Previous year MCQs

UPPSC 2018 GS-I World Geography
Question

Arrange the following coffee producing countries in descending order of their coffee production (2016, quantity) and select the correct answer from the codes given below:

A. Colombia
B. Vietnam
C. Brazil
D. Indonesia

Codes:

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option B: C, B, A, D

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “C, B, A, D”.
Brazil > Vietnam > Colombia > Indonesia

Similar Questions:

In South-East Asia, of the following the only land locked country is:
  1. A) Cambodia
  2. B) Laos
  3. C) Malaysia
  4. D) Thailand
Which of the following is the main component of the natural gas?
  1. A) Ethane
  2. B) Butane
  3. C) Carbon mono-oxide
  4. D) Methane
Which of the following statements is NOT correct?
  1. A) Black soil is locally called 'regur'
  2. B) According to Krabs the regur soil is essentially a mature soil
  3. C) Black soils are highly retentive to moisture
  4. D) Black soil is found in Himalayan region
In which of the following regions of the world, the production of citrus fruits is well developed ?
  1. A) Monsoon regions
  2. B) Tropical high lands regions
  3. C) Mediterranean regions
  4. D) Equatorial regions
Which of the following rivers of India does NOT originate from the Western Ghats?
  1. A) Godavari
  2. B) Tapti/Tapi
  3. C) Kaveri
  4. D) Kabam
Rajasthan desert or Thar desert is the expanse of which of the following?
  1. A) Pliocene
  2. B) Paleocene
  3. C) Pleistocene and recent deposits
  4. D) Oligocene
Drakensberg mountain is located in-
  1. A) Botswana
  2. B) Namibia
  3. C) South Africa
  4. D) Zimbabwe
Which of the following pairs is NOT correctly matched?
  1. A) Sonoran – USA
  2. B) Taklamakan – China
  3. C) Karakum – Turkmenistan
  4. D) Gibson – Brazil
Which of the following pair is NOT correctly matched ?(Place) - (Tribe)
  1. A) Alaska - Koryak
  2. B) Borneo - Punan
  3. C) Arab Desert - Ruwala
  4. D) Sweden and Finland - Lapps
Which of the following statements are true regarding petroleum?

I. Nearly 60 per cent of the world’s petroleum reserves are found in the Middle East.
II. Alaska has proved petroleum resources comparable to Texas.
III. The U.S.A. is both a major producer and a major Importer of petroleum.

Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
Codes:
  1. A) I and II are correct
  2. B) II and III are correct
  3. C) I and III are correct
  4. D) All are correct
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) A-b, B-a, C-d, D-c
  2. B) A-a, B-b, C-c, D-d
  3. C) A-d, B-c, C-b, D-a
  4. D) A-c, B-d, C-a, D-b
How many teams participated in FIFA World Cup organised in Russia from 14 June – 15 July 2018?
  1. A) 32
  2. B) 34
  3. C) 36
  4. D) 30