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UPPSC 2000 GS-I World Geography
Question

Which one of the following longitudes along with the Prime Meridian forms a great circle on the globe?

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option D: 180°

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “180°”.
The answer is: (4) 180°

Imagine slicing a globe in half perfectly along the Prime Meridian and 180° longitude. This cut would create two equal halves, making a great circle.

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Sangeet Natak Akademy Fellowship have been conferred in 1999 on the following persons in fields indicated in list-II.

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

A. Birju Maharaj - 1. Bharat Natyam Guru
B. K. Chandra Shekhar - 2. Vocalist
C. Bhimsen Joshi - 3. Playwriter
D. Vijay Tendulkar - 4. Kathak

Code:
A B C D
  1. A) 4 3 2 1
  2. B) 3 4 1 2
  3. C) 1 2 3 4
  4. D) 4 2 3 1
Who of the following attacked on Dr. B.R. Ambedkar by saying: "Ambedkar has had his leadership thrust upon him by a benign British Government because his services were necessary to embarrass the Nationalist leaders."
  1. A) Mahatma Gandhi
  2. B) Subhash Chandra Bose
  3. C) Dr. B.S. Moonje
  4. D) Sir Mirza Ismail
Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
  1. A) Fulani – West Africa
  2. B) Bantu – Sahara
  3. C) Masai – East Africa
  4. D) Nuba – Sudan
"Vyas Samman" has been awarded to Sridas Shukla for the Book in 1999:
  1. A) Rag Darbari
  2. B) Bisrampur Ka Sant
  3. C) Sahastrafan
  4. D) Ashok Ke Phool
Which is the smallest continent?
  1. A) Antarctica
  2. B) Asia
  3. C) Europe
  4. D) Australia
The lady poet who described the victorious expeditions of her husband in her work "Madhura-Vijaya" was:
  1. A) Bharati
  2. B) Gangadevi
  3. C) Varadambika
  4. D) Vijjika
From a cube of side 10 cm, how many cubes of side 2 cm can be prepared?
  1. A) 5
  2. B) 25
  3. C) 125
  4. D) 500
Which one of the following countries is credited with the establishment of "Uranium city"?
  1. A) Australia
  2. B) Canada
  3. C) Russia
  4. D) U.S.A.
Which of the following statements are correct?

1. China is the largest producer of Tobacco in the world
2. India is the largest producer of Jawar in the world
3. Brazil is the largest producer of Soyabean in the world
4. Italy is the largest producer of raw silk in the world

Code:
  1. A) 1 and 2
  2. B) 2 and 3
  3. C) 1 and 3
  4. D) 3 and 4
Who has moved a resolution for the creation of Pakistan in the Muslim League Session of 1940?
  1. A) M.A. Jinnah
  2. B) Mohammed Iqbal
  3. C) A. K. Fazlul Huq
  4. D) Khaliqujjaman
The three most urbanised states of India in correct descending sequence are:
  1. A) Goa, Mizoram, Tamil Nadu
  2. B) Maharashtra, Gujarat, Karnataka
  3. C) Gujarat, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu
  4. D) Maharashtra, Karnataka, Gujarat
The Equator passes through-
  1. A) Central African Republic
  2. B) Kenya
  3. C) Sarawak
  4. D) Venezuela