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UPPSC 1999 GS-I World Geography
Question

Which one of the following countries is not a member of OPEC?

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option B: China

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “China”.
Algeria, Indonesia, and the United Arab Emirates (U.A.E.) are all members of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC). China is not a member.

Similar Questions:

Those who joined Mahatma Gandhi during the Champaran Satyagrah included:
  1. A) Vallabh Bhai Patel and Vinoba Bhave
  2. B) Jawaharlal Nehru and Rajendra Prasad
  3. C) Rajendra Prasad and Anugraha Narain Sinha
  4. D) Mahadev Desai and Maniben Patel
Match list-I with list-II and select the correct answer using the code given below:
List-I (Region) - List-II (Type of Climate)

A. California - 1. Mediterranean
B. West Australia - 2. Tropical Monsoon
C. Bangladesh - 3. Cold Temperate
D. Siberia - 4. Hot Desert

Code:
A B C D
  1. A) 1 2 3 4
  2. B) 1 4 2 3
  3. C) 2 3 4 1
  4. D) 2 4 1 3
Which one of the following is not part of the Indian capital market:
  1. A) IDBI
  2. B) ICICI
  3. C) Money market mutual funds
  4. D) RBI
Which among the following places was the centre of the Gadkari rebellion?
  1. A) Bihar Sharif
  2. B) Kolhapur
  3. C) Surat
  4. D) Sylhet
Which one of the following is not correctly matched?
  1. A) Chinook-U.S.A.
  2. B) Sirocco-Sicily
  3. C) Blizzard-Chile
  4. D) Norwesters(kalbaisakhi)-India
The Bermuda triangle lies in:
  1. A) North Atlantic Ocean
  2. B) South Atlantic Ocean
  3. C) North Pacific Ocean
  4. D) South Pacific Ocean
Match list-I with list-II and select the correct answer using the code given below:
List-I (Town) - List-II (River)

A. Berlin - 1. Tiber
B. Lahore - 2. Hudson
C. New York - 3. Ravi
D. Rome - 4. Spree

Code:
A B C D
  1. A) 1 2 3 4
  2. B) 4 3 2 1
  3. C) 3 4 1 2
  4. D) 1 4 2 3
Which of the following statements are correct?

1. China is the largest producer of Tobacco in the world
2. India is the largest producer of Jawar in the world
3. Brazil is the largest producer of Soyabean in the world
4. Italy is the largest producer of raw silk in the world

Code:
  1. A) 1 and 2
  2. B) 2 and 3
  3. C) 1 and 3
  4. D) 3 and 4
Who among the following granted financial aid for the restoration of a demolished mosque in Khambhat?
  1. A) Chamundaraya
  2. B) Jayasimha Siddharaja
  3. C) Kumarpala
  4. D) Mahipaladeva
Ten degree channel separates:
  1. A) Andaman From Nicobar Island
  2. B) Andaman from Myanmar
  3. C) India from Sri Lanka
  4. D) Lakshadweep from Maldives
Match List I and List II and select the correct answer from the code given below:
List-I (Capital) - List-II (Country)

1. Havana - A. Brazil
2. Brasilia - B. Cuba
3. Lusaka - C. Kenya
4. Nairobi - D. Zambia

Code:
  1. A) A-l, B-2, C-3, D-4
  2. B) A-2, B-l, C-4, D-3
  3. C) A-2, B-3, C-l, D-4
  4. D) A-3, B-4 C-l, D-2
The Gokul Gram Scheme is associated with the state of:
  1. A) UP
  2. B) A.P.
  3. C) Gujarat
  4. D) Rajasthan