agriculture Types | 1 | 1 | 2017 |
| Asia | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Atmospheric Circulation | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Australia | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Biogeography | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Climate Classification | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Coastal Ecosystems | 1 | 1 | 2026 |
| Coastal Landforms | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Continents and Oceans | 1 | 1 | 2026 |
| Dams | 1 | 1 | 2018 |
| Data Representation | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Earth Motions | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Earth Structure | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Eclipses | 1 | 1 | 2016 |
| Ecology | 1 | 1 | 2019 |
| Europe | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Fisheries | 1 | 1 | 2016 |
| Floods | 1 | 1 | 2019 |
| Glacial Landforms | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Glaciers | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Himalayas | 1 | 1 | 2016 |
| History of Geography | 1 | 1 | 2019 |
| Indian Boundaries | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Indian Cities | 1 | 1 | 2019 |
| Indian Society | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Industrial Cities | 1 | 1 | 2019 |
| Industrial Regions | 1 | 1 | 2017 |
| International Boundaries | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Irrigation | 1 | 1 | 2019 |
| Irrigation Projects | 1 | 1 | 2019 |
| Islands and Straits | 1 | 1 | 2018 |
| Local Winds | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Longitude and Time | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Maps and Isolines | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Minerals | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Minerals and Industries | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Minerals in India | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Mountains of India | 1 | 1 | 2017 |
| Natural Disasters | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Natural Resources | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Ocean Relief | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Origin of Earth | 1 | 1 | 2026 |
| Physical Geography of India | 1 | 1 | 2019 |
| Political Geography | 1 | 1 | 2026 |
| Power Plants | 1 | 1 | 2016 |
| Rainfall | 1 | 1 | 2017 |
| Research Institutes | 1 | 1 | 2016 |
| Resources | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| River Agreements | 1 | 1 | 2016 |
| Rocks and Minerals | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Seas | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Settlements | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Soil Erosion | 1 | 1 | 2019 |
| South America | 1 | 1 | 2019 |
| Tribal Population | 1 | 1 | 2016 |
| Tsunamis | 1 | 1 | 2017 |
| Union Territories | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Urban Geography | 1 | 1 | 2018 |
| Volcanism | 1 | 1 | 2026 |
| Weather Phenomena | 1 | 1 | 2017 |
| West Asia | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Wildlife Sanctuaries | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Winds | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| World Lakes | 1 | 1 | 2016 |
| World Mountains | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
How to practise Geography PYQs
- Start with the concepts at the top of the table. They have come back the most.
- Solve one year’s Geography questions from the official PDF against the clock, then check the answer listed below.
- Log every miss as a concept gap, a calculation slip or a misread. Each needs a different fix.
- Once a concept is clean in two papers, move to the next. Then sit a full paper from the year pages.
Questions by year
Each line gives the question number and paper, type, concept, our one-line summary and the official answer, with a link to the official PDF.
CDS2026
- Q.66 (CDS (I) GK) · MCQ · Origin of Earth: Match theories of Earth's origin with their proponents PDF
- Q.67 (CDS (I) GK) · MCQ · Rocks: Correct statement about igneous rocks PDF
- Q.68 (CDS (I) GK) · MCQ · Rocks: Statements on the formation of metamorphic rocks PDF
- Q.69 (CDS (I) GK) · MCQ · Volcanism: Statements on acid lava and composite volcanic cones PDF
- Q.70 (CDS (I) GK) · MCQ · Weathering: Statements on mechanical weathering of rocks PDF
- Q.71 (CDS (I) GK) · MCQ · Atmosphere: Statements on ground surface temperature inversion PDF
- Q.72 (CDS (I) GK) · MCQ · Natural Vegetation: Match forest types with typical tree species PDF
- Q.73 (CDS (I) GK) · MCQ · Physiography of India: Statements on Karewas, Ladakh lakes and Jhelum meanders PDF
- Q.74 (CDS (I) GK) · MCQ · Climate of India: Statements on types of drought in India PDF
- Q.75 (CDS (I) GK) · MCQ · Natural Vegetation: Match forest research institutes with their locations PDF
- Q.76 (CDS (I) GK) · MCQ · Soils: Statements on black soils of India PDF
- Q.77 (CDS (I) GK) · MCQ · Rivers of India: River also known as the Dihang in Northeast India PDF
- Q.78 (CDS (I) GK) · MCQ · Mountain Passes: Valley in which Shipki La pass is located PDF
- Q.79 (CDS (I) GK) · MCQ · Weathering: Term for feldspar changing to kaolinite clay PDF
- Q.80 (CDS (I) GK) · MCQ · National Parks: Mismatched pair of national park and state PDF
- Q.82 (CDS (I) GK) · MCQ · Oceanography: Statements on causes of ocean currents PDF
- Q.83 (CDS (I) GK) · MCQ · Oceanography: Statements on the Sargasso Sea PDF
- Q.84 (CDS (I) GK) · MCQ · Oceanography: Match types of tides with their characteristics PDF
- Q.85 (CDS (I) GK) · MCQ · Transport: Match major Indian sea ports with port types PDF
- Q.104 (CDS (I) GK) · MCQ · Tribes of India: Tribes inhabiting the Andaman and Nicobar Islands PDF
- Q.26 (CDS (II) GK) · MCQ · Climate of India: Temperature criteria for heat waves and cold waves PDF
- Q.27 (CDS (II) GK) · MCQ · Biosphere Reserves: Match biosphere reserves with their states PDF
- Q.29 (CDS (II) GK) · MCQ · Coastal Ecosystems: Statements on mangroves and the MISHTI initiative PDF
- Q.30 (CDS (II) GK) · MCQ · Wetlands: Statements on Ramsar sites in India PDF
- Q.31 (CDS (II) GK) · MCQ · Wetlands: India's first Ramsar-accredited wetland cities PDF
- Q.32 (CDS (II) GK) · MCQ · Atmosphere: Stages in the evolution of the present atmosphere PDF
- Q.33 (CDS (II) GK) · MCQ · Earthquakes: Statements on types and frequency of earthquakes PDF
- Q.34 (CDS (II) GK) · MCQ · Atmosphere: Statements on water vapour in the atmosphere PDF
- Q.35 (CDS (II) GK) · MCQ · Fluvial Landforms: Statements on the formation of river terraces PDF
- Q.36 (CDS (II) GK) · MCQ · Political Geography: States sharing a boundary with Arunachal Pradesh PDF
- Q.37 (CDS (II) GK) · MCQ · Continents and Oceans: Proponent of the tetrahedral hypothesis PDF
- Q.39 (CDS (II) GK) · MCQ · National Parks: State where Nanda Devi National Park lies PDF
CDS2025
- Q.1 (CDS (I) GK) · MCQ · Earthquakes: Statements about secondary (S) waves of an earthquake PDF
- Q.2 (CDS (I) GK) · MCQ · Rocks and Minerals: Identify a greenish mineral common in basaltic rocks PDF
- Q.3 (CDS (I) GK) · MCQ · Weathering: Statements about salt weathering PDF
- Q.4 (CDS (I) GK) · MCQ · Atmosphere: Statements about surface inversion of temperature PDF
- Q.5 (CDS (I) GK) · MCQ · Clouds: Identify a cloud type from its characteristics PDF
- Q.6 (CDS (I) GK) · MCQ · Climate Types: Identify a climate type from its characteristics PDF
- Q.7 (CDS (I) GK) · MCQ · Oceans: Ascending order of salts present in sea water PDF
- Q.8 (CDS (I) GK) · MCQ · Soils: Statements about humus PDF
- Q.9 (CDS (I) GK) · MCQ · Biosphere Reserves: Biosphere reserve spread over three states PDF
- Q.10 (CDS (I) GK) · MCQ · Rivers: European capital not on the Danube PDF
- Q.11 (CDS (I) GK) · MCQ · Islands: Statements about Easter Island PDF
- Q.12 (CDS (I) GK) · MCQ · Africa: Home of endangered mountain gorillas in Africa PDF
- Q.13 (CDS (I) GK) · MCQ · West Asia: Statements about Jordan PDF
- Q.14 (CDS (I) GK) · MCQ · Asia: Place near the Pearl River Estuary PDF
- Q.15 (CDS (I) GK) · MCQ · Australia: Statements about the Coral Sea and Great Dividing Range PDF
- Q.16 (CDS (I) GK) · MCQ · Mountains: North-to-south order of Karakoram, Kunlun, Ladakh, Zaskar PDF
- Q.17 (CDS (I) GK) · MCQ · Soils: Statements about saline soils in India PDF
- Q.18 (CDS (I) GK) · MCQ · Rivers and Dams: River on which the Salal project is situated PDF
- Q.19 (CDS (I) GK) · MCQ · Rivers: Indus tributary not originating in the Himalayas PDF
- Q.20 (CDS (I) GK) · MCQ · Minerals in India: Major bauxite-producing states PDF
- Q.94 (CDS (I) GK) · MCQ · Environment: Issue addressed by the Kyoto Protocol PDF
- Q.98 (CDS (I) GK) · MCQ · Europe: Country not bordering Ukraine PDF
- Q.9 (CDS (II) GK) · MCQ · International Boundaries: Countries separated by the Durand Line (official answer: B) PDF
- Q.86 (CDS (II) GK) · MCQ · Ocean Relief: Ocean region of the Amsterdam-St. Paul Plateau (official answer: C) PDF
- Q.87 (CDS (II) GK) · MCQ · Lakes: Mismatched city and lake pair (official answer: B) PDF
- Q.88 (CDS (II) GK) · MCQ · Latitude and Longitude: Statements on lines of latitude (official answer: C) PDF
- Q.89 (CDS (II) GK) · MCQ · Earth Structure: Ascending order of elements in the Earth's crust by weight (official answer: C) PDF
- Q.90 (CDS (II) GK) · MCQ · Plate Tectonics: Match islands with their tectonic plates (official answer: D) PDF
- Q.91 (CDS (II) GK) · MCQ · Earthquakes: Statements about the Richter scale (official answer: B) PDF
- Q.92 (CDS (II) GK) · MCQ · Glacial Landforms: Statements about glacial troughs and fiords (official answer: A) PDF
- Q.93 (CDS (II) GK) · MCQ · Natural Vegetation: Statements on mid-latitude deciduous forests (official answer: D) PDF
- Q.94 (CDS (II) GK) · MCQ · Atmosphere: Ascending order of permanent gases in the atmosphere (official answer: C) PDF
- Q.95 (CDS (II) GK) · MCQ · Winds: Factors determining planetary wind patterns (official answer: D) PDF
- Q.96 (CDS (II) GK) · MCQ · Atmosphere: Role of water vapour in the atmosphere (official answer: C) PDF
- Q.97 (CDS (II) GK) · MCQ · Climate Types: Match world climate types with characteristics (official answer: C) PDF
- Q.98 (CDS (II) GK) · MCQ · Climate Types: Identify a climate type from given characteristics (official answer: C) PDF
- Q.99 (CDS (II) GK) · MCQ · Industries: Statements on the cotton textile industry in India (official answer: C) PDF
- Q.100 (CDS (II) GK) · MCQ · Physiography of India: Physiographic region in which Indore lies (official answer: C) PDF
- Q.101 (CDS (II) GK) · MCQ · Urbanisation: Class of towns with the largest urban population share in Census 2011 (official answer: B) PDF
- Q.102 (CDS (II) GK) · MCQ · Transport: Cities not on the Golden Quadrilateral (official answer: D) PDF
- Q.103 (CDS (II) GK) · MCQ · Ports: Locations of major ports in India (official answer: C) PDF
- Q.104 (CDS (II) GK) · MCQ · Natural Disasters: Which is not an atmospheric natural disaster (official answer: D) PDF
- Q.114 (CDS (II) GK) · MCQ · Rivers and Dams: Statements about dams on the Chenab river (official answer: C) PDF
CDS2024
- Q.38 (CDS (I) GK) · MCQ · Atmosphere: What global dimming refers to (official answer: D) PDF
- Q.40 (CDS (I) GK) · MCQ · World Geography: Country that is not part of the Arabian Peninsula (official answer: C) PDF
- Q.41 (CDS (I) GK) · MCQ · World Geography: Statements on Antarctica's elevation and highest peak (official answer: C) PDF
- Q.42 (CDS (I) GK) · MCQ · Biosphere Reserves: Biosphere reserve spread over three Indian states (official answer: A) PDF
- Q.43 (CDS (I) GK) · MCQ · Wildlife Sanctuaries: Wrongly matched wildlife sanctuary and state (official answer: A) PDF
- Q.44 (CDS (I) GK) · MCQ · Indian Agriculture: Statements on coconut production in Lakshadweep (official answer: C) PDF
- Q.45 (CDS (I) GK) · MCQ · Coastal Landforms: Statements on barrier islands (official answer: C) PDF
- Q.46 (CDS (I) GK) · MCQ · Clouds: Identify the cloud type from given features (official answer: D) PDF
- Q.47 (CDS (I) GK) · MCQ · Drainage Patterns: Identify the drainage pattern from given features (official answer: A) PDF
- Q.48 (CDS (I) GK) · MCQ · Human Geography: Statements on gateway cities (official answer: D) PDF
- Q.80 (CDS (I) GK) · MCQ · Climate: Statements on the ice-cap climate (official answer: B) PDF
- Q.82 (CDS (I) GK) · MCQ · Atmosphere: Statements on insolation (official answer: A) PDF
- Q.83 (CDS (I) GK) · MCQ · Fluvial Landforms: Statements on river meanders (official answer: D) PDF
- Q.84 (CDS (I) GK) · MCQ · Atmosphere: What is needed to find relative humidity (official answer: C) PDF
- Q.85 (CDS (I) GK) · MCQ · Atmosphere: Greenhouse gas with the largest contribution (official answer: C) PDF
- Q.86 (CDS (I) GK) · MCQ · Climate: Meaning of BW in Koeppen climate classification (official answer: B) PDF
- Q.88 (CDS (I) GK) · MCQ · Transport: Location of National Waterway No. 2 (official answer: C) PDF
- Q.89 (CDS (I) GK) · MCQ · Land Use: Definition of culturable wasteland (official answer: D) PDF
- Q.90 (CDS (I) GK) · MCQ · Earth Motions: Statements on angular and linear velocity of Earth's rotation (official answer: C) PDF
- Q.24 (CDS (II) GK) · MCQ · Atmosphere: Location and main cause of the ozone hole PDF
- Q.71 (CDS (II) GK) · MCQ · Glaciers: Pairs of Himalayan glaciers and their locations PDF
- Q.72 (CDS (II) GK) · MCQ · Indian Rivers: Statements on the Barak, Ghaggar and Brahmaputra tributaries PDF
- Q.73 (CDS (II) GK) · MCQ · Human Geography: Statements on port functions such as entrepot and outport PDF
- Q.74 (CDS (II) GK) · MCQ · Clouds: Clouds from which cumulonimbus develop PDF
- Q.75 (CDS (II) GK) · MCQ · Wetlands: Ramsar site not located in a Union Territory PDF
- Q.76 (CDS (II) GK) · MCQ · World Geography: Two cities Eratosthenes used to measure Earth's circumference PDF
- Q.77 (CDS (II) GK) · MCQ · Geomorphology: Type of mass wasting described by speed and material PDF
- Q.78 (CDS (II) GK) · Assertion-Reason · Atmosphere: Assertion-reason on Hadley cells and wind patterns PDF
- Q.79 (CDS (II) GK) · Assertion-Reason · Ocean Currents: Assertion-reason on ocean gyres and surface winds PDF
- Q.80 (CDS (II) GK) · MCQ · Forests: State not among the top three by forest area PDF
- Q.81 (CDS (II) GK) · MCQ · Atmosphere: How a strong pressure gradient appears on a map PDF
- Q.82 (CDS (II) GK) · MCQ · Weathering: Process that is not chemical weathering PDF
- Q.83 (CDS (II) GK) · MCQ · Volcanoes: Statements on arc volcanoes PDF
- Q.84 (CDS (II) GK) · MCQ · Earthquakes: Incorrect statement on S-waves PDF
- Q.85 (CDS (II) GK) · MCQ · Indian Rivers: States that are part of the Ganga basin PDF
- Q.86 (CDS (II) GK) · MCQ · Indian Rivers: Peninsular river with the Kabini as tributary PDF
- Q.87 (CDS (II) GK) · Assertion-Reason · Indian Agriculture: Assertion-reason on where bajra and ragi are grown PDF
- Q.88 (CDS (II) GK) · MCQ · Mountains: Which listed peaks are located in India PDF
- Q.89 (CDS (II) GK) · MCQ · World Geography: Statements on the Rhine River and Rotterdam PDF
- Q.90 (CDS (II) GK) · MCQ · World Geography: Statements on Antarctica's area, elevation and peak PDF
- Q.111 (CDS (II) GK) · MCQ · World Geography: Country bordering both Russia and Ukraine PDF
CDS2023
- Q.15 (CDS (I) GK) · MCQ · Indian States: Identify a state from clues incl. 'land of red river and blue hills' (official answer: C) PDF
- Q.16 (CDS (I) GK) · MCQ · Indian States: States sharing a boundary with Telangana (official answer: D) PDF
- Q.17 (CDS (I) GK) · MCQ · Lakes of India: States of four lakes: Loktak, Barapani, Kolleru, Pulicat (official answer: B) PDF
- Q.19 (CDS (I) GK) · MCQ · Latitudes: Coastal and landlocked states crossed by the Tropic of Cancer (official answer: B) PDF
- Q.33 (CDS (I) GK) · MCQ · Rivers of India: Rivers flowing between Gulbarga and Vijayanagara Hampi (official answer: D) PDF
- Q.55 (CDS (I) GK) · MCQ · World Geography: Country with Stewart Island, Bay of Plenty and Hawke Bay (official answer: C) PDF
- Q.57 (CDS (I) GK) · MCQ · Rivers of India: West-to-east order of cities on the Ganga (official answer: D) PDF
- Q.58 (CDS (I) GK) · MCQ · Indian States: State with the longest north-south extent (official answer: D) PDF
- Q.87 (CDS (I) GK) · MCQ · Longitude and Time: Local time at 90°E when it is 10 am at GMT (official answer: D) PDF
- Q.88 (CDS (I) GK) · MCQ · Solar System: Planets termed gas planets (official answer: B) PDF
- Q.89 (CDS (I) GK) · MCQ · Soils: Identify a soil type from its characteristics (official answer: A) PDF
- Q.91 (CDS (I) GK) · MCQ · Rivers of India: States/UTs covered by the Indus basin in India (official answer: D) PDF
- Q.102 (CDS (I) GK) · MCQ · Volcanoes: Statements on volcanoes, VEI and volcanic soils (official answer: D) PDF
- Q.103 (CDS (I) GK) · MCQ · Climatology: Identify a cloud type from its features (official answer: B) PDF
- Q.104 (CDS (I) GK) · MCQ · Data Representation: Best diagram to relate population size and services (official answer: B) PDF
- Q.105 (CDS (I) GK) · MCQ · Indian States: State with the longest coastline (official answer: B) PDF
- Q.106 (CDS (I) GK) · MCQ · Ports: Statements on Visakhapatnam and Deendayal ports (official answer: C) PDF
- Q.107 (CDS (I) GK) · MCQ · Forests: Forest density class that fell between 2011 and 2021 (official answer: B) PDF
- Q.7 (CDS (II) GK) · MCQ · Solar System: Share of carbon dioxide in the atmospheres of Venus and Mars (official answer: D) PDF
- Q.24 (CDS (II) GK) · MCQ · Climatology: Statements on fog types and formation (official answer: D) PDF
- Q.25 (CDS (II) GK) · MCQ · Landforms: Landforms formed by wind erosion (official answer: C) PDF
- Q.26 (CDS (II) GK) · MCQ · Agriculture: Crop not grown under dryland farming (official answer: C) PDF
- Q.27 (CDS (II) GK) · MCQ · Settlements: Form of settlement that develops around a lake (official answer: C) PDF
- Q.28 (CDS (II) GK) · MCQ · Resources: Classification of resources by origin (official answer: A) PDF
- Q.29 (CDS (II) GK) · MCQ · World Mountains: Highest mountain in Africa (official answer: B) PDF
- Q.60 (CDS (II) GK) · MCQ · Soils: Identify a soil type from its characteristics (official answer: D) PDF
- Q.61 (CDS (II) GK) · MCQ · Latitudes: State capital closest to the Equator (official answer: C) PDF
- Q.63 (CDS (II) GK) · MCQ · Climatology: Statements on forms and classes of clouds (official answer: B) PDF
- Q.79 (CDS (II) GK) · MCQ · Solar System: Statements on planets of the solar system (official answer: D) PDF
- Q.80 (CDS (II) GK) · MCQ · Mountain Passes: Pass not located in the Indian Himalaya (official answer: B) PDF
- Q.81 (CDS (II) GK) · MCQ · Natural Vegetation: Trees not belonging to the temperate Himalayan zone (official answer: A) PDF
- Q.82 (CDS (II) GK) · MCQ · Agriculture: Incorrect statement about plantation agriculture (official answer: D) PDF
- Q.83 (CDS (II) GK) · MCQ · Agriculture: Match names of shifting cultivation with countries (official answer: D) PDF
- Q.96 (CDS (II) GK) · MCQ · World Geography: Match plateaus with continents (official answer: B) PDF
- Q.97 (CDS (II) GK) · MCQ · Maps and Isolines: Match isolines with what they join (official answer: A) PDF
- Q.98 (CDS (II) GK) · MCQ · Climatology: Clouds in ascending order of height (official answer: D) PDF
CDS2022
- Q.31 (CDS (I) GK) · MCQ · Urbanisation: First city to reach a population of one million (official answer: A) PDF
- Q.32 (CDS (I) GK) · MCQ · Climatology: Koppen climate type of western Rajasthan (official answer: C) PDF
- Q.33 (CDS (I) GK) · MCQ · World Geography: Location of the Bermuda Islands (official answer: B) PDF
- Q.34 (CDS (I) GK) · MCQ · Forests: State or UT with highest share of forest area (official answer: B) PDF
- Q.35 (CDS (I) GK) · MCQ · Population: Decades of steady population growth in India (official answer: C) PDF
- Q.36 (CDS (I) GK) · MCQ · Energy Resources: What Manikaran in Himachal Pradesh is known for (official answer: B) PDF
- Q.38 (CDS (I) GK) · MCQ · Environment: Functions of the environment (official answer: C) PDF
- Q.55 (CDS (I) GK) · MCQ · Soils: Match soil orders with their characteristics (official answer: A) PDF
- Q.56 (CDS (I) GK) · MCQ · Landforms: Other name for a peripediment in deserts (official answer: C) PDF
- Q.57 (CDS (I) GK) · MCQ · Volcanoes: Type of volcano built by thin repeated lava flows (official answer: A) PDF
- Q.58 (CDS (I) GK) · MCQ · Oceanography: What isohalines join (official answer: D) PDF
- Q.61 (CDS (I) GK) · MCQ · Population: Country with infant mortality comparable to India (official answer: D) PDF
- Q.71 (CDS (I) GK) · MCQ · Transport: Match railway zones with headquarters (official answer: A) PDF
- Q.72 (CDS (I) GK) · MCQ · Indian Geography: Islands separated by the Ten Degree Channel (official answer: C) PDF
- Q.73 (CDS (I) GK) · MCQ · Indian Geography: Match waterfalls with states (official answer: B) PDF
- Q.74 (CDS (I) GK) · MCQ · Climatology: Which is not a result of El Nino (official answer: B) PDF
- Q.84 (CDS (I) GK) · MCQ · Population: Variables shown in population pyramids (official answer: C) PDF
- Q.85 (CDS (I) GK) · MCQ · Lakes: Match lakes with states (official answer: D) PDF
- Q.86 (CDS (I) GK) · MCQ · Atmosphere: Most important factor for smog formation (official answer: B) PDF
- Q.87 (CDS (I) GK) · MCQ · Indian Geography: Island where Mount Thullier is located (official answer: D) PDF
- Q.88 (CDS (I) GK) · MCQ · Atmosphere: Land surface with the highest albedo (official answer: A) PDF
- Q.100 (CDS (I) GK) · MCQ · Natural Resources: Exhaustible but renewable resource (official answer: B) PDF
- Q.2 (CDS (II) GK) · MCQ · Rivers of India: Tributary of the Barak river in Manipur (official answer: A) PDF
- Q.3 (CDS (II) GK) · MCQ · Natural Vegetation: Vegetation sequence on a road trip from Bikaner to Konark (official answer: B) PDF
- Q.4 (CDS (II) GK) · MCQ · Physiography: Statements about Karewas (official answer: C) PDF
- Q.5 (CDS (II) GK) · MCQ · Indian States: Identify a state from minerals and a hydel project (official answer: C) PDF
- Q.44 (CDS (II) GK) · MCQ · Ocean Currents: Factor that does not influence ocean currents (official answer: C) PDF
- Q.45 (CDS (II) GK) · MCQ · Rocks: Sedimentary rock not formed mechanically (official answer: D) PDF
- Q.46 (CDS (II) GK) · MCQ · Atmosphere: Statements about temperature inversion (official answer: A) PDF
- Q.47 (CDS (II) GK) · MCQ · Lakes: State or UT where Tsomgo Lake lies (official answer: C) PDF
- Q.48 (CDS (II) GK) · MCQ · Physiography: Statements about India's east and west coasts (official answer: D) PDF
- Q.49 (CDS (II) GK) · MCQ · Coral Reefs: State or UT with largest coral reef area (official answer: C) PDF
- Q.54 (CDS (II) GK) · MCQ · Population: What a life expectancy table would not show (official answer: B) PDF
- Q.88 (CDS (II) GK) · MCQ · Natural Vegetation: Highlands with shola forests (official answer: A) PDF
- Q.89 (CDS (II) GK) · MCQ · Landforms: Process associated with pingos (official answer: B) PDF
- Q.90 (CDS (II) GK) · MCQ · Drainage Patterns: Match drainage types with features (official answer: B) PDF
- Q.91 (CDS (II) GK) · MCQ · Weathering: Process causing minerals to expand by absorbing water (official answer: B) PDF
- Q.92 (CDS (II) GK) · MCQ · Physiography: Era when the Thar was under the sea (official answer: C) PDF
- Q.104 (CDS (II) GK) · MCQ · Population: India's median age range (official answer: B) PDF
- Q.109 (CDS (II) GK) · MCQ · Earthquakes: Other term for the focus of an earthquake (official answer: A) PDF
- Q.110 (CDS (II) GK) · MCQ · Indian Geography: Which is not a peak of Andaman and Nicobar (official answer: C) PDF
- Q.111 (CDS (II) GK) · MCQ · Atmosphere: Match cloud forms with characteristics (official answer: C) PDF
- Q.119 (CDS (II) GK) · MCQ · Environment: Area covered by the Ramsar Convention (official answer: A) PDF
- Q.120 (CDS (II) GK) · MCQ · Environment: Report defining sustainable development (official answer: A) PDF
CDS2021
- Q.19 (CDS (I) GK) · MCQ · Indian Geography: Extent of India's territorial sea limit (official answer: B) PDF
- Q.20 (CDS (I) GK) · MCQ · Ocean Currents: Identify the cold ocean current (official answer: D) PDF
- Q.21 (CDS (I) GK) · MCQ · Soils: Identify a soil type from its characteristics (official answer: D) PDF
- Q.22 (CDS (I) GK) · MCQ · Agriculture: Crop whose varieties are Arabica, Robusta and Liberica (official answer: A) PDF
- Q.23 (CDS (I) GK) · MCQ · Minerals and Industries: Ore from which aluminium is made (official answer: B) PDF
- Q.24 (CDS (I) GK) · MCQ · Ports: Port important for iron-ore exports to Japan (official answer: D) PDF
- Q.39 (CDS (I) GK) · MCQ · Agriculture: What Milpa and Ladang are names for (official answer: A) PDF
- Q.41 (CDS (I) GK) · MCQ · Rivers of India: Indus tributary feeding the Bhakra Nangal canals (official answer: B) PDF
- Q.42 (CDS (I) GK) · MCQ · Drainage Patterns: Drainage pattern where rivers flow into a central depression (official answer: D) PDF
- Q.43 (CDS (I) GK) · MCQ · Atmosphere: Incorrect statement about the Coriolis force (official answer: C) PDF
- Q.53 (CDS (I) GK) · MCQ · Agriculture: Identify a crop from its seasons and area share (official answer: B) PDF
- Q.54 (CDS (I) GK) · MCQ · Rocks: Identify the igneous rock (official answer: C) PDF
- Q.55 (CDS (I) GK) · MCQ · Atmosphere: Atmospheric layer containing the ozone layer (official answer: D) PDF
- Q.56 (CDS (I) GK) · MCQ · Earthquakes: Incorrect statement about primary seismic waves (official answer: B) PDF
- Q.57 (CDS (I) GK) · MCQ · Soils: Characteristic of alluvial soils (official answer: D) PDF
- Q.68 (CDS (I) GK) · MCQ · Indian Society: Largest linguistic group of India (official answer: C) PDF
- Q.69 (CDS (I) GK) · MCQ · Indian Geography: Water body separating the Andaman and Nicobar Islands (official answer: B) PDF
- Q.70 (CDS (I) GK) · MCQ · Indian Geography: Standard meridian of India (official answer: B) PDF
- Q.71 (CDS (I) GK) · MCQ · Climatology: Match regional names of tropical cyclones with regions (official answer: B) PDF
- Q.85 (CDS (I) GK) · MCQ · Rivers of India: River on which Luhri hydro project is being built (official answer: A) PDF
- Q.89 (CDS (I) GK) · MCQ · Biosphere Reserves: Tiger reserve declared a UNESCO biosphere reserve in 2020 (official answer: A) PDF
- Q.90 (CDS (I) GK) · MCQ · Rivers of India: River on which the Kaleshwaram lift irrigation is built (official answer: C) PDF
- Q.36 (CDS (II) GK) · MCQ · Rivers of India: River not crossed on the Bengaluru-New Delhi rail route (official answer: B) PDF
- Q.37 (CDS (II) GK) · MCQ · Indian States: Identify a state from its location and borders (official answer: B) PDF
- Q.38 (CDS (II) GK) · MCQ · Indian Geography: Union territory at 34 N, 77 E (official answer: D) PDF
- Q.39 (CDS (II) GK) · MCQ · Population: Statements on India's adolescent population, Census 2011 (official answer: B) PDF
- Q.40 (CDS (II) GK) · MCQ · Population: North-eastern state with highest population density (official answer: B) PDF
- Q.63 (CDS (II) GK) · MCQ · Indian Geography: Statements about time zones in India (official answer: A) PDF
- Q.64 (CDS (II) GK) · MCQ · Indian Geography: UT with Khardung La and Nubra Valley (official answer: D) PDF
- Q.65 (CDS (II) GK) · MCQ · Climatology: State receiving rain from both monsoon branches (official answer: A) PDF
- Q.66 (CDS (II) GK) · MCQ · Soils: What Inceptisols and Vertisols are orders of (official answer: B) PDF
- Q.67 (CDS (II) GK) · MCQ · Agriculture: State where contour bunding and ploughing were seen (official answer: C) PDF
- Q.83 (CDS (II) GK) · MCQ · Natural Hazards: Who faces higher earthquake risk by GSI zone (official answer: C) PDF
- Q.84 (CDS (II) GK) · MCQ · Natural Hazards: Region predominantly drought-prone in India (official answer: D) PDF
- Q.85 (CDS (II) GK) · MCQ · Natural Hazards: Whom to advise on protection from blizzards (official answer: A) PDF
- Q.86 (CDS (II) GK) · MCQ · Agriculture: State not prominent in plantation agriculture (official answer: A) PDF
- Q.88 (CDS (II) GK) · MCQ · Biosphere Reserves: Identify a biosphere reserve from a description (official answer: B) PDF
- Q.95 (CDS (II) GK) · MCQ · Earthquakes: Factor not affecting earthquake damage (official answer: D) PDF
- Q.96 (CDS (II) GK) · MCQ · Natural Hazards: Type of hazard an avalanche is (official answer: B) PDF
- Q.98 (CDS (II) GK) · MCQ · Landforms: Belt where Himalayan streams deposit pebbles and boulders (official answer: C) PDF
CDS2020
- Q.37 (CDS (I) GK) · MCQ · Local Winds: Cold dry wind on the eastern Adriatic shore (official answer: B) PDF
- Q.38 (CDS (I) GK) · MCQ · Tribes of India: State where the Nyishi tribe mainly lives (official answer: B) PDF
- Q.40 (CDS (I) GK) · MCQ · Population: Term for people per unit of arable land (official answer: C) PDF
- Q.41 (CDS (I) GK) · MCQ · Rivers: River that joins the Ganga directly (official answer: B) PDF
- Q.42 (CDS (I) GK) · MCQ · Agriculture: Not a type of commercial agriculture (official answer: D) PDF
- Q.43 (CDS (I) GK) · MCQ · Land Use: Not a land use category (official answer: C) PDF
- Q.49 (CDS (I) GK) · MCQ · Environmental Treaties: What the Basel Convention protects against (official answer: A) PDF
- Q.50 (CDS (I) GK) · MCQ · Migration: Main cause of female migration in India (official answer: C) PDF
- Q.64 (CDS (I) GK) · MCQ · Biogeography: Geomorphic factors affecting plant and animal spread (official answer: C) PDF
- Q.65 (CDS (I) GK) · MCQ · Natural Vegetation: Cities without sclerophyll vegetation (official answer: D) PDF
- Q.66 (CDS (I) GK) · MCQ · Ocean Currents: Which currents are warm (official answer: B) PDF
- Q.67 (CDS (I) GK) · MCQ · Indian Boundaries: States/UTs with over two international borders (official answer: D) PDF
- Q.68 (CDS (I) GK) · MCQ · Atmospheric Circulation: Where air descends in the Hadley cell (official answer: C) PDF
- Q.69 (CDS (I) GK) · MCQ · Soils: Soil with very high organic matter (official answer: B) PDF
- Q.88 (CDS (I) GK) · MCQ · Climate: Climate type of central Spain (official answer: C) PDF
- Q.89 (CDS (I) GK) · MCQ · Languages: Not a principal language of Jammu and Kashmir (official answer: A) PDF
- Q.90 (CDS (I) GK) · MCQ · Languages: Language family dominating Central Asia (official answer: D) PDF
- Q.109 (CDS (I) GK) · MCQ · Rivers: River that does not drain into the Black Sea (official answer: A) PDF
- Q.110 (CDS (I) GK) · MCQ · Water Resources: Location of the National Water Academy (official answer: D) PDF
- Q.114 (CDS (I) GK) · MCQ · Environment: Nodal agency for UNEP in India (official answer: A) PDF
- Q.115 (CDS (I) GK) · MCQ · Migration: Share of internal migrants per Census 2011 (official answer: B) PDF
- Q.6 (CDS (II) GK) · MCQ · Indian Climate: Place in India with the least annual rainfall (official answer: B) PDF
- Q.7 (CDS (II) GK) · MCQ · Natural Vegetation: Region where timber vegetation is absent (official answer: D) PDF
- Q.8 (CDS (II) GK) · MCQ · Population: Census year with the highest decadal growth (official answer: B) PDF
- Q.9 (CDS (II) GK) · MCQ · Indian Climate: January isotherm dividing India into two halves (official answer: D) PDF
- Q.10 (CDS (II) GK) · MCQ · Climate Classification: Koppen code for tropical savanna climate (official answer: A) PDF
- Q.11 (CDS (II) GK) · MCQ · Soils: Soil type covering the largest area of India (official answer: A) PDF
- Q.12 (CDS (II) GK) · MCQ · World Cities: City closest to the Equator (official answer: B) PDF
- Q.30 (CDS (II) GK) · MCQ · Islands: Island that is not a coral reef island (official answer: D) PDF
- Q.36 (CDS (II) GK) · MCQ · Atmosphere: Incorrect statement on ozone (official answer: C) PDF
- Q.37 (CDS (II) GK) · MCQ · Seas: Sea to which the Sea of Azov connects (official answer: A) PDF
- Q.38 (CDS (II) GK) · MCQ · Minerals: Country of the Climax molybdenum mine (official answer: B) PDF
- Q.39 (CDS (II) GK) · MCQ · Union Territories: Smallest UT by area (official answer: D) PDF
- Q.40 (CDS (II) GK) · MCQ · Rivers: River between Buenos Aires and Montevideo (official answer: A) PDF
- Q.41 (CDS (II) GK) · MCQ · Coral Reefs: Location of the largest barrier reef system (official answer: A) PDF
- Q.59 (CDS (II) GK) · MCQ · Latitudes: Country not crossed by the Tropic of Capricorn (official answer: D) PDF
- Q.60 (CDS (II) GK) · MCQ · Volcanoes: Match active volcanoes with locations (official answer: D) PDF
- Q.61 (CDS (II) GK) · MCQ · Plate Tectonics: Not a major tectonic plate (official answer: A) PDF
- Q.62 (CDS (II) GK) · MCQ · Oceans: Deepest point of the oceans (official answer: B) PDF
- Q.64 (CDS (II) GK) · MCQ · Natural Vegetation: Country without tundra vegetation (official answer: A) PDF
- Q.65 (CDS (II) GK) · MCQ · Landforms: Landform not made by rivers (official answer: A) PDF
CDS2019
- Q.48 (CDS (I) GK) · MCQ · Environmental Treaties: What the Kyoto Protocol commits parties to reduce (official answer: B) PDF
- Q.69 (CDS (I) GK) · MCQ · Floods: State not covered by CWC flood forecasting (official answer: D) PDF
- Q.70 (CDS (I) GK) · MCQ · World Cities: Country where Cartagena is located (official answer: A) PDF
- Q.71 (CDS (I) GK) · MCQ · Population: Most populated state among options per Census 2011 (official answer: C) PDF
- Q.72 (CDS (I) GK) · MCQ · South America: Country the Tropic of Capricorn does not cross (official answer: B) PDF
- Q.73 (CDS (I) GK) · MCQ · Oceans: Incorrect statement on the Sargasso Sea (official answer: C) PDF
- Q.74 (CDS (I) GK) · MCQ · Industrial Cities: Match world cities with their industries (official answer: D) PDF
- Q.75 (CDS (I) GK) · MCQ · Transport: City not on the Varanasi-Kanyakumari highway (official answer: A) PDF
- Q.76 (CDS (I) GK) · MCQ · Water Resources: Method unsuitable for urban rainwater harvesting (official answer: C) PDF
- Q.77 (CDS (I) GK) · MCQ · Irrigation: Why tank and well irrigation are negatively related (official answer: B) PDF
- Q.90 (CDS (I) GK) · MCQ · Soil Erosion: River valley hit by intensive gully erosion (official answer: B) PDF
- Q.91 (CDS (I) GK) · MCQ · Cyclones: True characteristic of cyclones (official answer: A) PDF
- Q.93 (CDS (I) GK) · MCQ · Atmosphere: Best definition of humidity (official answer: D) PDF
- Q.94 (CDS (I) GK) · MCQ · Tribes of India: Region of the Shompen tribe (official answer: D) PDF
- Q.96 (CDS (I) GK) · MCQ · Population: Order of urban agglomerations by population 2011 (official answer: B) PDF
- Q.97 (CDS (I) GK) · MCQ · Lakes: Match types of lakes with examples (official answer: A) PDF
- Q.98 (CDS (I) GK) · MCQ · Islands: Latitude separating Andaman and Nicobar groups (official answer: B) PDF
- Q.99 (CDS (I) GK) · MCQ · Irrigation Projects: Location of the Damanganga Reservoir Project (official answer: B) PDF
- Q.3 (CDS (II) GK) · MCQ · Environmental Treaties: Statements on India and the UNCCD (official answer: A) PDF
- Q.27 (CDS (II) GK) · MCQ · Climate: Key feature of the Mediterranean climate (official answer: B) PDF
- Q.28 (CDS (II) GK) · MCQ · Rivers: River that takes a U-turn at Namcha Barwa (official answer: D) PDF
- Q.51 (CDS (II) GK) · MCQ · Indian States: State with no international boundary (official answer: B) PDF
- Q.52 (CDS (II) GK) · MCQ · Indian Cities: City not on a river bank (official answer: C) PDF
- Q.53 (CDS (II) GK) · MCQ · Indian States: State where Jhumri Telaiya and Mandar Hills lie (official answer: dropped in the final key) PDF
- Q.54 (CDS (II) GK) · MCQ · Physical Geography of India: Incorrect statement about South India (official answer: D) PDF
- Q.55 (CDS (II) GK) · MCQ · Population: Incorrect statement on sex composition (official answer: D) PDF
- Q.57 (CDS (II) GK) · MCQ · Agriculture: Region that supplies citrus fruits (official answer: B) PDF
- Q.64 (CDS (II) GK) · MCQ · Agriculture: Not a requirement for cotton cultivation (official answer: D) PDF
- Q.65 (CDS (II) GK) · MCQ · Biomes: Incorrect statement on the temperate coniferous forest biome (official answer: C) PDF
- Q.66 (CDS (II) GK) · MCQ · Mountains: Match peaks with their hill ranges (official answer: C) PDF
- Q.67 (CDS (II) GK) · MCQ · Coral Reefs: Region where coral reefs are not found (official answer: D) PDF
- Q.68 (CDS (II) GK) · MCQ · Agriculture: State where jute is not grown much (official answer: D) PDF
- Q.72 (CDS (II) GK) · MCQ · History of Geography: Greek who coined the word geography (official answer: C) PDF
- Q.83 (CDS (II) GK) · MCQ · Agriculture: Definition of inter-cropping (official answer: C) PDF
- Q.101 (CDS (II) GK) · MCQ · Soils: Meaning of soil impoverishment (official answer: C) PDF
- Q.102 (CDS (II) GK) · MCQ · Ecology: Order of phases in vegetation succession (official answer: C) PDF
- Q.103 (CDS (II) GK) · MCQ · Soils: Match soil orders with their features (official answer: B) PDF
- Q.104 (CDS (II) GK) · MCQ · Mountains: Mountains separating the Black and Caspian Seas (official answer: B) PDF
- Q.105 (CDS (II) GK) · MCQ · Indian Climate: Name of pre-monsoon showers in Karnataka (official answer: D) PDF
- Q.106 (CDS (II) GK) · MCQ · Lakes: Largest freshwater lake in India (official answer: D) PDF
CDS2018
- Q.12 (CDS (I) GK) · Assertion-Reason · Landforms: Statement pair on sinkholes in Karst terrain (official answer: B) PDF
- Q.13 (CDS (I) GK) · Assertion-Reason · Landforms: Statement pair on incised meanders and rejuvenation (official answer: A) PDF
- Q.14 (CDS (I) GK) · Assertion-Reason · Landforms: Statement pair on flat floors of glacial troughs (official answer: B) PDF
- Q.15 (CDS (I) GK) · Assertion-Reason · Climatology: Statement pair on Tundra biodiversity and warm period (official answer: A) PDF
- Q.16 (CDS (I) GK) · Assertion-Reason · Oceanography: Statement pair on tides and Earth's rotation (official answer: B) PDF
- Q.24 (CDS (I) GK) · MCQ · Climatology: Cause of adiabatic temperature change in the atmosphere (official answer: C) PDF
- Q.25 (CDS (I) GK) · MCQ · Climatology: Clouds to which collision-coalescence precipitation applies (official answer: A) PDF
- Q.26 (CDS (I) GK) · MCQ · Indian Climate: Indian place with highest winter atmospheric pressure (official answer: A) PDF
- Q.27 (CDS (I) GK) · Matching · Geomorphology: Match earth-origin hypotheses with their propounders (official answer: A) PDF
- Q.35 (CDS (I) GK) · Matching · Climatology: Match cloud types with their characteristics (official answer: C) PDF
- Q.36 (CDS (I) GK) · MCQ · Oceanography: Right not exclusive to coastal nations in their EEZ (official answer: D) PDF
- Q.37 (CDS (I) GK) · MCQ · Environment: States in pilot phase of the ICZM project (official answer: C) PDF
- Q.38 (CDS (I) GK) · MCQ · Water Resources: Statements on objectives and location of National Water Academy (official answer: A) PDF
- Q.41 (CDS (I) GK) · MCQ · Atmosphere: Ascending order of atmospheric gases by volume (official answer: B) PDF
- Q.42 (CDS (I) GK) · MCQ · Indian Demography: State with highest share of Scheduled Tribe population (official answer: A) PDF
- Q.43 (CDS (I) GK) · MCQ · Volcanoes: Mountain range without extrusive volcanoes (official answer: D) PDF
- Q.44 (CDS (I) GK) · MCQ · Indian Agriculture: Crop not grown in Karewa deposits of Kashmir (official answer: D) PDF
- Q.45 (CDS (I) GK) · MCQ · Indian Rivers: East-to-west order of Ganga tributaries (official answer: B) PDF
- Q.46 (CDS (I) GK) · MCQ · National Parks: Indian national parks that are UNESCO World Heritage sites (official answer: B) PDF
- Q.69 (CDS (I) GK) · MCQ · Ports and Transport: Incorrect statement on India's ports and maritime trade (official answer: D) PDF
- Q.89 (CDS (I) GK) · MCQ · Environment: Statements on National Wildlife Action Plan 2017-2031 (official answer: B) PDF
- Q.110 (CDS (I) GK) · MCQ · Environment: Incorrect statement on National Adaptation Fund for Climate Change (official answer: C) PDF
- Q.19 (CDS (II) GK) · MCQ · Indian Demography: Ascending order of States by population density (official answer: B) PDF
- Q.20 (CDS (II) GK) · MCQ · Indian Demography: State whose growth rate did not decline in 2001-11 (official answer: A) PDF
- Q.21 (CDS (II) GK) · MCQ · Oceanography: Incorrect condition for growth of coral reefs (official answer: A) PDF
- Q.22 (CDS (II) GK) · MCQ · Indian Demography: State with highest share of Scheduled Caste population (official answer: C) PDF
- Q.23 (CDS (II) GK) · MCQ · Ports and Transport: State with more than two major ports (official answer: D) PDF
- Q.37 (CDS (II) GK) · MCQ · Indian Demography: Ascending order of States by urban population share (official answer: C) PDF
- Q.38 (CDS (II) GK) · MCQ · Indian Climate: Place not on a leeward slope (official answer: D) PDF
- Q.39 (CDS (II) GK) · MCQ · Indian Climate: Rainfall source for South Arcot and Ramanathapuram (official answer: B) PDF
- Q.40 (CDS (II) GK) · MCQ · Islands and Straits: What the Eight Degree Channel separates (official answer: B) PDF
- Q.41 (CDS (II) GK) · Matching · Urban Geography: Match town types with example towns (official answer: A) PDF
- Q.42 (CDS (II) GK) · MCQ · Land Use: Statements on recent land-use trends in India (official answer: C) PDF
- Q.43 (CDS (II) GK) · MCQ · Indian Agriculture: Strategy not used to raise food output after Independence (official answer: C) PDF
- Q.44 (CDS (II) GK) · MCQ · Indian Rivers: West-flowing river among the options (official answer: D) PDF
- Q.45 (CDS (II) GK) · MCQ · Languages: Language family branch of Khasi (official answer: B) PDF
- Q.47 (CDS (II) GK) · MCQ · Indian Rivers: Which is not a tributary of the Luni (official answer: D) PDF
- Q.48 (CDS (II) GK) · Matching · Dams: Match dams with their States (official answer: D) PDF
- Q.49 (CDS (II) GK) · MCQ · Ports and Transport: Union Territory with shortest National Highway length (official answer: A) PDF
- Q.50 (CDS (II) GK) · MCQ · Mountain Passes: Pass linking Lhasa with Ladakh (official answer: A) PDF
CDS2017
- Q.19 (CDS (I) GK) · MCQ · Census 2011: Age-based definition of a literate in Census 2011 (official answer: A) PDF
- Q.20 (CDS (I) GK) · MCQ · Lakes of India: State where Loktak Lake lies (official answer: C) PDF
- Q.21 (CDS (I) GK) · MCQ · Indian Agriculture: Term for gross to net sown area ratio (official answer: A) PDF
- Q.22 (CDS (I) GK) · MCQ · Rivers of India: Order of rivers crossed from Chennai to Kolkata (official answer: C) PDF
- Q.23 (CDS (I) GK) · MCQ · Volcanoes: Incorrect statement on volcanic landforms (official answer: D) PDF
- Q.32 (CDS (I) GK) · MCQ · Wildlife Conservation: Incorrect statement on Project Tiger (official answer: D) PDF
- Q.33 (CDS (I) GK) · MCQ · Biosphere Reserves: Which is not a biosphere reserve of India (official answer: D) PDF
- Q.34 (CDS (I) GK) · MCQ · Transport: Incorrect statement on Indian Railways (official answer: D) PDF
- Q.35 (CDS (I) GK) · MCQ · Agriculture Types: Statements on Mediterranean agriculture (official answer: C) PDF
- Q.36 (CDS (I) GK) · MCQ · Earth's Motion: Correct statement on the winter solstice (official answer: C) PDF
- Q.37 (CDS (I) GK) · MCQ · Biomes: Incorrect statement on tropical rain forest biome (official answer: D) PDF
- Q.38 (CDS (I) GK) · MCQ · Tsunamis: Incorrect statement on tsunami waves (official answer: D) PDF
- Q.39 (CDS (I) GK) · MCQ · Weather Phenomena: Statements on cloudbursts (official answer: A) PDF
- Q.40 (CDS (I) GK) · MCQ · Soils: Incorrect statement on Aridisols (official answer: B) PDF
- Q.45 (CDS (I) GK) · MCQ · Atmosphere: Incorrect statement on jet streams (official answer: D) PDF
- Q.46 (CDS (I) GK) · MCQ · Ocean Currents: Incorrect statement on the Gulf Stream (official answer: D) PDF
- Q.47 (CDS (I) GK) · MCQ · Industries: Incorrect statement on peninsular sugar industry (official answer: D) PDF
- Q.49 (CDS (I) GK) · MCQ · Ports: Indian port located on an estuary (official answer: B) PDF
- Q.1 (CDS (II) GK) · MCQ · Tribes of India: Tribe mainly found in the Blue Mountains (official answer: D) PDF
- Q.2 (CDS (II) GK) · MCQ · Human Geography: Geographer linked to the primate city idea (official answer: B) PDF
- Q.3 (CDS (II) GK) · MCQ · Islands: Largest island among given options (official answer: C) PDF
- Q.4 (CDS (II) GK) · MCQ · Wildlife Conservation: Order tiger reserves north to south (official answer: C) PDF
- Q.21 (CDS (II) GK) · MCQ · Atmosphere: Layer holding most ozone (official answer: C) PDF
- Q.33 (CDS (II) GK) · MCQ · Rainfall: Interior Maharashtra in rain shadow (official answer: A) PDF
- Q.34 (CDS (II) GK) · MCQ · Climate Change: Global warming and greenhouse gases (official answer: A) PDF
- Q.49 (CDS (II) GK) · MCQ · Straits: Match straits with countries they separate (official answer: A) PDF
- Q.50 (CDS (II) GK) · MCQ · Mountain Passes: Match passes with states (official answer: A) PDF
- Q.52 (CDS (II) GK) · MCQ · Transport: Match national highways with routes (official answer: D) PDF
- Q.53 (CDS (II) GK) · MCQ · Climate Change: What one carbon credit equals (official answer: D) PDF
- Q.56 (CDS (II) GK) · MCQ · Environment: Meaning of xeriscaping (official answer: A) PDF
- Q.81 (CDS (II) GK) · MCQ · Industrial Regions: Match industrial regions with countries (official answer: C) PDF
- Q.82 (CDS (II) GK) · MCQ · Mountains of India: Locate mountain ranges on a map (official answer: C) PDF
- Q.83 (CDS (II) GK) · MCQ · Indian Physiography: Statements on the Peninsular Plateau (official answer: B) PDF
- Q.96 (CDS (II) GK) · MCQ · Lakes of India: Lakes situated in Ladakh (official answer: C) PDF
- Q.98 (CDS (II) GK) · MCQ · Latitude and Longitude: Statements related to latitude (official answer: D) PDF
- Q.99 (CDS (II) GK) · MCQ · Lakes of India: Match lakes with lake types (official answer: A) PDF
- Q.100 (CDS (II) GK) · MCQ · Rivers of India: Statements on Himalayan rivers (official answer: C) PDF
- Q.101 (CDS (II) GK) · MCQ · Indian States: Locate NE states on a map (official answer: D) PDF
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- Q.5 (CDS (I) GK) · MCQ · Indian Agriculture: Cash crop grown in areas marked on an India map (official answer: A) PDF
- Q.6 (CDS (I) GK) · MCQ · Himalayas: Which Himalayan range Pir Panjal belongs to (official answer: D) PDF
- Q.7 (CDS (I) GK) · MCQ · Soils of India: Statements on laterite soils of India (official answer: C) PDF
- Q.8 (CDS (I) GK) · MCQ · Climate Types: Compare Mediterranean and monsoon climates (official answer: D) PDF
- Q.17 (CDS (I) GK) · MCQ · River Agreements: Country with MoU on Brahmaputra and Sutlej data (official answer: B) PDF
- Q.18 (CDS (I) GK) · MCQ · Indian Railways: Railway zone headquarters at highest elevation (official answer: C) PDF
- Q.19 (CDS (I) GK) · MCQ · Landforms: Landscape with stalactites and stalagmites (official answer: C) PDF
- Q.20 (CDS (I) GK) · MCQ · Solar System: Order planets by increasing diameter (official answer: C) PDF
- Q.27 (CDS (I) GK) · MCQ · Indian Physiography: Peninsular minerals and Gondwana statements (official answer: C) PDF
- Q.28 (CDS (I) GK) · MCQ · National Parks: Location of Mahatma Gandhi Marine National Park (official answer: D) PDF
- Q.29 (CDS (I) GK) · MCQ · Earth's Motion: Perihelion and aphelion dates (official answer: C) PDF
- Q.30 (CDS (I) GK) · MCQ · Islands: Which island is of volcanic origin (official answer: A) PDF
- Q.38 (CDS (I) GK) · MCQ · Oceans: Cause of long-term sea-level change (official answer: D) PDF
- Q.39 (CDS (I) GK) · MCQ · Rivers of India: Order Brahmaputra tributaries west to east (official answer: D) PDF
- Q.40 (CDS (I) GK) · MCQ · Atmosphere: Why winds deflect left in southern hemisphere (official answer: D) PDF
- Q.41 (CDS (I) GK) · MCQ · Cyclones: Conditions in the eye of a cyclone (official answer: A) PDF
- Q.50 (CDS (I) GK) · MCQ · Indian Geography: Order hill stations by altitude (official answer: A) PDF
- Q.3 (CDS (II) GK) · MCQ · Energy Resources: Largest source of electricity in India (official answer: C) PDF
- Q.13 (CDS (II) GK) · MCQ · Census 2011: Order states by total population (official answer: A) PDF
- Q.14 (CDS (II) GK) · MCQ · Earthquakes: Statements on earthquakes, focus and epicentre (official answer: B) PDF
- Q.15 (CDS (II) GK) · MCQ · Tribal Population: Match states with tribal population facts (official answer: A) PDF
- Q.30 (CDS (II) GK) · MCQ · Transport: Statements on inland water transport bodies (official answer: C) PDF
- Q.31 (CDS (II) GK) · MCQ · Indian States: Identify state from latitude and longitude (official answer: C) PDF
- Q.32 (CDS (II) GK) · MCQ · Indian Railways: Match railway zones with headquarters (official answer: D) PDF
- Q.33 (CDS (II) GK) · MCQ · Atmosphere: Statements on atmospheric layers and temperature (official answer: D) PDF
- Q.34 (CDS (II) GK) · MCQ · Industries: Match industrial towns with products (official answer: B) PDF
- Q.35 (CDS (II) GK) · MCQ · Rivers of India: Which river is not a Ganga tributary (official answer: C) PDF
- Q.36 (CDS (II) GK) · MCQ · World Lakes: Lakes joined by the Soo Canal (official answer: B) PDF
- Q.41 (CDS (II) GK) · MCQ · Straits: Match straits with water bodies (official answer: D) PDF
- Q.42 (CDS (II) GK) · MCQ · Ocean Currents: Match ocean currents with countries (official answer: B) PDF
- Q.43 (CDS (II) GK) · MCQ · Fisheries: Fishing bank off the United Kingdom (official answer: C) PDF
- Q.44 (CDS (II) GK) · MCQ · Power Plants: Match power plants with states (official answer: A) PDF
- Q.45 (CDS (II) GK) · MCQ · Soils of India: Statements on alluvial, black and laterite soils (official answer: C) PDF
- Q.46 (CDS (II) GK) · MCQ · Eclipses: Incorrect statement on syzygy and eclipses (official answer: D) PDF
- Q.47 (CDS (II) GK) · MCQ · Landforms: Feature not linked to wind erosion (official answer: A) PDF
- Q.48 (CDS (II) GK) · MCQ · National Parks: Correct statement on protected areas (official answer: D) PDF
- Q.49 (CDS (II) GK) · MCQ · Natural Vegetation: Incorrect statement on Indian vegetation (official answer: B) PDF
- Q.50 (CDS (II) GK) · MCQ · Research Institutes: Correct location of a research institute (official answer: A) PDF
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FAQ
How many Geography questions come in CDS?
In the official papers we tagged: 32 in 2026, 43 in 2025, 41 in 2024, 36 in 2023, 44 in 2022, 40 in 2021, 41 in 2020, 40 in 2019, 40 in 2018, 38 in 2017 and 38 in 2016 (2 papers each year). That is 433 questions in all, about 16% of General Knowledge.
Which Geography topics repeat in CDS?
Asked in the most papers: Atmosphere, Soils, Rivers of India. The concept table lists every one with its count.
Are these official CDS questions?
Yes. Every question is from an official CDS paper hosted on our year pages. The one-line summaries are ours; open the PDF linked beside each question for the full text.