Disasters & Environment — MPSC PYQ

Every Disasters & Environment question MPSC has actually asked in Geography, 2013–2022 — 5 questions, each with the correct answer from the official MPSC key and a full explanation. Newest papers first.

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MPSC Rajyaseva 2022 GS Paper 1 · Q1

खालील विधाने पहा : (a) सागर चक्रवाळाने 2019 मध्ये अरबी समुद्रात तयार झाले. (b) सागर चक्रवाळाने दक्षिण कोकण किनाऱ्यावर मालमत्तेचे नुकसान केले. Observe the following statements : (a) Sagar cyclonic storm originated in May 2019 in Arabian Sea. (b) Sagar cyclonic storm disrupted properties on South Konkan coast.

(a)सागर चक्रवाळाने 2019 मध्ये अरबी समुद्रात तयार झाले. / Sagar cyclonic storm originated in May 2019 in Arabian Sea.

(b)सागर चक्रवाळाने दक्षिण कोकण किनाऱ्यावर मालमत्तेचे नुकसान केले. / Sagar cyclonic storm disrupted properties on South Konkan coast.

1)विधान (a) बरोबर आहे / Statement (a) is correct

2)विधान (b) बरोबर आहे / Statement (b) is correct

3)विधाने (a) आणि (b) बरोबर आहेत / Statements (a) and (b) are correct

4)विधाने (a) आणि (b) बरोबर नाहीत / Statements (a) and (b) are incorrect✓ Correct

The Sagar cyclone statement is factually incorrect as no such prominent cyclone by this name hit the South Konkan coast in 2019 affecting properties.

🏛️ The Maharashtra angle

Involves South Konkan coast of Maharashtra.

MPSC Rajyaseva 2017 GS Paper 1 · Q31

जोड्या लावा : डिगफुटीचे ठिकाण अ. केदारनाथ ब. लेह-लडाख क. मुंबई ड. चिरगाव Match the following : Places of Cloudburst a. Kedarnath b. Leh-Ladakh c. Mumbai d. Chirgaon

(a)केदारनाथ / Kedarnath

(b)लेह-लडाख / Leh-Ladakh

(c)मुंबई / Mumbai

(d)चिरगाव / Chirgaon

(I)6 ऑगस्ट 2010 / 6th August 2010

(II)15 ऑगस्ट 1997 / 15th August 1997

(III)16 जून 2013 / 16th June 2013

(IV)26 जुलै 2004 / 26th July 2004

1)III I IV II✓ Correct

2)I III IV II

3)III I II IV

4)II IV I III

Matching the cloudburst locations: Kedarnath experienced it in 2013, Leh-Ladakh in 2010, Mumbai in 2005, and Chirgaon accordingly.

🏛️ The Maharashtra angle

Mumbai 2005 cloudburst is a classic disaster management case study in Maharashtra.

MPSC Rajyaseva 2013 CSAT · Q6

खालील दोन विधाने पहा. / Consider the following two statements :

(a)कोरड्या क्षेत्रात पाऊस कमी-जास्त पडण्याची शक्यता जास्त नसते. / In dry areas chances of receiving high or low rainfall are not high.

(b)जलशास्त्रीय दुष्काळ वृक्षतोडी व अमर्याद चराई मुळेच चालू होतो. / Hydrological droughts begin with illicit felling of trees and overgrazing only.

1)दोन्ही चूक / Both are incorrect✓ Correct

2)दोन्ही बरोबर / Both are correct

3)(a) चूक (b) बरोबर / (a) is incorrect (b) is correct

4)(a) बरोबर (b) चूक / (a) is correct (b) is not

Statement A is incorrect because dry areas actually have a high variability and probability of receiving erratic or high/low rainfall. Statement B is incorrect because hydrological droughts are caused by a combination of meteorological factors, climate change, and human activities—not 'only' tree felling and overgrazing.

🏛️ The Maharashtra angle

Relevant to drought-prone regions of Maharashtra like Marathwada and Vidarbha.

MPSC Rajyaseva 2013 CSAT · Q7

खालील विधाने वाचा व योग्य तो पर्याय निवडा. / Read the following statements and choose the appropriate option.

(a)हवामानशास्त्रीय दुष्काळ हे प्रत्येक दुष्काळाचे कारण असते. / Climatological drought is the cause for every drought.

(b)जलशास्त्रीय दुष्काळ नेहमीच मानवनिर्मित घटकांची परिणती असते. / Hydrological drought is always an outcome of the human factors.

1)(a) व (b) ही दोन्ही बरोबर आहेत / (a) and (b) are correct

2)(a) व (b) दोन्ही चूक आहेत. / (a) and (b) both are wrong✓ Correct

3)(a) बरोबर आहे व (b) चूक आहे / (a) is correct, (b) is wrong

4)(b) बरोबर आहे व (a) चूक आहे / (b) is correct, (a) is wrong

Climatological drought (extended period of deficient precipitation) is not the cause for 'every' drought type in a strict universal sense, though it precedes others; hydrological drought is influenced by natural hydrological factors alongside human interference, meaning it is not 'always' exclusively a human outcome.

🏛️ The Maharashtra angle

Understanding drought cycles is crucial for disaster management in Maharashtra.

MPSC Rajyaseva 2013 CSAT · Q8

एका विशिष्ट क्षेत्रामध्ये विहिरींची संख्या वाढल्यास कोणत्या प्रकारचा दुष्काळ पडण्याची शक्यता आहे? / If the wells grow in number in a specific area what kind of drought is likely to occur ?

a)जलशास्त्रीय / Hydrological✓ Correct

b)शेतीमूलक / Agricultural

c)हवामानशास्त्रीय / Climatological

d)पर्जन्यमूलक / Rain based

An increase in the number of wells leads to heavy withdrawal of groundwater, which directly lowers the water table and creates a deficit in subsurface water resources, thereby causing a hydrological drought.

🏛️ The Maharashtra angle

Over-exploitation of groundwater via borewells and wells in Maharashtra leads to severe local hydrological stress.

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