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UPPSC 1993 GS-I World Geography
Question

Helsinki is a the Capital of

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option B: Finland

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “Finland”.
Helsinki is the capital of Finland.

Similar Questions:

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
The famous Leaning tower of Pisa is located in?
  1. A) Austria
  2. B) France
  3. C) Italy
  4. D) Spain
Consider the following deserts and arrange them in increasing order of their size (from smallest to largest) -

(I) Great Sandy desert
(II) Arabian desert
(III) Sahara desert
(IV) Gobi desert
  1. A) I, II, IV, III
  2. B) II, I, Ill, l
  3. C) I, IV, II, Ill
  4. D) II, I, IV, Ill
Willy-willy is:
  1. A) Tropical cyclone over Australia
  2. B) Typhoon
  3. C) Very high tide
  4. D) Tropical cyclone over India
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)
Match list-I and list-II and select the correct answer from the code given below:
List-I - List-II

1. Dodoma - A. Australia
2. Bern - B. Tajikistan
3. Dushanbe - C. Tanzania
4. Canberra - D. Switzerland

Code: A B C D
  1. A) 1 2 3 4
  2. B) 3 4 2 1
  3. C) 4 3 1 2
  4. D) 4 2 3 1
Japan is near self-sufficient in:
  1. A) Bauxite
  2. B) Iron ore
  3. C) Copper
  4. D) Mineral oil
Match list-I with list-II and select the correct answer from the code given below the lists:
List-I (Country) - List-II (Dependent Territory)

A. Australia - 1. Martinique
B. Denmark - 2. Santa Cruz
C. France - 3. Greenland
D. Spain - 4. Christmas Island

Code:
A B C D
  1. A) 1 2 3 4
  2. B) 4 3 1 2
  3. C) 1 3 2 4
  4. D) 2 1 4 3
Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
  1. A) Auroville - Pondicherry
  2. B) Baikanour - Ukrain
  3. C) Bandung - Indonesia
  4. D) Batticaloa - Sri Lanka
'Mount Newman' is famous for which of the following minerals?
  1. A) Iron ore
  2. B) Manganese
  3. C) Copper
  4. D) Bauxite
Which of the following sentences is correct?
  1. A) Haldia is in Orissa
  2. B) Paradeep is in West Bengal
  3. C) Kandla is in Gujarat
  4. D) Marmagoa is in Karnataka
Which one of the following currents does not contribute to form a complete circle of currents in the South Atlantic Ocean?
  1. A) Benguela
  2. B) Brazil
  3. C) Canaries
  4. D) West wind drift