PRELIMS PREVIOUS YEAR QUESTIONS
Q.1 ) Territorial region | River flowing in the region UPSC (2025)
- Asmaka | Godavari
- Kamboja | Vipas
III. Avanti | Mahanadi
- Kosala | Sarayu
How many of the pairs given above are correctly matched?
- Only one
- Only two
- Only three
- All the four
Answer: B
Explanation:
- Asmaka | Godavari — Correct
- Asmaka (or Assaka) was a Mahajanapada located in the Deccan region, along the banks of the Godavari River.
- Kosala | Sarayu — Correct
- Kosala was an important Mahajanapada in present-day eastern Uttar Pradesh, along the banks of the Sarayu River (Ayodhya region).
- Kamboja | Vipas — Incorrect
- Kamboja was situated in the northwestern part of the Indian subcontinent, around modern Afghanistan and northern Pakistan. The river Vipas (Beas) is not associated with Kamboja.
- Avanti | Mahanadi — Incorrect
- Avanti was located in western Madhya Pradesh, with its capitals at Ujjayini and Mahishmati, on the banks of the Narmada River, not Mahanadi.
Q.2)
Which of the following pairs of Himalayan Glaciers and their location is/are correctly matched? CDS (2024)
- Siachen – Nubra Valley Region
- Chungphar – Kumaon-Garhwal Region
- Zemu – Central Nepal Region
- Gasherbrum – Pir Panjal Range
Options:
- 1 only
- 1 and 2
- 2 and 3
- 3 and 4
Answer: A
Explanation:
- Siachen – Nubra Valley Region
- The Siachen Glacier is located in the eastern Karakoram Range in the Nubra Valley of Ladakh, India. It is the world’s highest battlefield and one of the largest glaciers outside the polar regions.
- Chungphar – Kumaon-Garhwal Region
- Chungphar Glacier is actually located in Sikkim, not in the Kumaon-Garhwal region of Uttarakhand.
- Zemu – Central Nepal Region
- Zemu Glacier is located in Sikkim, India (near Kangchenjunga), not in Central Nepal.
- Gasherbrum – Pir Panjal Range
- The Gasherbrum glaciers are located in the Karakoram Range (near Baltoro Glacier in Pakistan), not in the Pir Panjal Range of Himachal Pradesh/Jammu & Kashmir.