UPSC Prelims World Geography Test (GS Sectional 7)

Product Details

The UPSC Prelims World Geography Test covers the Earth as a physical system, including its interior and the movement of plates, the formation of landforms, the atmosphere and world climates, the oceans, and the natural hazards associated with these processes. It also tests world locations, including three questions set on printed outline maps.

Topics Covered in the World Geography Test

• The Earth, the solar system and the Earth's interior
• Earthquakes, volcanoes and plate tectonics
• Rocks and landforms
• The atmosphere, winds, precipitation, cyclones and world climates
• The oceans and natural hazards
• Biomes, soils, world locations and mineral and ocean resources

India's geography is in Sectional Test 8; ecology and climate policy have their own tests.

What You Get

• Questions booklet: 100 questions, 200 marks, two hours, in English and Hindi, with an answer sheet to print at the end.
• Answers and Explanations booklet: The answer key, then every question solved: each statement and each option is marked correct or incorrect with the reason, followed by the sources for the facts used.
• Marking as in the Prelims: 2 marks for a correct answer, and 0.66 (one-third of 2) deducted for a wrong one.
• Your copy: PDFs licensed to you, with your name and order number printed on every page.
• Difficulty: 31 easy, 33 medium, 24 hard and 12 very hard questions.

All tests are provided as downloadable PDF booklets, which you can print and attempt on paper or read and answer directly on your screen.

Sources and References

Every question and explanation is prepared from official and standard sources, among them:

• NCERT textbooks for Classes VI to XI (current editions)
• NIOS course material
• NASA
• NOAA
• US Geological Survey