Previous year MCQs

Indian Geography UPPSC 2010 GS-I
Question

Jain temple of Abu is made of:

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option D: Marble

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “Marble”.
The Dilwara Jain Temple complex in Mount Abu, Rajasthan is made entirely of white marble.

Similar Questions:

Dispute of Siachen glacier is:
  1. A) In between Pakistan and China
  2. B) In between India and China
  3. C) In between India and Pakistan
  4. D) In between India and Sri Lanka
Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R).

Assertion (A): The Himalayas are still rising.
Reason (R) : The Indian tectonic plate is colliding with the Eurasian plate.

Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
  1. A) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
  2. B) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
  3. C) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
  4. D) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
From the list given below select the one which is declared a "World Heritage Site".
  1. A) Corbett National Park
  2. B) Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve
  3. C) Rajaji National Park
  4. D) Gir Forest
Jhooming is practised by:
  1. A) The Bhotias
  2. B) The Khasis
  3. C) The Santhals
  4. D) The Todas
Soil leaching is a great threat in:
  1. A) Tropical rain forest regions
  2. B) African Savannas
  3. C) Mediterranean Regions
  4. D) Australian Downs
A sudden fall in barometer reading indicates that the weather will be:
  1. A) Calm and quiet
  2. B) Rainy
  3. C) Cool
  4. D) Stormy
Which of the following substances is/are ozone depleting? Select the correct answer from the codes given below:

A. Chlorofluoro Carbons
B. Halans
C. Carbon tetrachloride

Codes:
  1. A) 1 only
  2. B) 1 and 2 only
  3. C) 2 and 3 only
  4. D) 1, 2 and 3
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
Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below:
(State of India) (Highest Peak)
List I - List II

A) Tamil Nadu - 1) Dhupgarh Peak
B) Rajasthan - 2) Saramati Peak
C) Nagaland - 3) Gurushikhar Peak
D) Madhya Pradesh - 4) Dodda Betta Peak
  1. A) 3, 2, 1, 4
  2. B) 1, 4, 3, 2
  3. C) 4, 2, 3, 1
  4. D) 4, 3, 2, 1
The first Gupta ruler to assume the title of "Param Bhagawata" was
  1. A) Chandragupta I
  2. B) Samudragupta
  3. C) Chandragupta II
  4. D) Sri Gupta
Assertion (A): Urbanisation follows industrialisation.
Reason (R): In developing countries, urbanisation is a movement in itself.

Codes:
  1. A) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
  2. B) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A
  3. C) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A
  4. D) A is false but R is true
Which one of the following is not correctly matched?
  1. A) Larry Collins and Dominique Lapierre – Freedom at Midnight
  2. B) Durga Das – India from Curzon to Nehru and After
  3. C) K.K. Aziz – The Man Who Divided India
  4. D) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad – India Wins Freedom