Previous year MCQs

UPPSC 1995 GS-I World Geography
Question

Which of the following statements is not true regarding China?

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option B: It is leading producer of soyabean

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “It is leading producer of soyabean”.
1) Population density (2024): Macau (China) > Monaco > Singapore > Hong Kong (China)

2) World's largest producer of soybeans: Brazil > USA > Argentina > China > India . Madhya Pradesh is the largest soybean-producing state in India.

3) Huang He or the The Yellow River is also called "Sorrow of China".

4) Shanghai is considered China's largest economic center.

Similar Questions:

When water is filled in a bottle and allowed to freeze, the bottle breaks because:
  1. A) Water expands on freezing
  2. B) Bottle contracts at freezing point
  3. C) Temperature outside the bottle is more than inside
  4. D) Water expands on heating
Arrange the following lakes in correct descending order of their area using the codes given below:

(1) Great Bear
(2) Baikal
(3) Superior
(4) Victoria

Codes:
  1. A) 3,4,2,1
  2. B) 4,2,1,3
  3. C) 3,2,1,4
  4. D) 3,1,4,2
Carnatic war was fought between:
  1. A) English and French
  2. B) English and Dutch
  3. C) English and Marathas
  4. D) Haider Ali and Marathas
Match List-I with List-Il and select the correct answer from the codes given below the lists:
List-I (Tribes) - List-Il (Area)

(A) Khinghiz - (1) Japan
(B) Bushman - (2) Arab
(C) Ainu - (3) Central Asia
(D) Badduin - (4) Kalahari
  1. A) A-3, B-1, C-4, D-2
  2. B) A-2, B-3, C-4, D-1
  3. C) A-3, B-4, C-1, D-2
  4. D) A-1, B-2, C-3, D-4
Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R).

Assertion (A): Jet streams discovered during World War II are high altitude easterly winds.
Reason (R): Jet streams flow with a speed of 300-500 km/hour.

Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
  1. A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
  2. B) (A) is false, but (R) is true
  3. C) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
  4. D) (A) is true, but (R) is false
The biggest desert of the world is:
  1. A) Kalahari
  2. B) Gobi
  3. C) Sahara
  4. D) Thar
Which one of the following is not included in the group of Scandinavian countries:
  1. A) Denmark
  2. B) Finland
  3. C) Norway
  4. D) Sweden
Gobi desert is located in:
  1. A) Australia
  2. B) India
  3. C) Mongolia
  4. D) West Africa
Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:
Tropical cyclones - Country

A) Baguios - 1) Australia
B) Hurricanes - 2) China
C) Typhoons - 3) Philippines
D) Willy-Willies - 4) United States of America
  1. A) A-3, B-4, C-1, D-2
  2. B) A-3, B-4, C-2, D-1
  3. C) A-2, B-3, C-4, D-1
  4. D) A-2, B-1, C-3, D-4
With reference to Borneo Island, located in South East Asia, which of the following statements is/ are true ?

1. It is divided among three countries.
2. It has been formed due to volcano deposition.

Select the correct answer from the code given below :
Code:
  1. A) Neither 1 nor 2
  2. B) Both 1 and 2
  3. C) Only 2
  4. D) Only 1
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
Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R).

Assertion (A): Chile is the leading producer of copper in the world.
Reason (R) : Andes Region of North Chile is enriched with the largest deposites of Porphyry copper

Select the correct answer from the code given below :
Code :
  1. A) (A) is false but (R) is true
  2. B) (A) is true but (R) is false
  3. C) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
  4. D) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)