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Indian Geography UPPSC 2008 GS-I
Question

Match the following: Select the correct answer from the codes given below:

A. Gold - 1. Khetri
B. Coal - 2. Kolar
C. Copper - 3. Kudremukh
D. Iron - 4. Jharia

Code:
A B C D

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option D: 2 4 1 3

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “2 4 1 3 ”.
A. Gold - 2. Kolar
B. Coal - 4. Jharia
C. Copper - 1. Khetri
D. Iron - 3. Kudremukh

Similar Questions:

The U.P. Financial Corporation does not finance:
  1. A) The acquisition of permanent assets
  2. B) Tourism related industries
  3. C) Long-term, working capital requirements
  4. D) Handloom industries.
The Indian Institute of Pulse Research is located at:
  1. A) Lucknow
  2. B) Kanpur
  3. C) Faizabad
  4. D) Varanasi
National Water Way - 1 connects:
  1. A) Allahabad - Haldia
  2. B) Sadia - Dhubri
  3. C) Kollam - Kottapuram
  4. D) Kakinada - Puducherry
Match List-I with List-il and choose the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:
List-I - List-il
(Coal Resources) (States)

A. Hutar - 1. Madhya Pradesh
B. Ib River - 2. Chhattisgarh
C. Tatapani - Ramkola - 3. Odisha
D. Umaria - 4. Jharkhand

Codes:
A B C D
  1. A) 3,2,4,1
  2. B) 2,1,3,4
  3. C) 4,3,2,1
  4. D) 4,2,3,1
Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the code given below the lists.
List – I (Hill/Mountain) – List – II (Location in State of India)

A. Bateshwar Hill – 1. Haryana
B. Bilari Range – 2. Manipur
C. Chin Range – 3. Bihar
D. Dhoshi Hill – 4. Karnataka

Code :
A B C D
  1. A) 2 3 1 4
  2. B) 3 2 4 1
  3. C) 3 4 2 1
  4. D) 4 3 1 2
The largest Scheduled Tribe of Uttaranchal is
  1. A) Bhoksa
  2. B) Bhotia
  3. C) Jaunsari
  4. D) Tharu
Consider the following statements and select the correct answer from the codes given below:

1. Maharashtra is the most urbanised State of the country.
2. Urban growth along the coast is converting the area into a concrete jungle.
3. From Mumbai to Ahmedabad, the largest megalopolis of the country is in the offing.
4. Cities are full of slums and highly polluted.

Codes:
  1. A) 1,2 and 3
  2. B) 1,3 and 4
  3. C) 2, 3 and 4
  4. D) 1,2 and 4
Consider the following statements and select the correct answer from the codes given below:

Assertion (A): Inland waterways are not well developed in India.
Reason (R): Most parts of India receive rainfall only for four months in a year.

Codes:
  1. A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
  2. B) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is NOT the correct explanation of (A)
  3. C) (A) is true, but (R) is false
  4. D) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
Which of the following river falls into the Arabian Sea?
  1. A) Godavari
  2. B) Tapti
  3. C) Krishna
  4. D) Mahanadi
What are the date/dates on which days and nights are equal in both the hemispheres?
  1. A) June 21
  2. B) December 22
  3. C) March 21 and September 23
  4. D) June 21 and December 22
Assertion (A): Orissa is the most cyclone-prone coastal region in India.
Reason (R): There has been maximum deforestation of mangroves in the Mahanadi delta region.

Select the correct answer from the code given below:
  1. A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
  2. B) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
  3. C) (A) is true, but (R) is false
  4. D) (A) is false, but (R) is true
In India the largest area under rice cultivation lies in the State of-
  1. A) Andhra Pradesh
  2. B) Orissa
  3. C) Uttar Pradesh
  4. D) West Bengal