Topic Landforms
Asked 6 times across 4 UPSC exams over 44 years (1980–2024), peaking in 1980.
Key insights
- Most tested in CAPF — 2 of 6 PYQs
- Most asked in 1980
- Recurs across 6 years (1980–2024)
How it travelled across exams
First appearance in each exam — the same idea, reframed.
CSE 1980 → CDS 2014 → CAPF 2015 → CISF 2024
How the concept evolved
Long-running — most appearances (3 of 6) predate 2016, and it still returns.
Related concepts
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Sample questions
You've seen the pattern — here are a few of the actual PYQs.
CISF2024
Consider the following statements regarding landscape
- Bhabar is a narrow belt ranging between 8 km–10 km parallel to the Shiwalik foothills at the break-up of the slope
- Bhabar is a belt consisting of old and new alluvial deposited by rivers
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
- A 1 only ✓
- B 2 only
- C Both 1 and 2
- D Neither 1 nor 2
✓ Correct answer: (A)
Geography › Physical Geography of India
CDS2022
Individual lava flows are normally only a few feet thick, but over a long period of time, repeated flows may build up a volcano. Such volcanoes are termed as :
- A Shield volcano. ✓
- B Composite volcano.
- C Strato-volcano.
- D Cinder-cone volcano.
✓ Correct answer: (A)
Geography › Geomorphology
CAPF2019
The gently sloping accumulation of coarse alluvium deposits by a braided stream is known as
- A sand bar
- B alluvial fan ✓
- C bajada
- D diaras
✓ Correct answer: (B)
Geography › Geomorphology
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