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Indian Geography UPPSC 2023 GS-I
Question

Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and other is Reason (R) —

Assertion (A) -The Tamil Nadu coast remains dry during South-West monsoon season.
Reason(R) - The Tamil Nadu coast is situated parallel to the Bay of Bengal branch of South-West monsoon and it lies in the rain shadow area of the Arabian Sea branch of the South-West monsoon during monsoon season.

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Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option D: Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is correct explanation of (A)

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is correct explanation of (A)”.
The Tamil Nadu coast remains dry during South-West monsoon season.

The Tamil Nadu coast is situated parallel to the Bay of Bengal branch of South-West monsoon and it lies in the rain shadow area of the Arabian Sea branch of the South-West monsoon during monsoon season.

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Which of the following is not an economic activity?
  1. A) Farming
  2. B) Service
  3. C) Voluntary Social Service
  4. D) Transportation
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. A) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
  2. B) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A
  3. C) A is true, but R is false
  4. D) A is false, but R is true
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
Which of the following crops are grown mostly under subsistence farming ?
  1. A) Millets and Rice
  2. B) Cotton and Tobacco
  3. C) Tea and Coffee
  4. D) Vegetables and Fruits
With reference to the "EL-NINO", which of the following statement/s is/are correct?

(1) El-Nino involves appearance of warm current of the coast of Peru in eastern pacific.
(2) This warm current increase the temperature of water on the Peruvian coast by 10°C there by increasing the amount of Plankton in the sea.

Select the correct answer using the code given below-
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  1. A) Only 1
  2. B) Both 1 and 2
  3. C) Only 2
  4. D) Neither 1 nor 2
Amount of rain depends on:
  1. A) Air pressure
  2. B) Humidity in atmosphere
  3. C) Water cycle
  4. D) Temperature
Which one of the Hindu festivals is celebrated as the festival of mourning by the Tharus:
  1. A) Dashehra
  2. B) Diwali
  3. C) Holi
  4. D) Nagpanchami
Which among the following ruler of Kashmir abolished Zaziya and Cow Slaughter?
  1. A) Shamsuddin Shah
  2. B) Sikandar Shah
  3. C) Zain-ul-Abidin
  4. D) Haider Shah
Which one of the following is NOT correctly matched?
  1. A) Ahmedabad – Sabarmati
  2. B) Hyderabad – Krishna
  3. C) Kota – Chambal
  4. D) Nasik – Godavari
Match the Industries with the name of cities in which they have major production:

A. Renukoot - 1. Sports goods
B. Rishikesh - 2. Antibiotics Plant
C. Meerut - 3. Locks
D. Aligarh - 4. Aluminium Industries

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A B C D
  1. A) 4 2 3 1
  2. B) 2 4 1 3
  3. C) 4 2 1 3
  4. D) 2 4 3 1
Which of the following state get benefited maximum from Sardar Sarovar?
  1. A) Gujarat
  2. B) Orissa
  3. C) Madhya Pradesh
  4. D) Rajasthan
Which of the following are not correctly matched ?

1. Copper - Chitradurga
2. Iron Ore - Ballari
3. Manganese - Bhilwara
4. Bauxite - Katni

Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
  1. A) 1 and 2
  2. B) 2 and 3
  3. C) 1 and 3
  4. D) 2 and 4