Previous year MCQs

Indian Geography UPPSC 2008 GS-I
Question

Which one of the following rock systems in India is the main source of coal deposits?

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option B: Gondwana system

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “Gondwana system”.
The Gondwana system is the main source of coal deposits in India, containing up to 98% of the country's coal reserves.

Similar Questions:

Which of the following rivers of Uttar Pradesh has been declared a 'Biological Disaster' due to environmental pollution?
  1. A) Yamuna
  2. B) Gomati
  3. C) Sai
  4. D) Tamsa
During last 25 years, the development of tubewell irrigation has been most spectacular in:
  1. A) Ganga-Ghaghra Doab
  2. B) Ganga-Yamuna Doab
  3. C) Saryupar Plain
  4. D) Bundelkhand
Sankosh river forms boundary between-
  1. A) Bihar and West Bengal
  2. B) Assam and Arunachal Pradesh
  3. C) Assam and West Bengal
  4. D) Bihar and Jharkhand
What types of forest are found near the equator?
  1. A) Deciduous forest
  2. B) Coniferous forest
  3. C) Grassland forest
  4. D) Tropical forest
Diesel Locomotive engines are manufactured in India at-
  1. A) Chitranjan
  2. B) Jamshedpur
  3. C) Varanasi
  4. D) Chennai
Match List-I with List-il and choose the correct answer using the codes given below the lists: List-I - List-II
(Famous Local Storm) - (Place/Area)

A. Mango shower - 1. Punjab to Bihar
B. Blossom shower - 2. Kerala
C. Norwesters - 3. Karnataka Coastal Areas
D. Loo - 4. West Bengal
  1. A) 3,2,1,4
  2. B) 4,1,3,2
  3. C) 3,2,4,1
  4. D) 1,3,2,4
Which one of the following is the bio-ethically non-controversial source of stem cells as an alternative to the highly controversial embryonic stem cells?
  1. A) Bone marrow-derived stem cells
  2. B) Amniotic fluid derived stem cells
  3. C) Blood of foetus
  4. D) Blood of babies
Match the following List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the code given below the Lists:
List-I - List-II

A. Coal - 1. Kudremukh
B. Copper - 2. Zawar
C. Iron Ore - 3. Khetri
D. Silver - 4. Talcher

Codes:
A B C D
  1. A) 1 2 3 4
  2. B) 2 1 4 3
  3. C) 4 3 1 2
  4. D) 3 2 4 1
Arrange the following in chronological order. Select the correct answer from the codes given below:

1. Non-Cooperation Movement
2. Civil Disobedience Movement
3. Khilafat Movement
4. Quit India Movement

Codes:
  1. A) 1,3,2,4
  2. B) 2,3,1,4
  3. C) 3,1,2,4
  4. D) 4,2,3,1
Which of the following statements are true about the Rajasthan Desert? Use the codes given below to select the correct answer:

1. It is the most densely populated desert of the world.
2. It is about 10,000 years old mainly caused by excessive human interference.
3. Here only 40 to 60 percent of the area is suitable for farming.
4. The increase in net sown area has adversely affected the coverage of grazing lands.

Codes:
  1. A) 1,2 and 3
  2. B) 2, 3 and 4
  3. C) 1,2 and 4
  4. D) 1,2, 3 and 4
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
Which of the following statements is not true:
  1. A) Presence of water vapour is highly variable in the lower atmosphere
  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