UPPSC 2013 GS-I Indian Geography
Question

The "Secretariat Building" of which State is knows as "Writer’s Buidling"?

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option B: West Bengal

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “West Bengal”.

The Writers' Building in Kolkata, India is the official secretariat building of the state government of West Bengal.

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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. 1, 2, 3, 4
  2. 2, 1, 3, 4
  3. 1, 3, 2, 4
  4. 1, 4, 2, 3
Which of the following steel plants is not managed by the Hindustan Steel limited?
  1. Bhilai
  2. Durgapur
  3. Jamshedpur
  4. Rourkela
Among the biotic components of the ecosystem, the producer system is:
  1. Cow
  2. Peacock
  3. Tiger
  4. Green Plants
Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below:
List I [Waterfall] List II [River]

(A) Dudhsagar - (a) Ghatprabha
(B) Duduma - (b) Machhkund
(C) Gokak -(c) Sharavati
(D) Jog - (d) Mandavi
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  3. A-b, B-d, C-a, D-c
  4. A-b, B-c, C-d, D-a
Which of the following places has the lowest rainfall during the South West Monsoon?
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  2. Mangalore
  3. Chennai
  4. Delhi
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Reason (R): There has been maximum deforestation of mangroves in the Mahanadi delta region.

Select the correct answer from the code given below:
  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
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A) Aluminium - 1) Malanjkhand
B) Copper - 2) Tundoo
C) Zinc - 3) Jaykaynagar
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The proposed East-West and North-South Express Highways cross at:
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  3. Bhopal
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Reason (R): They are rich in Humus.

Select correct answer from the codes given below:

Codes:
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  2. Haryana
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