Previous year MCQs

Indian Geography UPPSC 2007 GS-I
Question

The highest amount of saffron is produced:

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option B: In Kashmir

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “In Kashmir”.
The highest amount of saffron is primarily produced in Kashmir.

Similar Questions:

India is the leading producer of the world in
  1. A) Diamonds
  2. B) Iron ore
  3. C) Mica
  4. D) Tungsten
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
If a principle money doubles in 10 years when it is invested through compound interest. Then, when it will become four fold (4 times).
  1. A) 10 years
  2. B) 20 years
  3. C) 25 years
  4. D) 30 years
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
Arrange the following Indian ports on the basis of their location from North to South. Use the code given below to select correct answer:

1. Kochi
2. Marmagao
3. New Mangalore
4. Nhava Sheva
  1. A) 2, 1, 3, 4
  2. B) 4, 2, 3, 1
  3. C) 4, 2, 1, 3
  4. D) 2, 3, 4, 1
Match List-I and List-II and select the correct answer from the code given below:
List – I List – II
(Lakes) (Location)

A. Ashtamudi 1. Haryana
B. Pulicat 2. Kerala
C. Roopkund 3. Tamil Nadu
D. Surajkund 4. Uttarakhand
Codes:
A B C D
  1. A) 3 2 1 4
  2. B) 2 3 4 1
  3. C) 4 2 3 1
  4. D) 1 4 2 3
Match List-I with List-il and choose the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:
List-I List-Il
(Pass) - (Height from Sea Level)

A. Debsa - 1. 5360 mçs
B. Rohtang - 2. 4850 mts
C. Bara-lacha - 3. 3978 mtrês
D. Banihal - 4. 2832 metres

Codes:
A C D
  1. A) 1,3,2,4
  2. B) 3,1,2,4
  3. C) 1,4,2,3
  4. D) 3,1,4,2
The Kalpsar Project for supply of sweet water is located in:
  1. A) Gujarat
  2. B) Haryana
  3. C) Maharashtra
  4. D) Rajasthan
According to 2001 census the district having highest sex ratio in U.P. is
  1. A) Azamgarh
  2. B) Deoria
  3. C) Jaunpur
  4. D) Pratapgarh
Who wrote the famous book The Indian Struggle?
  1. A) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
  2. B) Jawaharlal Nehru
  3. C) Lajpat Rai
  4. D) Subhash Chandra Bose
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
Along which one of the following meridians did India experience the first light of the sunrise of the new millennium?
  1. A) 2° 30' West
  2. B) 82° 30' East
  3. C) 92° 30' West
  4. D) 92° 30' East