Previous year MCQs

Indian Geography UPPSC 2009 GS-I
Question

Among the SAARC countries the most densely populated country is:

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option A: Bangladesh

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “Bangladesh”.
Bangladesh is the most densely populated country in the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC):

Similar Questions:

Match list-I with list-II and select the correct answer using the code given below:
List-I (Forest) - List-II (Region)

A. Tropical moist deciduous - 1. Arunachal Pradesh
B. Tropical dry deciduous - 3. Middle Ganga Plain
C. Alpine - 2. Sahyadris
D. Tropical wet evergreen - 4. Tarai

Code:
A B C D
  1. A) 4 3 1 2
  2. B) 4 2 1 3
  3. C) 1 3 2 4
  4. D) 3 1 4 2
A memorandum of understanding for India's first river linking project has been signed between two states linking two rivers. The states and the rivers concerned are:
States - Rivers
  1. A) Punjab and Rajasthan - Beas and Banas
  2. B) Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh - Ken and Betwa
  3. C) Karnataka and Tamil Nadu - Krishna and Kaveri
  4. D) Uttar Pradesh and Bihar Rivers - Gomti and Sharda
Tree cover is maximum in:
  1. A) East Deccan
  2. B) Northern Plains
  3. C) West Coast
  4. D) East Coast
Which layer of atmosphere is responsible for Aurora Borealis:
  1. A) Troposphere
  2. B) Thermosphere
  3. C) Ionosphere
  4. D) Exosphere
Which one of the following pairs is NOT correctly matched?
(Name of local winds) – (Places)
  1. A) Leveche - Spain
  2. B) Brickflelder - Australia
  3. C) Black roller - North America
  4. D) Shamal - Austria
Assertion (A): Black soils are suitable for cotton cultivation.
Reason (R): They are rich in humus.

Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
  1. A) Both (A) and (R) are true, and (R), but (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
  2. B) Both (A) and (R) are true, and (R), but but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
  3. C) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
  4. D) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
The winter rains caused by Western disturbance in North Western Plain of India gradually decreases from:
  1. A) East to West
  2. B) West to East
  3. C) North to South
  4. D) South to North
Which one of the following pairs is NOT correctly matched?
  1. A) Bomdi la–Arunachal Pradesh
  2. B) Nathula–Sikkim
  3. C) Bhorghat–H.P.
  4. D) Palghat–Kerala
Which of the following countries are landlocked countries?

1. Afghanistan
2. Hungary
3. Malaysia
4. Switzerland

Select the correct answer from the coeds given below:
Codes:
  1. A) 1 and 2
  2. B) 1, 2 and 3
  3. C) 2, 3 and 4
  4. D) 1, 2 and 4
According to the Puranas, original place of the rulers of lunar dynasty was:
  1. A) Kashi
  2. B) Ayodhya
  3. C) Pratishthanpur
  4. D) Sravasti
'Imphal Basin' surrounded by Manipur hills is a fine example of:
  1. A) Lacustrine plain
  2. B) Loess plain
  3. C) Glacial plain
  4. D) Alluvial plain
Given below are four events connected with India's struggle for independence. Select their correct chronological order by using the codes given below the events:

1. Second Round Table Conference.
2. Karachi Session of Indian National Congress.
3. Execution of Bhagat Singh.
4. Gandhi-Irwin Pact.

Codes:
  1. A) 1,2,3,4
  2. B) 2,1,3,4
  3. C) 4,3,2,1
  4. D) 2,4,3,1