Previous year MCQs

Indian Geography UPPSC 1994 GS-I
Question

Which one of the following States is the largest producer of tea in India?

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option A: Assam

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “Assam”.
Assam is the largest producer of tea in India.

Similar Questions:

Match List-I (States) with List-II (Capitals) and select the correct answer from the code given below:
List-I - List-II

1. Shillong - A. Assam
2. Kohima - B. Nagaland
3. Dispur - C. Arunachal Pradesh
4. Itanagar - D. Meghalaya

Code:
A B C D
  1. A) 2 3 1 4
  2. B) 3 2 4 1
  3. C) 4 2 1 3
  4. D) 1 4 2 3
Corn can be cultivated:
  1. A) In the Kharif season
  2. B) In the Rabi season
  3. C) In the Zaid season
  4. D) All the year
Triple antigen is given to a child to prevent:
  1. A) Polio, smallpox, diphtheria
  2. B) Diphtheria, whooping cough, tetanus
  3. C) Smallpox, whooping cough, tetanus
  4. D) Polio, tetanus, whooping cough
Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and other as Reason (R):

Assertion (A) : Teesta river was earlier a tributary of Ganga now it is a tributary of Brahmaputra.
Reason (R) : River capturing is a major feature of Himalayan rivers.

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

Assertion (A): The First War of Independence in 1857 failed to secure freedom from the British Government.
Reason (R): The leadership of Bahadur Shah Zafar did not have popular support and most of the Indian rulers of important States shied away from the struggle.

Select the correct answer from the code given below:
  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 and (R) is false
  4. D) (A) is false but (R) is true
Which one of the following ecosystems covers the largest area of the earth's surface:
  1. A) Desert Ecosystem
  2. B) Grassland Ecosystem
  3. C) Mountain Ecosystem
  4. D) Marine Ecosystem
Based on the census of 19812011 which of the following four States had density of population in descending order?
  1. A) Kerala, West Bengal, Madhya Pradesh, Biha
  2. B) Kerala, West Bengal, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh
  3. C) Kerala, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Madhya Pradesh
  4. D) Bihar, West Bengal, Kerala, Uttar Pradesh
Which of the following procedures will enable the adoption of a Money Bill that was once passed by the Lok Sabha but was amended by the Rajya Sabha?
  1. A) It will go to the President
  2. B) The Lok Sabha will have to pass it with 2/3rd majority of the members sitting and voting
  3. C) A joint session of the two Houses will be called
  4. D) It will be deemed to have been passed if the Lok Sabha passes it again either by accepting or rejecting the amendments
Which of the following areas have an average of 200 mm rainfall in India?
  1. A) Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka
  2. B) Jammu and Kashmir
  3. C) West Bengal, Orissa, Bihar
  4. D) Assam, Manipur, Tripura
The year 1986 was observed as the International Year of:
  1. A) Disabled
  2. B) Blind
  3. C) Shelter for homeless
  4. D) Women
Which one of the following tribes of India belongs to the Proto-Austreloid race:
  1. A) Irula
  2. B) Khasi
  3. C) Santhol
  4. D) Tharu
Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:
List-I (Coal Fields) List-II (Located)

A. Talchir - 1. Damodar Valley
B. Karnapura - 2. Son Valley
C. Singroli - 3. Godavari Valley
D. Singreni - 4. Mahanadi Valley

Codes:
A B C D
  1. A) 4 1 2 3
  2. B) 3 2 1 4
  3. C) 2 4 3 1
  4. D) 1 3 2 4