Previous year MCQs

Indian Geography UPPSC 2024 GS-I
Question

Match List-I with List-II and choose the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:
List-I - List-II

A. Planting Hearth - 1. Hungary
B. Cryophyte Steppe - 2. Adolf Engler
C. World Floral Regions - 3. C.O.Sauer
D. Puszta Grassland - 4. Arctic Tundra

Codes:
ABCD

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option B: 3,4,2,1

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “3,4,2,1”.

List-I List-II
A. Planting Hearth 3. C.O. Sauer
B. Cryophyte Steppe 4. Arctic Tundra
C. World Floral Regions 2. Adolf Engler
D. Puszta Grassland 1. Hungary

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