Previous year MCQs

Indian Geography UPPSC 2010 GS-I
Question

In an area with annual rainfall of more than 200 cms and sloping hills which crop will be ideal?

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option C: Tea

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “Tea”.
Tea is an ideal crop to grow in areas with more than 200 cm of annual rainfall and sloping hills because it can tolerate high rainfall and shade.

Similar Questions:

Consider the following statements and select the correct answer from the code given below:

1. India's population is characterised by a high growth rate.
2. With the current growth it is likely to overtake China in the near future.
3. Out of every six persons of the World one is an Indian
4. About 40% of the India's population is below the poverty line level.

Code:
  1. A) 1, 2 and 3 are correct
  2. B) 2, 3 and 4 are correct
  3. C) 1, 3 and 4 are correct
  4. D) 1, 2 and 4 are correct
Which one of the following compounds is used as a sedative?
  1. A) Potassium bromide
  2. B) Calcium chloride
  3. C) Ethyl alcohol
  4. D) Phosphorus trichloride
The city plan of ancient Shravasti is in the shape
  1. A) Circular
  2. B) Crescentic
  3. C) Triangular
  4. D) Rectangular
Dhuria is folkd dance of:
  1. A) Avadh
  2. B) Bundelkhand
  3. C) Purvanchal
  4. D) Rohelkhand
The leading producer of soybean in India is-
  1. A) Chhattisgarh
  2. B) Madhya Pradesh
  3. C) Maharashtra
  4. D) Uttar Pradesh
Which of the following is the highest waterfall in India?
  1. A) Jog fall
  2. B) Kunchikal fall
  3. C) Rakim Kund
  4. D) Kevti fall
Which one of the following sets of states of India has a common boundary with Pakistan:
  1. A) Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab and Rajasthan
  2. B) Punjab, Jammu & Kashmir, Rajasthan and Gujarat
  3. C) Punjab, Haryana, Jammu & Kashmir and Rajasthan
  4. D) Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Rajasthan and Gujarat
Which of the following are the natural ports of India?

1) Chennai
2) Tuticorin
3) Kochi
4) Vishakhapatnam

Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
  1. A) 1 and 2
  2. B) 1 and 3
  3. C) 2 and 3
  4. D) 3 and 4
Diamond Harbour and Salt Lake city are situated in:
  1. A) California
  2. B) Hong Kong
  3. C) Florida
  4. D) Kolkata
Which one of the following is correct sequence of hills of central India located from West to East.
  1. A) Maikal, Satpura, Mahadeo, Chhotanagpur
  2. B) Satpura, Mahadeo, Maikal, Chhotanagpur
  3. C) Maikal, Mahadeo, Satpura, Chhotanagpur
  4. D) Satpura, Mahadeo, Chhotanagpur, Maikal
Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the code given below the lists.
List – I (Bio-reserve Sector) – List – II (State)

A. Manas – 1. Madhya Pradesh
B. Sundarbans – 2. Uttar Pradesh
C. Nanda Devi – 3. Assam
D. Pachmarhi – 4. West Bengal

Code :
A B C D
  1. A) 2 1 3 4
  2. B) 4 3 2 1
  3. C) 1 2 3 4
  4. D) 3 4 2 1
If the Sun rises at RIRAP in Arunachal Pradesh at 5.00 am (IST), then what time (IST) the Sun will rise in Kandla in Gujarat?
  1. A) About 5.30 a.m.
  2. B) About 6.00 a.m.
  3. C) About 7.00 a.m.
  4. D) About 7.30 a.m.