Theme T34 · Physical Geography & Hazards
Coastal zone: resources, erosion & hazard preparedness
2PYQs
1GS1
1GS3
2022–20232 distinct years
What UPSC asks
Questions ask about the resource potential of India's coastline, hazard preparedness, and coastal erosion with management techniques.
Prepare these
- Coastal resources: ports, fisheries, minerals, tourism, blue economy
- Hazards: cyclones, tsunami, sea-level rise, erosion
- Causes of erosion: natural and human (ports, sand mining)
- Hard and soft engineering: seawalls, groynes, mangroves, beach nourishment
- CRZ rules
Answer writing
- Pair each hazard with a management response
Directive words in these PYQs: Comment (1), Highlight (1), Explain (1).
Linked themes
Builds on: study these first
These come earlier in the roadmap. Questions in this theme use them.
Comes back later in
Later themes that take this one further.
On the map
Map module 1: Physical IndiaMap module 5: Hazard zonesMap module 11: Borders & internal securityMap module 12: Environment overlaysPractise in the sketch lab: GS3 2022
Syllabus lines covered
- GS1-L11 — Distribution of key natural resources across the world (including South Asia and the Indian sub-continent); factors responsible for the location of primary, secondary, and tertiary sector industries in various parts of the world (including India)
- GS3-L15 — Disaster and disaster management.
All 2 PYQs, newest first
- GS1202315 marks · 250 wordsGS1-GEO-05-M2023-Q14
- GS3202215 marks · 250 wordsGS3-DM-01-M2022-Q18