Previous year MCQs

Indian Geography UPPSC 2018 GS-I
Question

Which of the following rivers of India does NOT originate from the Western Ghats?

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option B: Tapti/Tapi

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “Tapti/Tapi”.
The Tapti/Tapi river originates from the Satpura Range, which is located in central India and not the Western Ghats. The river flows westward and empties into the Arabian Sea.

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National Dairy Research Institute is established at:
  1. A) Karnal
  2. B) Hisar
  3. C) Anand
  4. D) Jaipur
Match List - I with List - II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:
List I - List II
(Lake) - (Location)

A) Sala Lake - 1) Arunachal Pradesh
B) Badkhal Lake - 2) Haryana
C) Loktak Lake - 3) Manipur
D) Kaliveli Lake - 4) Tamil Nadu
  1. A) 1, 2, 3, 4
  2. B) 2, 1, 3, 4
  3. C) 1, 3, 2, 4
  4. D) 1, 4, 2, 3
The mosque-the Khayr-ul-manzil opposite to the Purana Qila in Delhi was constituted by whom?
  1. A) Hamida Banu Begum
  2. B) Salima Sultan
  3. C) Jiji Anga
  4. D) Maham Anaga
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  2. B) The zone of maximum temperature is located along the equator
  3. C) Frigid zones are located in both the hemispheres between the polar circles and the poles
  4. D) Jet streams are high altitude winds affecting the surface weather conditions
The port which does not have LNG terminals is
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  2. B) Hazira
  3. C) Kochi
  4. D) Kandla
Black soil of India is highly suited for the production of:
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  2. B) Paddy crop
  3. C) Sugarcane crop
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Which of the following is not correctly matched?
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  2. B) Bomdila - Arunachal Pradesh
  3. C) Nathula - Meghalaya
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  2. B) Tilaiya Dam - Konar River
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Match list-I with list-II and select the correct answer using the code given below:
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A. Coimbatore - 1. Petroleum Refining
B. Rourkela - 2. Rail Coach
C. Kapurthala - 3. Iron and Steel
D. Barauni - 4. Cotton Textiles

Code:
A B C D
  1. A) 4 3 2 1
  2. B) 1 2 3 4
  3. C) 2 3 4 1
  4. D) 4 2 3 1
Assertion (A): All cities are growing rapidly.
Reason (R): The rural-urban stream is ever rising.

Now, select the correct answer from codes given below:
Codes:
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