Previous year MCQs

Indian Geography UPPSC 1999 GS-I
Question

Match list-I with list-II and select the correct answer using the code given below:
List-I (Town) - List-II (River)

A. Berlin - 1. Tiber
B. Lahore - 2. Hudson
C. New York - 3. Ravi
D. Rome - 4. Spree

Code:
A B C D

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option B: 4 3 2 1

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “4 3 2 1”.
Here’s the correct matching of the towns with their respective rivers:

A. Berlin - 4. Spree
B. Lahore - 3. Ravi
C. New York - 2. Hudson
D. Rome - 1. Tiber

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Code:
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