Previous year MCQs

Indian Geography UPPSC 2014 GS-I
Question

Air pressure is lowest in:

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option D: Summer season

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “Summer season”.
During summer, warmer temperatures lead to the expansion of air, causing it to rise. As air rises, it creates a lower pressure area at the surface. This phenomenon is often associated with weather patterns, such as the development of low-pressure systems.

Similar Questions:

In which of the following rivers, the upper course contains fresh water but saline water flowing at the lower part?
  1. A) Barak river
  2. B) Luni river
  3. C) Ghaggar river
  4. D) None of the above
Teak forest is found in which of the following States of India?
  1. A) Madhya Pradesh
  2. B) Uttar Pradesh
  3. C) Jharkhand
  4. D) Karnataka
To whom Aurangzeb bestowed upon the title of 'Sahibat-uz-Zarnani' ?
  1. A) Shaista Khan
  2. B) Amin Khan
  3. C) Jahan Ara
  4. D) Roshan Ara
Match List - I with List - II and find the correct answer from the codes given below the lists:
List - I - List - II

A. Vinoba Bhave - 1. Home Rule Movement
B. B.G. Tilak - 2. Individual Satyagraha
C. Aruna Asaf Ali - 3. Dharsana Raid
D. Sarojini Naidu - 4. Quit India Movement

Codes :
A B C D
  1. A) 2 1 4 3
  2. B) 1 2 3 4
  3. C) 4 3 2 1
  4. D) 1 2 4 3
Mahatma Gandhi bridge is located in
  1. A) Bihar
  2. B) Uttar Pradesh
  3. C) Madhya Pradesh
  4. D) Andhra Pradesh
Which of the following rivers have almost the same point of beginning?
  1. A) Brahmaputra and Ganga
  2. B) Tapi and Beas
  3. C) Brahmaputra and Indus
  4. D) Indus and Ganga
In which State of India, the maximum area is irrigated by Tube-wells?
  1. A) Madhya Pradesh
  2. B) Bihar
  3. C) Rajasthan
  4. D) Uttar Pradesh
Korba in Madhya Pradesh is known for:
  1. A) Aluminium industry
  2. B) Copper ore
  3. C) Mica
  4. D) Steel plant
Assertion (A) : The rivers of West Coast of India do not form delta.
Reason (R) : They flow through short courses on relatively harder rocks.


Choose the correct answer using the codes given below:
Codes:
  1. A) Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
  2. B) Both (A) and (R) are correct but, (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
  3. C) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
  4. D) (A) is false, but (R) is correct.
In the Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh States, the joint "Rajghat River Valley Project" is launched on
  1. A) Ken river
  2. B) Son river
  3. C) Chambal river
  4. D) Betwa river
Biodegradable pollutant is:
  1. A) Mercury
  2. B) Sewage
  3. C) Plastic
  4. D) Asbestos
First Agricultural University in India was established at:
  1. A) Jabalpur
  2. B) Kanpur
  3. C) Kumarganj, Faizabad
  4. D) Pant Nagar