Indian Geography UPPSC 2001 GS-I
Question

The milky way is classified as:

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option A: Spiral Galaxy

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “Spiral Galaxy”.

The Milky Way is classified as a spiral galaxy.

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"Doodh-Ganga" river is located in:
  1. Jammu and Kashmir
  2. Himachal Pradesh
  3. Uttarakhand
  4. West Bengal
The best quality of marble is found in the city of:
  1. Makrana
  2. Jabalpur
  3. Jaisalmer
  4. Singhbhumi
With reference to India which of the following statement(s) is/are correct?

1. India is the sixth largest country of the world.
2. India occupies about 2.4% of the total area of the world.
3. Tropic of Cancer passes through the middle of the country dividing into two latitudinal halves.
4. India lies completely in tropic zone.

Select the correct answer from the code given below:
Code:
  1. 2 and 3
  2. 2 and 4
  3. 3 and 4
  4. 1 and 2
Which of the following rivers of India does NOT originate from the Western Ghats?
  1. Godavari
  2. Tapti/Tapi
  3. Kaveri
  4. Kabam
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. Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is correct explanation of (A)
  2. Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not correct explanation of (A)
  3. (A) is true, but (R) is false
  4. (A) is false, but (R) is true
Which of the following is not a "ghost-town"?
  1. Kuldhara
  2. Dhanushkodi
  3. Lakhpat
  4. Charkhari
Which of the following planets may be suitable for existence of life?
  1. Mars
  2. Mercury
  3. Venus
  4. Jupitor
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:
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  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.
Which of the following is the largest lagoon lake situated on the east coast of India ?
  1. Pulicat
  2. Chilka
  3. kulleru
  4. Kilivali
The "Dandakaranya" region does not lie in:
  1. Andhra Pradesh
  2. Chhattisgarh
  3. Madhya Pradesh
  4. Orissa
Indian Standard time (IST) is calculated near the place of which of the following city.
  1. Allahabad (Naini)
  2. Lucknow
  3. Meerut
  4. Muzaffarnagar
Soil leaching is a great threat in:
  1. Tropical rain forest regions
  2. African Savannas
  3. Mediterranean Regions
  4. Australian Downs