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Relief, rivers & lakes

Geography10 of 11 papers25 questions

What UPSC asks

  1. Which river a place is onTowns, dams, waterfalls and glaciers matched to their river
  2. Which state a reservoir is inReservoirs and dams placed in the right state
  3. Order tributaries join a riverThe sequence in which tributaries meet the main river
  4. Hills, ranges and lakesHills matched to ranges; lakes that are saline, artificial or oxbow

Asked again and again

Places matched to river or state20172019 Q232019 Q3820222024Glaciers, reservoirs, waterfalls, regions
Tributaries and their joining order2016201720212024Which rivers join, and in what order
Lakes and how they formed201820212023Natural or artificial, saline, which river feeds them
Hills and peaks to their range202220232026Which mountain range each hill belongs to

How to study it

  1. On a blank map, mark each major river's source and tributaries in joining order.
  2. Add the towns, dams, waterfalls and lakes on each river, with their state.
  3. Mark hill ranges the same way, noting where two ranges meet.

Hardly ever askedRiver lengths, basin areas and dam heights

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