Source: ABP Subject: Geography/Disaster Management Context: Massive avalanches struck the Sonamarg tourist resort in Jammu and Kashmir, engulfing buildings and vehicles following heavy snowfall that disrupted the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway and forced the cancellation of all flights. About Sonamarg Avalanche: What is an Avalanche? An avalanche is a rapid downslope movement of a large detached …
Source: PIB Subject: Mapping Context: India has strengthened its textile and sericulture cooperation with Georgia during a high-level visit by the Central Silk Board delegation, including India’s participation at the 11th BACSA International Conference – CULTUSERI 2025. About Georgia: What it is? Georgia is a Transcaucasian country located at the intersection of Eastern Europe and …
Source: ET Context: The Philippines has halted work and classes as Super Typhoon Ragasa barrels toward northern Luzon with winds up to 250 km/h. About Super Typhoon Ragasa: What It Is? A Category 5 Super Typhoon with sustained winds of 205 km/h and gusts up to 250 km/h. Locally called “Nando”, it is one of …
ARCHIVES 02 September 2014 Answer the following in about 400 words Discuss the concept of cycle of erosion and bring out clearly the difference between the views of Davis and Penck. Discuss the limitations of the theory of Continental Drift and show how the theory of Plate Tectonics is an improvement over it Discuss the …
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QUESTIONS: 25/10/2013 – Paper-I Write a short note on the similarities in the population distribution of Southern continents and reasons for the same (150 Words) Impact of changing fertility ratio on world population distribution. (250 Words) Locational significance of Panama canal to Central American countries. (150 Words) ARCHIVES
QUESTIONS: 23/10/2013 How do slums develop? Give concrete suggestion for their development. (300 Words) Discus the geographical control of rural settlement patterns in India. (300 Words) Bring out the trends in the development of fertilizer industry in India. (300 Words) ARCHIVES
QUESTIONS: 22/10/2013 (Paper-II, Topics – Migration-Regional Development; Urbanization) Discuss the spatial pattern of intra-regional migration in India and examine its implications in Regional Development. (300 Words) Discuss the problems of environmental degradation generated by Urban wastes in India. (300 Words) ARCHIVES REFERENCES Question 1 Princeton Eldis – Good One Question 2 World Bank (Chapter 5) …
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