Previous year MCQs

Indian Geography UPPSC 1993 GS-I
Question

Which of the following sequence of cities is correct regarding population?

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option A: Bombay- Delhi - Bangalore - Hyderabad

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “Bombay- Delhi - Bangalore - Hyderabad”.
Mumbai > Delhi > Bangalore > Hyderabad

Similar Questions:

What is the main source of livelihood of the Aryans in Ancient period?
  1. A) Farming
  2. B) Hunting
  3. C) Craftsmanship
  4. D) Business
Match List-I and List-II and select the correct answer from the code given below the lists:
List-I (Mining area) - List-II (Mineral)

A. Gorumahisani - 1. Lead
B. Talchan - 2. Uranium
C. Jaduguda - 3. Iron-ore
D. Zawar - 4. Coal

Code:
A B C D
  1. A) 1 2 3 4
  2. B) 2 4 3 1
  3. C) 3 4 2 1
  4. D) 3 2 1 4
Highest Silver producing country in the World is:
  1. A) Canada
  2. B) India
  3. C) Mexico
  4. D) America
Consider the following tributaries of river Yamuna and arrange them from West to East:

1) Betwa
2) Ken
3) Sindh
4) Chambal
  1. A) 4, 3, 1, 2
  2. B) 1, 2, 3, 4
  3. C) 3, 2, 1, 4
  4. D) 2, 3, 1, 4
Planning Commission was established by?
  1. A) An ordinance by President
  2. B) By making a law by parliament
  3. C) By passing a special resolution by the Union Council of Ministers
  4. D) None of these
One of the tribes which celebrates "Sarhul" festival is
  1. A) Santhal
  2. B) Munda
  3. C) Bhil
  4. D) Tharu
Assertion (A): Coastal Gujarat has been called an industrial workshop.
Reason (R): It is dotted with manufacturing units of textiles and garments, pharmaceutical and petrochemicals

Codes:
  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 false but R is true
  4. D) A is false but R is true
Assertion (A): The size of population and its composition are responsible for the social change.

Reason (R): The fertility of occupational groups in which the wives engage more generally in gainful occupations, is lower than that of other groups in the same economic category.

Codes:
  1. A) Both A and R are is the correct explanation of A
  2. B) Booth 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
The "Secretariat Building" of which State is knows as "Writer’s Buidling"?
  1. A) Assam
  2. B) West Bengal
  3. C) Maharashtra
  4. D) Karnataka
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
Which of the following state get benefited maximum from Sardar Sarovar?
  1. A) Gujarat
  2. B) Orissa
  3. C) Madhya Pradesh
  4. D) Rajasthan
Blue green algae are chiefly used as bio-fertiliser in the crop of
  1. A) Wheat
  2. B) Gram
  3. C) Paddy
  4. D) Mustard