Previous year MCQs

Indian Geography UPPSC 2017 GS-I
Question

Match List I with List Il and select the correct answer using the code given below:
List I [Aluminium company] List II [Location]

(A) Balco - (a) Hirakud
(B) Hindalco - (b) Korba
(C) Indian Aluminium company -(c) Koraput
(D) NALCO - (d) Renukut

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option C: A-b B-d C-a D-c

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “A-b B-d C-a D-c”.
Company Location
Balco Korbá (Chhattisgarh)
Hindalco Renukut (Uttar Pradesh)
Indian Aluminum Company Hirakud (Odisha)
NALCO Koraput (Odisha)

Similar Questions:

Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below:
(Volcanic Mountains) (Country)
List I - List II

A) Mount Rainier - 1) Italy
B) Mount Etna - 2) Mexico
C) Mount Pericutine - 3) Philippines
D) Mount Apo - 4) U.S.A.
  1. A) 4,2,1,3
  2. B) 4,1,2,3
  3. C) 2,1,4,3
  4. D) 4,3,2,1
A resolution passed by the Rajya Sabha under Article 249 of the constitution empowering Parliament to legislate on a state subject in national interest remains in force for a period.
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  2. B) Not exceeding two years
  3. C) Not exceeding one year
  4. D) of unlimited time
Which of the following planet takes the least time to orbit the Sun:
  1. A) Pluto
  2. B) Mercury
  3. C) Earth
  4. D) Saturn
Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below: (Mineral Exploration Agencies) (Headquarters)
List I - List II

A) Oil and Natural Gas Commission - 1) Bhubaneswar
B) Mineral Exploration Corporation Ltd - 2) Hyderabad
C) National Mineral Development Corporation - 3) Nagpur
D) National Aluminium Company Limited - 4) New Delhi
  1. A) 4, 2, 3, 1
  2. B) 1, 2, 4, 3
  3. C) 4, 3, 2, 1
  4. D) 2, 3, 4, 1
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  1. A) Narmada
  2. B) Chambal
  3. C) Sutluj
  4. D) Mahanadi
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  1. A) Jhelum
  2. B) Sutlej
  3. C) Ganga
  4. D) Ravi
Match List I and List II and select the correct answer from code given below:
List-I (Project) - List-II (Location)

A. Bhakra - 1. Krishna
B. Hirakud - 2. Periyar
C. Idukki - 3. Mahanadi
D. Nagarjuna Sagar - 4. Sutlej

Code:
  1. A) A-l, B-2, C-3, D-4
  2. B) A-4, B-3, C-2, D-1
  3. C) A-3, B-4, C-1, D-2
  4. D) A-4, B-1, C-3, D-2
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  1. A) New Delhi
  2. B) Bangalore
  3. C) Pune
  4. D) Hyderabad
Which of the following States of India has the longest coastline?
  1. A) Maharashtra
  2. B) Andhra Pradesh
  3. C) Kerala
  4. D) Gujarat
Consider the following tributaries of river Yamuna and arrange them from West to East:

1) Betwa
2) Ken
3) Sindh
4) Chambal
  1. A) 4, 3, 1, 2
  2. B) 1, 2, 3, 4
  3. C) 3, 2, 1, 4
  4. D) 2, 3, 1, 4
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  1. A) Andhra Pradesh
  2. B) Kerala
  3. C) Orissa
  4. D) Tamil Nadu
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  1. A) 2.0
  2. B) 2.1
  3. C) 2.6
  4. D) 3.0