Previous year MCQs

Indian Geography UPPSC 2013 GS-I
Question

The Adam's Bridge begins from

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option A: Dhanuskodi

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “Dhanuskodi”.
The bridge starts as a chain of shoals from the Dhanushkodi tip of India's Pamban Island.

Similar Questions:

Which of the following rivers flow through a "rift" valley?
  1. A) Ganga
  2. B) Brahmaputra
  3. C) Narmada
  4. D) Krishna
The maximum biodiversity is found in
  1. A) Tropical rain forests
  2. B) Temperate forests
  3. C) Coniferous forests
  4. D) Arctic forests
'Imphal Basin' surrounded by Manipur hills is a fine example of:
  1. A) Lacustrine plain
  2. B) Loess plain
  3. C) Glacial plain
  4. D) Alluvial plain
Which one of the following paris is NOT correctly matched?
  1. A) Reimposition of Jizya - Farrukhsiya
  2. B) Capture of Muslipattam - Forde
  3. C) Prohibition of Sati act - Lord William Bentinck
  4. D) Supperssion of slavery - Malcolm
Where is the wild ass sanctuary?
  1. A) U.P.
  2. B) Assam
  3. C) Gujarat
  4. D) Rajasthan
Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer by using the codes given below the lists:
List-I (Industry) - List-II (Place)

A) Paper - 1) Ambalamugal
B) Cement - 2) Bhilai
C) Iron steel - 3) Titagarh
D) Mineral Oil Refinery - 4) Lakeri
  1. A) A-2 B-4 C-3 D-1
  2. B) A-3 B-4 C-2 D-1
  3. C) A-4 B-2 C-1 D-3
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  3. C) Chhattisgarh
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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
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Assertion (A) : River Damodar was known as "River of Sorrow" in west Bengal prior to the development of the Damodar Valley Corporation.
Reason (R) : Damodar in its upper reaches flows rapidly and in its lower reaches it runs too sluggishly.

Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
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 true, but (R) is false.
  4. D) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
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  2. B) is the line of demarcation between Pakistan and India
  3. C) refers to the date line or calendar line
  4. D) is an imaginary line which passes through zero degree meridian