Previous year MCQs

UPPSC 1994 GS-I World Geography
Question

Maginot line was:

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option A: Boundary between France and Germany

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “Boundary between France and Germany”.
The Maginot Line was a series of fortifications built by France along its border with Germany in the 1930s as a defensive barrier.

Similar Questions:

Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:
Tropical cyclones - Country

A) Baguios - 1) Australia
B) Hurricanes - 2) China
C) Typhoons - 3) Philippines
D) Willy-Willies - 4) United States of America
  1. A) A-3, B-4, C-1, D-2
  2. B) A-3, B-4, C-2, D-1
  3. C) A-2, B-3, C-4, D-1
  4. D) A-2, B-1, C-3, D-4
The importance given to the Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission in the official hierarch of the Government is that he is given the rank of:
  1. A) A cabinet minister in the Government of India
  2. B) A Supreme Court Judge
  3. C) Chairman of a Parliamentary
  4. D) A Secretary to the Government of India
Which of the following are active volcanoes ?

1. Aconagua
2. Cotopaxi
3. Etna
4. Fujiyama

Select the correct answer from the code given below-
Code :
  1. A) 1 and 2
  2. B) 3 Only
  3. C) 1, 2 and 3
  4. D) 2, 3 and 4
Which one of the following South Asian countries has the highest population density ?
  1. A) Sri Lanka
  2. B) India
  3. C) Nepal
  4. D) Pakistan
How much the maritime distance between India and Europe was reduced after the construction of the Suez Canal?
  1. A) 5,000 km
  2. B) 7,000 km
  3. C) 8,000 km
  4. D) 10,000 km
The concept of NeoDeterminism in Geography was advanced by:
  1. A) Miss Semple
  2. B) G.Taylor
  3. C) Ratzel
  4. D) Huntington
Which one of the following may have alien life because of a very conducive environment to life?
  1. A) Jupiter
  2. B) Mars
  3. C) Europa-The Jupiter's Moon
  4. D) Moon-The Earth's Moon
The largest proven oil reserve of the world lies in
  1. A) Venezuela
  2. B) Saudi Arabia
  3. C) Iran
  4. D) Iraq
The Taylor Valley lies in:
  1. A) Australia
  2. B) Antarctica
  3. C) Canada
  4. D) U.S.A.
The Equator passes through-
  1. A) Central African Republic
  2. B) Kenya
  3. C) Sarawak
  4. D) Venezuela
"Horn of Africa" consists of:
  1. A) Algeria, Morocco and West Sahara
  2. B) Libya, Sudan and Egypt
  3. C) Somalia, Ethiopia and Djibouti
  4. D) Zimbabwe, Botswana and Angola
Cabinet Mission, 1946 comprised of three cabinet ministers. Who among the following was not its member?
  1. A) Lord Pethick Lawrence
  2. B) A.V Alexander
  3. C) Sir Stafford Cripps
  4. D) Lord Emery