Previous year MCQs

Indian Geography UPPSC 2004 GS-I
Question

The leading petroleum producing state of India is:

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option B: Gujarat

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “Gujarat”.
Rajasthan is India's greatest petroleum production, followed by Gujarat and Assam.

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Consider the following statements regarding plantation agriculture and sleet the correct answer from the codes given below:

I. Most tropical plantations are situated in the lowland plains.
II. Tropical plantations cluster along coasts.
III. The Amazon Basin has an excellent physical environment for rubber growing but has few workers.

Codes:
  1. A) I and II are true
  2. B) II and III are true
  3. C) I and III are true
  4. D) All are true
The First Indian to contest and election to the British House of Commons was:
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  3. C) Pheroze Shah Mehta
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  2. B) Jaipur mine
  3. C) Sundergarh mine
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  2. B) Hydropower generation capacity – 198 MW
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2. Andalusite
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4. Dolomite

Code:
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  2. B) 2, 3, 4
  3. C) 1, 3, 4
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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. A) 1 2 3 4
  2. B) 2 4 3 1
  3. C) 3 4 2 1
  4. D) 4 2 1 3
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  3. C) eastward
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