Previous year MCQs

Indian Geography UPPSC 2024 GS-I
Question

Which one of the following pairs (Deccan Trap Peculiarity) is not correctly matched ?

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option B: Intertrappean beds – Fossils of sea plants and animals

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “Intertrappean beds – Fossils of sea plants and animals”.

The Intertrappean Beds are a Late Cretaceous and early Paleogene geologic unit in India. These beds are found as interbeds between Deccan Traps layers, including the slightly older Lameta Formation. They consist a number of different subgroups and formations, and span the Cretaceous–Paleogene boundary.

Trap Layer Depth (in meters)
Middle Trap 1200 meters approximately
Lower Trap 150 meters approximately
Upper Trap 450 meters approximately

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Which one of the following place is the confluence of the river Alakhnanda and the Bhagirathi?
  1. A) Vishnu Prayag
  2. B) Karn Prayag
  3. C) Rudra Prayag
  4. D) Dev Prayag
Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R).

Assertion (A): During 2023-24, Singapore emerged as the largest source of FDI to India.
Reason (R): The India Mauritius Tax Treaty amendment has brought a major shift in countries as major sources of FDI to India.

Select the correct answer from the codes given below :
  1. A) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
  2. B) (A) is false, but (R) is true
  3. C) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
  4. D) (A) is true, but (R) is false
Match List-I with List-II and choose the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:
List-I (Confluence) List-II (Place)

A. Devprayag - 1. Alaknanda and Pindar
B. Rudraprayag - 2. Alaknanda and Bhagirathi
C. Karnaprayag - 3. Bhagirathi and Bhilangna
D. Tehri - 4. Alaknanda and Mandakini

Codes:
ABCD
  1. A) 4,1,2,3
  2. B) 2,3,1,4
  3. C) 4,1,3,2
  4. D) 2,4,1,3
Which of the following is the highest Peak in South India?
  1. A) Anaimudi
  2. B) Doda Beta
  3. C) Dhupgarh
  4. D) Mahendragiri
The maximum biodiversity is found in
  1. A) Tropical rain forests
  2. B) Temperate forests
  3. C) Coniferous forests
  4. D) Arctic forests
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  1. A) Assam
  2. B) Tamil Nadu
  3. C) Arunachal Pradesh
  4. D) West Bengal
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  1. A) 2.0
  2. B) 2.1
  3. C) 2.6
  4. D) 3.0
Which of the following is the correct sequence of the Islands of Indonesia from West to East?
  1. A) Java, Sumatra, Lombok, Bali
  2. B) Sumatra, Java, Bali, Lombok
  3. C) Sumatra, Java, Lombok, Bali
  4. D) Bali, Sumatra, Java, Lombok
Which one of the following pair is not correctly matched?
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  2. B) Bhubaneshwar–Mahanadi
  3. C) Jabalpur–Narmada
  4. D) Surat–Tapti
Match List-I with List-II and choose the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:
List-I (Yojana Name) - List-II (Date of Launch)

A. Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana Gramin - 1. May, 2016
B. Jal Jeevan Mission - 2. October, 2014
C. Swachh Bharat Mission – Gramin - 3. August, 2019
D. Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana - 4. November, 2016

Codes:
ABCD
  1. A) 2,3,1,4
  2. B) 4,3,2,1
  3. C) 1,2,3,4
  4. D) 3,4,1,2
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List-I (Nuclear) - List-II (States Power Station)

A. Kota - 1. U.P.
B. Tarapur - 2. Gujarat
C. Kakrapara - 3. Maharashtra
D. Narora - 4. Rajasthan

Code:
A B C D
  1. A) 1 2 3 4
  2. B) 4 3 2 1
  3. C) 3 4 1 2
  4. D) 3 2 1 4
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