UPPSC 2017 GS-I UP Special
Question

How many agro climatic zones are found in Uttar Pradesh?

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option C: 9

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “9”.

Uttar Pradesh, being a large and diverse state, has been classified into 9 agro-climatic zones based on variations in temperature, rainfall, soil type, and topography.

# Zone
1 Western Plain Zone
2 Central Plain Zone
3 Eastern Plain Zone
4 Bundelkhand Zone
5 Vindhyan Zone
6 North-Eastern Zone
7 Upper Ganga Plain Zone
8 Lower Ganga Plain Zone
9 Tarai Zone

Similar Questions:

Which of the following iron and Steel plants is not close to the raw material area?
  1. Jamshedpur
  2. Rourkela
  3. Durgapur
  4. Salem
Bhopal Gas Tragedy was caused due to the leakage of:
  1. Methyl Isocynate
  2. Nitrogen dioxide
  3. Sulphur dioxide
  4. Carbon monoxide
Which of the following is not correctly matched?
Mountain pass - State
  1. Sipkila - Himachal Pradesh
  2. Bomdila - Arunachal Pradesh
  3. Nathula - Meghalaya
  4. Zojila - Jammu & Kashmir
An artificial satellite can be tracked very precisely from the earth by using:
  1. Doppler effect
  2. Radar
  3. Sonar
  4. Pulsar
U.P. has been divided into:
  1. 11 agro-climatic zones
  2. 9 agro-climatic zones
  3. 7 agro-climatic zones
  4. None of the above
Syed Salar Fair is held at-
  1. Bahraich
  2. Mankapur
  3. Barabanki
  4. Khalilabad
Match List I with List Il and select the correct answer using the code given below:
List I [Cityl - List II [River]

(A) Khartoum - (a) Zaire
(B) Brazzaville - (b) Nile
(C) Rotterdam - (c) Seine
(D) Paris - (d) Rhine
  1. A-b, B-a, C-d, D-c
  2. A-a, B-b, C-c, D-d
  3. A-d, B-c, C-b, D-a
  4. A-c, B-d, C-a, D-b
Rani Jhansi maritime National Park was founded in:
  1. 1994
  2. 1995
  3. 1996
  4. 1997
Arrange the following four districts of Uttar Pradesh in descending order with regard to Scheduled Tribes population as per 2001 Census. Choose your correct answer with the help of given Codes: 1. Shravasti 2. Balrampur 3. Bahraich 4. Kheri
  1. 1, 2, 3 and 4
  2. 4, 3, 2 and 1
  3. 4, 2, 3 and 1
  4. 2,4, 1 and 3
This is related to the culture of dance:
  1. Khyal and Baj Lucknow
  2. Banarsi Raj
  3. Rampur Darbar
  4. Agra Gharana
Which one of the following ecosystems has maximum plant bio-mass?
  1. Tropical deciduous forest
  2. Tropical rain forest
  3. Temperature deciduous forest
  4. Desert shrubs
Which amongst the following is the largest glacier?
  1. Sasaini
  2. Gangotri
  3. Zemu
  4. Siachin