Previous year MCQs

UPPSC 2012 GS-1 Indian Geography
Question

Teak forest is found in which of the following States of India?

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option A: Madhya Pradesh

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “Madhya Pradesh”.
The most important teak forests in India are in Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh.

Similar Questions:

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

Assertion (A) : Jute is an indigenous plant of India.
Reason (R) : Jute is a Kharif crop sown from February to June and harvested from July to October.

Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
  1. A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of(A)
  2. B) (A) is false, but (R) is trues
  3. C) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
  4. D) (A) is true, but (R) is false
Match List - I with List - II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:
List - I - List - II

A. Growth in Food Production - 1. Green Revolution
B. Milk Production - 2. Blue Revolution
C. Fisheries - 3. White Revolution
D. Fertilizers - 4. Grey Revolution

Codes:
A B C D
  1. A) 1 3 2 4
  2. B) 3 1 4 2
  3. C) 2 4 3 1
  4. D) 3 2 4 1
Which of the following States is the largest producer of mica in India:
  1. A) Jharkhand
  2. B) Karnataka
  3. C) Rajasthan
  4. D) Madhya Pradesh
Which one of the following states enjoys ideal conditions for the development of petrochemical industries:
  1. A) Gujarat
  2. B) Maharashtra
  3. C) Tamil Nadu
  4. D) Uttar Pradesh
Select the correct order of copper, gold, iron and coal in the following:
  1. A) Khetri-Kolar-Kudremukh-Jharia
  2. B) Kolar-Khetri-Kudremukh-Jharia
  3. C) Jharia-Kolar-Kudremukh-Khetri
  4. D) Khetri-Kudremukh-Kolar-Jharia
Match List-I and List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the list:
List-I States - List-II Highest Peak

A. Kerala - 1. Dodda Betta
B. Nagaland - 2. Nanda Devi
C.Uttarakhand - 3. AnaiMudi
D. Tamil Nadu - 4. Saramati
  1. A) 1 3 4 2
  2. B) 2 3 4 1
  3. C) 3 4 2 1
  4. D) 1 2 3 4
Which one of the following minerals is not found in Uttar Pradesh?
  1. A) Limestone
  2. B) Mica
  3. C) Bauxite
  4. D) Gypsum
Consider the following statements and select the correct answer from the code given below:

Assertion (A): Punjab is an important exporter of rice.
Reason (R): This state leads in production of rice.

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 false but R is true
  4. D) A is true but R is false
National Environmental Engineering Research Institute is situated at
  1. A) Nagpur
  2. B) Pune
  3. C) Lucknow
  4. D) New Delhi
Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:
List-I (Place) - List-II (Industry)

A) Churk - 1) Lock
B) Firozabad - 2) Sport's goods
C) Aligarh - 3) Cement
D) Meerut - 4) Bangles
  1. A) A-1 B-3 C-2 D-4
  2. B) A-2 B-1 C-3 D-4
  3. C) A-3 B-4 C-1 D-2
  4. D) A-3 B-2 C-1 D-4
Which of the following countries is the largest producer of diamond?
  1. A) Australia
  2. B) Venezuela
  3. C) Russia
  4. D) Botswana
Which of the following metals are found in district Sonbhadra? Find the correct answer from the code given below:

1. Uranium
2. Andalusite
3. Pyrites
4. Dolomite

Code:
  1. A) 1, 2, 3
  2. B) 2, 3, 4
  3. C) 1, 3, 4
  4. D) 1, 2, 3 and 4