# Indian Geography UPSC Prelims PYQ Topic Wise (2016–2026)

> Indian Geography UPSC Prelims PYQs: all 42 questions from 11 official papers (2016–2026), by concept with official answers. Asked in 10 of 11 years.

Source: https://previousyearquestions.app/upsc-cse/topics/indian-geography/

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## Answer first

Indian Geography PYQs (previous year questions) for UPSC Prelims: Indian Geography (Geography) had **42 questions** across the 11 official UPSC Prelims papers we tagged (2016–2026), and appeared in 10 of them. Asked in 10 of 11 years. The concepts asked in the most papers: Rivers of India, Rivers, Lakes.

## Year-wise question count

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## Most-asked concepts

Sorted by the number of papers a concept appeared in.

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## How to practise Indian Geography PYQs

1. Start with the concepts at the top of the table. They have come back the most.
2. Solve one year's Indian Geography questions from the official PDF against the clock, then check the answer listed below.
3. Log every miss as a concept gap, a calculation slip or a misread. Each needs a different fix.
4. 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, type, concept, our one-line summary and the official answer, with a link to the official PDF.

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## Other Geography topics

- [Physical Geography PYQs](/upsc-cse/topics/physical-geography/)
- [World Geography PYQs](/upsc-cse/topics/world-geography/)

## FAQ

### How many Indian Geography questions come in UPSC Prelims?
In the official papers we tagged: 5 in 2026, 3 in 2024, 5 in 2023, 5 in 2022, 4 in 2021, 3 in 2020, 4 in 2019, 4 in 2018, 4 in 2017 and 5 in 2016. Not asked in the other year. That is 42 questions in all, about 42% of Geography.

### Which Indian Geography topics repeat in UPSC Prelims?
Asked in the most papers: Rivers of India, Rivers, Lakes. The concept table lists every one with its count.

### Are these official UPSC Prelims questions?
Yes. Every question is from an official UPSC Prelims paper hosted on our year pages. The one-line summaries are ours; open the PDF linked beside each question for the full text.