2024 GS Paper I, all questions

UPSC Prelims 2024 · GS Paper I

Question 9: Geography

Consider the following information :

WaterfallRegionRiver
1.DhuandharMalwaNarmada
2.HundruChota NagpurSubarnarekha
3.GersoppaWestern GhatsNetravati

In how many of the above rows is the given information correctly matched ?

aOnly one
bOnly two
cAll three
dNone

AnswerUPSC’s answer is (a).

Only Hundru is correctly matched: the Hundru falls lie on the Subarnarekha in the Chota Nagpur plateau (near Ranchi). Dhuandhar is a Narmada fall, but it is at Bhedaghat near Jabalpur, not in Malwa. Gersoppa (Jog) falls are on the Sharavathi river in the Western Ghats, not the Netravati. Remember: Sharavathi gives Jog, Subarnarekha gives Hundru.

  • 1. Dhuandhar is on the Narmada but near Jabalpur, not in the Malwa region.
  • 2. Hundru falls are on the Subarnarekha in the Chota Nagpur plateau.
  • 3. Gersoppa (Jog) falls are on the Sharavathi, not the Netravati.

How you could have got this

No shortcut here: in a “how many” question, ruling out options doesn’t help. Every statement has to be judged.

Which options go is worked out from UPSC’s key and the options, not by a model.

Why each option is right or wrong
  • (a) Right: only row 2 is correct.
  • (b) Wrong: rows 1 and 3 each carry an error, so only one row is correct, not two.
  • (c) Wrong: rows 1 and 3 are wrongly matched.
  • (d) Wrong: row 2, Hundru on the Subarnarekha in Chota Nagpur, is correct.

Answer: UPSC’s key. Explanation: written by UPSC Grade, not by UPSC.

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Source: UPSC, Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination 2024, General Studies Paper I, Series A. The paper on upsc.gov.in.