Previous year MCQs

UPPSC 2014 GS-I World Geography
Question

Which one of the following is the most urbanized country of South Asia ?

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option C: Sri Lanka

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “Sri Lanka”.
Sri Lanka is the most urbanized country in South Asia.

Similar Questions:

Match lists-I and List-II and select the correct answer from the given code:
List-I (Country) - List-II (Capital)

A. Tanzania - 1. Rabat
B. Kenya - 2. Nairobi
C. Namibia - 3. Dodoma
D. Morocco - 4. Windhoek

Code:
A B C D
  1. A) 3 2 4 1
  2. B) 1 2 3 4
  3. C) 4 3 2 1
  4. D) 3 1 4 2
Highest Silver producing country in the World is:
  1. A) Canada
  2. B) India
  3. C) Mexico
  4. D) America
When did World Health Organisation officially declare the South-East Asia region Polio free?
  1. A) 27th March, 2014
  2. B) 28th March, 2014
  3. C) 29th March, 2014
  4. D) 30th March, 2014
Who among the following shall preside over a joint sitting of two houses of Parliament ?
  1. A) President
  2. B) Prime Minister
  3. C) Chairman of the Rajya Sabha
  4. D) Speaker of the Lok Sabha
What is the source of electrical energy in an artificial satellite ?
  1. A) Thermopile
  2. B) Solar cells
  3. C) Dynamo
  4. D) Small nuclear reactor
Which one of the following is not correctly matched?
  1. A) Chinook-U.S.A.
  2. B) Sirocco-Sicily
  3. C) Blizzard-Chile
  4. D) Norwesters(kalbaisakhi)-India
Which of the following statements are correct?

1. China is the largest producer of Tobacco in the world
2. India is the largest producer of Jawar in the world
3. Brazil is the largest producer of Soyabean in the world
4. Italy is the largest producer of raw silk in the world

Code:
  1. A) 1 and 2
  2. B) 2 and 3
  3. C) 1 and 3
  4. D) 3 and 4
The Earth's axis of rotation (polar axis) is always inclined at an angle of
  1. A) 23.0° from the elliptic axis
  2. B) 23.1° from the elliptic axis
  3. C) 24.5° from the elliptic axis
  4. D) 23.5° from the elliptic axis
The 'Nalanda Project' is a programme of which of the following ministries?
  1. A) Ministry of Culture
  2. B) Ministry of Human Resource Development
  3. C) Ministry of Minority Affairs
  4. D) Ministry of External Affairs
'Vision 2020 for India' document is related to:
  1. A) Agricultural Development
  2. B) Industrial Development
  3. C) Economic Development
  4. D) Poverty Removal
In which of the following years was passed the Environment Protection Act?
  1. A) 1982
  2. B) 1986
  3. C) 1990
  4. D) 1994
Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer by using the codes given below the lists:
List-I (River) - List-II (Dam)

A) Colorado - 1) Aswan
B) Damodar - 2) Cariba
C) Nile - 3) Panchet Hill
D) Zambezi - 4) Hoover
  1. A) A-1 B-2 C-3 D-4
  2. B) A-1 B-3 C-4 D-2
  3. C) A-3 B-4 C-1 D-2
  4. D) A-4 B-3 C-1 D-2