Describe the types and properties of basic rocks. (Letters, 150) [UPSC 2022]

Give an explanation of the mantle plume’s function in plate tectonics. (Word count: 150) [2018 UPSC]

What causes the fjords to form? Why do they comprise some of the world’s most picturesque regions? (150 Words) [UPSC 2023]

Endogenic forces: what are they? Describe their sorts and how they contributed to the formation of the different landforms on Earth.

Why do the majority of the hot deserts in the Northern Hemisphere lie on the western edges of continents?

In addition to sculpting the Earth’s surface, plate tectonics has a big influence on climate change. Explore the ways that climate patterns can be influenced by plate tectonics.

Discuss the role of plate tectonics in shaping the major landforms of the Indian subcontinent, providing specific examples such as the Himalayas, the Indo-Gangetic Plain, and the Western Ghats. (Answer in 200 words)

Explain the geomorphological processes involved in the formation of the Deccan Plateau and how these processes have influenced its current landscape features. (Answer in 200 words)

Talk about the grounds in favor of Alfred Wegener’s theory of continental drift as well as the objections.

Examine the effects of plateaus on regional and global climatic patterns.

How can the discrepancies in the formation of the Andes and Himalayas be explained by the theory of plate tectonics? (Answer in 150 words)