Previous year MCQs

World Geography UPPSC 2013 GS-I
Question

Which country has the highest percentage of its geographical area under forests?

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option D: Japan

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “Japan”.
Japan has the highest percentage of its geographical area under forests.

Similar Questions:

Which country has the highest percentage of its geographical area under forests?
  1. A) China
  2. B) India
  3. C) Indonesia
  4. D) Japan
Which one of the following is a cold current of the South Pacific Ocean?
  1. A) Canary current
  2. B) Benguela current
  3. C) Humboldt current
  4. D) Brazil current
Among the biotic components of the ecosystem, the producer system is:
  1. A) Cow
  2. B) Peacock
  3. C) Tiger
  4. D) Green Plants
Which of the following is not pastoral nomads?
  1. A) Pygmies
  2. B) Kazaks
  3. C) Masai
  4. D) Lapps
Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched ?
  1. A) Kimberley - Diamond
  2. B) Witwatersrand - Gold
  3. C) Katomga - Copper
  4. D) Saar - Iron ore
The "Eco Mark" Scheme was launched in 1991 to encourage consumers to buy products of less harmful environment impact. Which one of the following consumer products is not notified under this Scheme?
  1. A) Soaps and Detergents
  2. B) Paper and Plastics
  3. C) Cosmetics and Aerosols
  4. D) Drugs and Antibiotics
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
Who as declared the best actress at the 60th National Film Award function held on 18thMarch 2013?
  1. A) Dolly Ahluwalia
  2. B) Rani Mukherjee
  3. C) Sridevi
  4. D) Usha Jadhav
Baku is famous for?
  1. A) Dense rail transport network
  2. B) Intensive farming
  3. C) Mineral oils
  4. D) Manufacturing industry
The "Secretariat Building" of which State is knows as "Writer’s Buidling"?
  1. A) Assam
  2. B) West Bengal
  3. C) Maharashtra
  4. D) Karnataka
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
Which of the following countries is called the "sugar bowl of the world"?
  1. A) Ceylon
  2. B) Pakistan
  3. C) India
  4. D) Cuba