UPPSC 2017 GS-I Indian Geography
Question

Which amongst the following is the largest glacier?

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option D: Siachin

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “Siachin”.

Located in the eastern Karakoram range in the Himalayas, Siachen is the largest glacier in the Indian subcontinent and one of the largest in the world outside the polar regions.

The Lambert–Fisher Glacier in Antarctica is the largest glacier in the world. The Fedchenko Glacier in Tajikistan is the longest glacier outside of the Earth's polar regions/

Similar Questions:

Laterite soils are predominant in:
  1. Malabar Coastal Region
  2. Coromandel Coastal Region
  3. Bundelkhand
  4. Baghelkhand
First Agricultural University in India was established at:
  1. Jabalpur
  2. Kanpur
  3. Kumarganj, Faizabad
  4. Pant Nagar
Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the code given below the lists.
List-I (Ocean) – List-II (Maximum Deepest Point)

A. Pacific – 1. Sunda Trench
B. Arctic – 2. Puerto Rico Trench
C. Indian – 3. Mariana Trench
D. Atlantic – 4. Molloy deep

Code:
A B C D
  1. 4 3 2 1
  2. 3 2 1 4
  3. 1 2 3 4
  4. 3 4 1 2
Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R).

Assertion (A): Sugarcane and sugar production in U.P. is more than Maharashtra but productivity is less.
Reason (R): Most of the sugar factories in Maharashtra are in cooperative sector.

Codes:
  1. Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
  2. Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
  3. (A) is true, but (R) is false
  4. (A) is false, but (R) is true
Entisols are:
  1. Alluvial soils
  2. Black cotton soils
  3. Laterite soils
  4. Red soils
Natural growth of population is the outcome of which of the following?

A. Crude Birth Rate
B. Crude Death Rate
C. Migration
D. Marriages

Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
Codes:
  1. Only A
  2. Only C
  3. B and D
  4. A and B
The host country of the 9th BRICS summit is:
  1. China
  2. Russia
  3. Brazil
  4. South Africa
Match list-I with list-II and select the correct answer using the code given below:
List-I (State) - List-II (Atomic Power Station)

A. Gujarat - 1. Narora
B. Karnataka - 2. Kakrapar
C. Rajasthan - 3. Rawatbhata
D. Uttar Pradesh - 4. Kaiga

Code:
A B C D
  1. 1 2 3 4
  2. 2 4 3 1
  3. 3 4 2 1
  4. 4 2 1 3
Which one of the following islands of the East Indies is divided into three countries?
  1. Borneo
  2. Celebes
  3. New Guinea
  4. Timor
Yellow Revolution is associated with the production of:
  1. Food grains
  2. Fish
  3. Oilseed
  4. Milk
Assertion (A): Black soils are suitable for cotton cultivation.
Reason (R): They are rich in humus.

Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
  1. Both (A) and (R) are true, and (R), but (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
  2. Both (A) and (R) are true, and (R), but but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
  3. (A) is true, but (R) is false.
  4. (A) is false, but (R) is true.
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