UPPSC 2018 GS-I Indian Geography
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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Dachigam National Park is associated with which of the following?
  1. Musk Deer
  2. Golden Oriole
  3. Yellow-throated Marten
  4. Hangul or Kashmir Stag
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  1. Chambal valley project
  2. Mayurakshi Project
  3. Shashwati project
  4. Hirakund project
Assertion (A): Urbanisation follows industrialisation.
Reason (R): In developing countries urbanisation is a movement in itself.

Select the correct answer from the code given below:
Code:
  1. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
  2. Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A
  3. A is true, but R is false
  4. A is false, but R is true
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  1. Ganga
  2. Brahmaputra
  3. Narmada
  4. Krishna
Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below.
List-I (Samudra Gupta's Contemporary Kings) of South India - List-II (Their Kingdoms)

A. Dhananjaya - 1. Avamukta
B. Nilaraja - 2. Kanchi
C. Ugrasena - 3. Kusthalpura
D. Vishnugopa - 4. Palaka
  1. 1 2 3 4
  2. 2 1 4 3
  3. 3 1 4 2
  4. 4 3 2 1
Match the following: Select the correct answer from the codes given below:

A. Gold - 1. Khetri
B. Coal - 2. Kolar
C. Copper - 3. Kudremukh
D. Iron - 4. Jharia

Code:
A B C D
  1. 1 2 3 4
  2. 4 3 2 1
  3. 3 4 1 2
  4. 2 4 1 3
Consider the following statements and select the correct answer from the codes given below:

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Reason (R): Most parts of India receive rainfall only for four months in a year.

Codes:
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  3. (A) is true, but (R) is false
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  2. Mercury
  3. Earth
  4. Saturn
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  2. Cultural diversity
  3. Territory
  4. Self-sufficiency
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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. Jute Textile - 1. Bhadohi
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  2. 4 3 2 1
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