Previous year MCQs

Indian Geography UPPSC 2015 GS-I
Question

Kandla is well known for:

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option C: Export processing zone

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “Export processing zone”.
Kandla is well known for its Export Processing Zone (EPZ).

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Which of the following is not correctly matched ?
  1. A) Angamis - Nagaland
  2. B) Birhors - Jharkhand
  3. C) Khas - Arunachal Pradesh
  4. D) Todas - Tamil Nadu
Which two of the following are correctly matched ?
Tribe – State

1. Keria – Odisha
2. Kuki – Uttar Pradesh
3. Yanadi – Rajasthan
4. Paliyan – Tamil Nadu

Select the correct answer from the code given below :
Code:
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  2. B) 1 and 4
  3. C) 2 and 3
  4. D) 1 and 2
Where is the wild ass sanctuary?
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  2. B) Assam
  3. C) Gujarat
  4. D) Rajasthan
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  2. B) Brahmaputra
  3. C) Narmada
  4. D) Krishna
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  2. B) U.K.
  3. C) Switzerland
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Assertion (A) : West Bengal is the leading producer of fish in India.
Reason (R) : West Bengal has well developed fishing industry along the sea coast.

Select the correct answer from the codes given below-
Codes :
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  2. B) Both (A) and (R) are true, 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
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Assertion (A) : Jute is an indigenous plant of India.
Reason (R) : Jute is a Kharif crop sown from February to June and harvested from July to October.

Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
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  2. B) (A) is false, but (R) is trues
  3. C) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
  4. D) (A) is true, but (R) is false
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  1. A) Supreme Court
  2. B) Parliament
  3. C) State Legislature
  4. D) Regional Councils
Who was known by the nick-name “Lokhitvadi”?
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  2. B) Mahadev Govind Ranade
  3. C) Jyotiba Phule
  4. D) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
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  2. B) Kerala, Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu.
  3. C) Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Kerala, Tamil Nadu.
  4. D) Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Kerala.
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Reason (R): The high Himalayas impart it climatic distinctiveness.

Codes:
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  3. C) A is true, but R is false.
  4. D) A is false, but R is true.
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  2. B) Karnataka
  3. C) Rajasthan
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