Previous year MCQs

Indian Geography UPPSC 2024 GS-I
Question

Match List-I with List-il and choose the correct answer using the codes given below the lists: List-I - List-II
(Famous Local Storm) - (Place/Area)

A. Mango shower - 1. Punjab to Bihar
B. Blossom shower - 2. Kerala
C. Norwesters - 3. Karnataka Coastal Areas
D. Loo - 4. West Bengal

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option C: 3,2,4,1

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “3,2,4,1”.

Famous Local Storm Place/Area
Mango shower Karnataka Coastal Areas
Blossom shower Kerala
Norwesters West Bengal
Loo Punjab to Bihar

Similar Questions:

Which of the following projects is the joint venture of Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka?
  1. A) Dakshin Gangotri
  2. B) Nagarjuna Sagar
  3. C) Silent Valley
  4. D) Telugu Ganga
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
  1. A) A-c B-a C-d D-b
  2. B) A-c B-d C-a D-b
  3. C) A-b B-d C-a D-c
  4. D) A-b B-a C-d D-c
Which one of the following is not correctly matched?
  1. A) Nangal Dam – Satluj River
  2. B) Sardar Sarovar - Godavari River
  3. C) Nagarjun Sagar – Krishna River
  4. D) Hirakund Dam - Mahanadi
Which of the following is the highest waterfall in India?
  1. A) Jog fall
  2. B) Kunchikal fall
  3. C) Rakim Kund
  4. D) Kevti fall
Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below:
List I [Waterfall] List II [River]

(A) Dudhsagar - (a) Ghatprabha
(B) Duduma - (b) Machhkund
(C) Gokak -(c) Sharavati
(D) Jog - (d) Mandavi
  1. A) A-d, B-b, C-a, D-c
  2. B) A-d, B-b, C-c, D-a
  3. C) A-b, B-d, C-a, D-c
  4. D) A-b, B-c, C-d, D-a
The northern part of the Western Coastal Plain of India is also known as:
  1. A) Karnataka Coast
  2. B) Malabar
  3. C) Konkan
  4. D) Coromandal
Lava soils are found in:
  1. A) Chhattisgarh Plain
  2. B) Saryupar Plain
  3. C) Malwa Plateau
  4. D) Shillong Plateau
Match List-I with List-II and choose the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:
List-I (Country) - List-II (Mountain)

A. Spain – France - 1. Alps
B. Switzerland - 2. Apennine
C. Bulgaria - 3. Pyrenees
D. Italy - 4. Balkan

Codes:
ABCD
  1. A) 3,1,2,4
  2. B) 3,1,4,2
  3. C) 2,3,1,4
  4. D) 4,1,2,3
Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the code given below the lists.
List – I (Bio-reserve Sector) – List – II (State)

A. Manas – 1. Madhya Pradesh
B. Sundarbans – 2. Uttar Pradesh
C. Nanda Devi – 3. Assam
D. Pachmarhi – 4. West Bengal

Code :
A B C D
  1. A) 2 1 3 4
  2. B) 4 3 2 1
  3. C) 1 2 3 4
  4. D) 3 4 2 1
The Kalpsar Project for supply of sweet water is located in:
  1. A) Gujarat
  2. B) Haryana
  3. C) Maharashtra
  4. D) Rajasthan
Transhumance is practised by the:
  1. A) Bhotias
  2. B) Bhoksas
  3. C) Jaunsaris
  4. D) Tharus
The highest peak of Indian Peninsula is:
  1. A) Oatakamund
  2. B) Anaimudi
  3. C) Dodabeta
  4. D) Mahabaleshwar