Previous year MCQs

Indian Geography UPPSC 1992 GS-I
Question

On which river Sardar Sarovar Dam is being build?

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option A: Narmada

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “Narmada”.
The Sardar Sarovar Dam is being built on the Narmada River.

Similar Questions:

Statement A: India is a significant exporter country of tea.
Reason R: The domestic consumption of tea in India is very less.

Choose the correct answer from the code given below:
  1. A) Both A and R are correct and R is an explanation of A
  2. B) Both A and R are correct but R is not the explanation of A
  3. C) A is true but R is false
  4. D) A is false but R is true
"My ultimate aim is to wipe out the tears from the eyes of every person". This is the statement given by
  1. A) Jawaharlal Nehru
  2. B) Mahatma Gandhi
  3. C) B.G Tilak
  4. D) G. K. Gokhale
Which amongst the following is the largest glacier?
  1. A) Sasaini
  2. B) Gangotri
  3. C) Zemu
  4. D) Siachin
Which of the following iron and Steel plants is not close to the raw material area?
  1. A) Jamshedpur
  2. B) Rourkela
  3. C) Durgapur
  4. D) Salem
Baglihar power project, on which Pakistan raised an issue to the World bank, was being made by India on which river?
  1. A) Jhelum
  2. B) Indus
  3. C) Chenab
  4. D) Sutlej
How many States and Union Territories are there in India:
  1. A) 25 States and 7 Union territories
  2. B) 28 States and 7 Union territories (including national capital territory-1)
  3. C) 24 States and 6 Union territories
  4. D) None of the above
Which one of the following statements is not true for laterite soils?
  1. A) They are the soils of the humid tropical regions
  2. B) They are highly leached soils
  3. C) Their fertility is low
  4. D) They are rich in lime
Which of the following soils of India has been formed due to weathering of basaltic lava?
  1. A) Alluvial soils
  2. B) Laterite soils
  3. C) Red soils
  4. D) Regur soils
In which State the Nelong Valley is located?
  1. A) Himachal Pradesh
  2. B) Jammu & Kashmir
  3. C) Sikkim
  4. D) Uttarakhand
Match list-I with list-II and select the correct answer using the code given below:
List-I (Forest) - List-II (Region)

A. Tropical moist deciduous - 1. Arunachal Pradesh
B. Tropical dry deciduous - 3. Middle Ganga Plain
C. Alpine - 2. Sahyadris
D. Tropical wet evergreen - 4. Tarai

Code:
A B C D
  1. A) 4 3 1 2
  2. B) 4 2 1 3
  3. C) 1 3 2 4
  4. D) 3 1 4 2
At the winter solstice the noon altitude of the sun at the Tropic of Cancer is:
  1. A) 23.5°
  2. B) 43.0°
  3. C) 47.0°
  4. D) 66.5°
Dispute of Siachen glacier is:
  1. A) In between Pakistan and China
  2. B) In between India and China
  3. C) In between India and Pakistan
  4. D) In between India and Sri Lanka