Previous year MCQs

Indian Geography UPPSC 2010 GS-I
Question

Which one of the following islands of the East Indies is divided into three countries?

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option A: Borneo

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “Borneo”.
Borneo is divided into three countries: Indonesia, Malaysia, and Brunei

Similar Questions:

Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer by using the codes given below the lists:
List-I (Industry) - List-II (Centre)

A) Aluminium - 1) Malanjkhand
B) Copper - 2) Tundoo
C) Zinc - 3) Jaykaynagar
D) Jute - 4) Bhatpara
  1. A) A-3 B-1 C-4 D-2
  2. B) A-3 B-1 C-2 D-4
  3. C) A-1 B-4 C-2 D-3
  4. D) A-1 B-2 C-3 D-4
When the moon size is half of the full moon, the angle between the Sun, the Earth and the Moon is
  1. A) 45°
  2. B) 90°
  3. C) 180°
  4. D) 270°
Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched ?
  1. A) Simlipal - Assam
  2. B) Nokrek - Meghalaya
  3. C) Dehong Debang - Sikkim
  4. D) Agasthyamalai - Karnataka
The northern part of the Western Coastal Plain of India is also known as:
  1. A) Karnataka Coast
  2. B) Malabar
  3. C) Konkan
  4. D) Coromandal
Located between the Narmada and Tapti rivers:
  1. A) Vindhya mountains
  2. B) Satpura plateau
  3. C) Rajmahal Hills
  4. D) Aravali Hills
Choose the correct pair-
  1. A) Ellora Caves – Saka
  2. B) Mahabalipuram – Rashtrakutas
  3. C) Meenakshi Temple- Pallavas
  4. D) Khajuraho – Chandellas
Which one of the following statements is not true for a person suffering from hypermetropia?
  1. A) The person can see far objects distinctly.
  2. B) The focal length of the lens is large.
  3. C) The image of the close objects is focussed behind the retina.
  4. D) A concave lens is used to correct this defect.
Diwali is a festival of mourning among the:
  1. A) Khasis
  2. B) Mundas
  3. C) Bhils
  4. D) Tharus
Who out of the following had told "Destruction is the best method of dealing with the foreign clothes"?
  1. A) Ravindra Nath Tagore
  2. B) Mahatma Gandhi
  3. C) Chitranjan Das
  4. D) Subhas Chandra Bose
The National Environment Engineering Institute is located in:
  1. A) Cuttack
  2. B) Jamshedpur
  3. C) Nagpur
  4. D) Ranchi
When it is noon at 1st Meridian, what would be the focal time at 120° East longitude?
  1. A) 09.30
  2. B) 14.30
  3. C) 17.30
  4. D) 20.00
A geographical unit that collects, stores and release water is called -
  1. A) Watershed
  2. B) Wet land
  3. C) Waste land
  4. D) Water reserve