CSE · GS-1Official PYQ · CSE 2014 · Q17Geography · Physical Geography · 10 marks · 150 words
English
Why are the world’s fold mountain systems located along the margins of continents? Bring out the association between the global distribution of fold mountains and the earthquakes and volcanoes.
हिन्दी
क्या कारण है कि संसार का वलित पर्वत (फोल्डेड माउन्टेन) तंत्र महाद्वीपों के सीमांतों के साथ-साथ अवस्थित है? वलित पर्वतों के वैश्विक वितरण और भूकंपों एवं ज्वालामुखियों के बीच साहचर्य को उजागर कीजिए।
Text taken verbatim from the commission's published question paper. Transcribed from UPSC’s question paper, CS(M) 2014 (English and Hindi). Source
Syllabus
Geography · Physical Geography
Salient features of world's physical geography.
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