Previous year MCQs

Indian Geography UPPSC 2021 GS-I
Question

Which of the following is the correct sequence of the Islands of Indonesia from West to East?

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option B: Sumatra, Java, Bali, Lombok

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “Sumatra, Java, Bali, Lombok”.
Indonesia is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oceans.

It consists of over 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, Sulawesi, Java, and parts of Borneo and New Guinea.

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Which of the following Scheduled Tribes are found in Uttar Pradesh? Select the correct answer from the code given below:

1. Bhoksa
2. Bhotia
3. Raji
4. Tharu

Code:
  1. A) 1 and 2
  2. B) 2 and 3
  3. C) 1 and 4
  4. D) 4
Soil leaching is a great threat in:
  1. A) Tropical rain forest regions
  2. B) African Savannas
  3. C) Mediterranean Regions
  4. D) Australian Downs
Consider the following Committees on Panchayati Raj and arrange these in chronological order:

I. Ashok Mehta Committee
II. L.M. Singhvi Committee
III. B.R. Mehta Committee
IV. G.K.V. Rao Committee

Select the correct answer from the codes given below.
Codes :
  1. A) I, II, III, IV
  2. B) III, I, IV, II
  3. C) II, I, III, IV
  4. D) III, II, IV, I
Rana Pratap Sagar Project is:
  1. A) an Atomic Power Plant
  2. B) a Fish Protection Project
  3. C) a Hydel Power Project
  4. D) a Shipping Yard
Consider the following statements and select the correct answer from the code given below:

1. India's population is characterised by a high growth rate.
2. With the current growth it is likely to overtake China in the near future.
3. Out of every six persons of the World one is an Indian
4. About 40% of the India's population is below the poverty line level.

Code:
  1. A) 1, 2 and 3 are correct
  2. B) 2, 3 and 4 are correct
  3. C) 1, 3 and 4 are correct
  4. D) 1, 2 and 4 are correct
Who among the following was the Chairman of the First Finance Commission of India ?
  1. A) Shri. Santhanam
  2. B) Shri. K. C. Neogy
  3. C) Dr. Raj Mannar
  4. D) Shri. A. K. Chanda
Which of the following is not correctly matched ?
Ports - Country
  1. A) Ratterdam - The Netherland
  2. B) Igarka - China
  3. C) Montevideo - Uruguay
  4. D) Jakarta - Indonesia
Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below the lists:
List-I (Region) - List-II (Mineral)

A. Badam Pahar - 1. Copper
B. Kodarma - 2. Iron ore
C. Mosabani - 3. Petroleum
D. Rava - 4. Mica

Code:
A B C D
  1. A) 4 3 1 2
  2. B) 2 4 3 1
  3. C) 1 2 4 3
  4. D) 2 4 1 3
Which of the following are the natural ports of India?

1) Chennai
2) Tuticorin
3) Kochi
4) Vishakhapatnam

Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
  1. A) 1 and 2
  2. B) 1 and 3
  3. C) 2 and 3
  4. D) 3 and 4
Which among the following are India's permanent and operational research stations in Antarctica?
  1. A) Bharati and Arya
  2. B) Bharati and Dakshin Gangotri
  3. C) Bharati and Maitri
  4. D) Dakshin Gangotri and Maitri
Who among the following had performed the world's first heart transplant ?
  1. A) Dr. Venugopal
  2. B) William harvey
  3. C) Christian Bernard
  4. D) William Betrick
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  1. A) Assam and Bihar
  2. B) Bihar and Orissa
  3. C) Orissa and Andhra Pradesh
  4. D) Maharashtra and U.P.