Previous year MCQs

Indian Geography UPPSC 2005 GS-I
Question

Ten Degree channel separates

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option A: Andaman from Nicobar Islands

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “Andaman from Nicobar Islands”.
The Ten Degree Channel is a channel that separates the Little Andaman and Car Nicobar in the Bay of Bengal.

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Which one of the following sequences is correct in the context of three largest wheat producing states?
  1. A) Punjab, Uttar Pradesh and Haryana
  2. B) Uttar Pradesh, Haryana and Punjab
  3. C) Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Punjab
  4. D) Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh
The Nyaya Philosophical System was propagated by:
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  2. B) Gautama
  3. C) Kapil
  4. D) Jamini
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Reason (R) : They flow through short courses on relatively harder rocks.


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Codes:
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  2. B) Both (A) and (R) are correct but, (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
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  2. B) Chennai
  3. C) Paradip
  4. D) Mumbai
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List – I List – II
(Lakes) (Location)

A. Ashtamudi 1. Haryana
B. Pulicat 2. Kerala
C. Roopkund 3. Tamil Nadu
D. Surajkund 4. Uttarakhand
Codes:
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  1. A) 3 2 1 4
  2. B) 2 3 4 1
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  4. D) 1 4 2 3
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  2. B) a Fish Protection Project
  3. C) a Hydel Power Project
  4. D) a Shipping Yard
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  2. B) Punjab, J&K and Rajasthan
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  2. B) Assam
  3. C) Meghalaya
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A. Kota - 1. U.P.
B. Tarapur - 2. Gujarat
C. Kakrapara - 3. Maharashtra
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Code:
A B C D
  1. A) 1 2 3 4
  2. B) 4 3 2 1
  3. C) 3 4 1 2
  4. D) 3 2 1 4
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  2. B) Pampas
  3. C) Prairies
  4. D) Steppes
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  2. B) McMohan Line
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