Previous year MCQs

Indian Geography UPPSC 2001 GS-I
Question

Assertion (A): Coastal Gujarat has been called an industrial workshop.
Reason (R): It is dotted with manufacturing units of textiles and garments, pharmaceutical and petrochemicals

Codes:

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option A: Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.”.
The answer is (1) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.

Similar Questions:

Match list-I with list-II and select the correct answer using the code given below:
List-I (State) - List-II (Atomic Power Station)

A. Gujarat - 1. Narora
B. Karnataka - 2. Kakrapar
C. Rajasthan - 3. Rawatbhata
D. Uttar Pradesh - 4. Kaiga

Code:
A B C D
  1. A) 1 2 3 4
  2. B) 2 4 3 1
  3. C) 3 4 2 1
  4. D) 4 2 1 3
Karamchand Gandhi was a Dewan of:
  1. A) Porbandar
  2. B) Rajkot
  3. C) Wankaner
  4. D) All the above
Which among the following factors are responsible for sex-ratio in India? Select the correct answer from the code given below:

(1) High maternity death rate
(2) High female child death rate
(3) Female foeticide
(4) Birth of more male children than female children

Code:
  1. A) 1, 2 and 3
  2. B) 2, 3 and 4
  3. C) 1, 3 and 4
  4. D) 1, 2, 3 and 4
Which one of the following is not an explosive?
  1. A) Trinitrotoluene
  2. B) Trinitroglycerine
  3. C) Cyclotrimethylene Trinitramine
  4. D) Nitrochloro chloroform
Which of the following States ranks first in India in length of roads?
  1. A) Maharashtra
  2. B) Uttar Pradesh
  3. C) Madhya Pradesh
  4. D) Rajasthan
Which of the following is a part of Aksai Chin region?
  1. A) Karakoram Range
  2. B) Siwalik Range
  3. C) Kashmir Valley
  4. D) Ladakh Plateau
Which of the following are not correctly matched ?

1. Copper - Chitradurga
2. Iron Ore - Ballari
3. Manganese - Bhilwara
4. Bauxite - Katni

Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
  1. A) 1 and 2
  2. B) 2 and 3
  3. C) 1 and 3
  4. D) 2 and 4
The Mughals borrowed the celebration of "Nauroz" from:
  1. A) Parsis
  2. B) Jews
  3. C) Mangols
  4. D) Turk
Consider the following statements and select the correct answer from the codes given below:

1. Maharashtra is the most urbanised State of the country.
2. Urban growth along the coast is converting the area into a concrete jungle.
3. From Mumbai to Ahmedabad, the largest megalopolis of the country is in the offing.
4. Cities are full of slums and highly polluted.

Codes:
  1. A) 1,2 and 3
  2. B) 1,3 and 4
  3. C) 2, 3 and 4
  4. D) 1,2 and 4
Which of the following statements is not true:
  1. A) Presence of water vapour is highly variable in the lower atmosphere
  2. B) The zone of maximum temperature is located along the equator
  3. C) Frigid zones are located in both the hemispheres between the polar circles and the poles
  4. D) Jet streams are high altitude winds affecting the surface weather conditions
Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer by using the codes given below the lists:
List-I (Industry) - List-II (Centre)

A) Aluminium - 1) Malanjkhand
B) Copper - 2) Tundoo
C) Zinc - 3) Jaykaynagar
D) Jute - 4) Bhatpara
  1. A) A-3 B-1 C-4 D-2
  2. B) A-3 B-1 C-2 D-4
  3. C) A-1 B-4 C-2 D-3
  4. D) A-1 B-2 C-3 D-4
What percentage of the education budget under 9th Five Year Plan has been allocate to primary education?
  1. A) 33 per cent
  2. B) 37 per cent
  3. C) 47 per cent
  4. D) 58 per cent