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UPSC Prelims 2025 GS Paper 1, question 22

Topic: World and physical geography

Q22

Consider the following countries :

I. Bolivia

II. Brazil

III. Colombia

IV. Ecuador

V. Paraguay

VI. Venezuela

Andes mountains pass through how many of the above countries?

  1. (a) Only two
  2. (b) Only three
  3. (c) Only fourCorrect answer
  4. (d) Only five

Solution.

Answer: (c) Only four

  1. The Andes mountain range runs through seven South American countries: Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Chile, and Argentina.
  2. Items I, III, IV and VI are correct (Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela), whereas Items II and V are incorrect because the Andes do not pass through Brazil or Paraguay.