Previous year MCQs

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.

Similar Questions:

The World Chess Championship 2000 was won by:
  1. A) Alexei Shirov
  2. B) Vishwanathan Anand
  3. C) Alexander Khalifman
  4. D) Kasparov
Multidimensional poverty index includes:

i. Health
ii. Education
iii. Living Standard

Select correct answer from the codes given below:
Codes:
  1. A) only i is correct
  2. B) only ii and iii are correct
  3. C) only i and ii are correct
  4. D) i, ii and iii are correct
Which one of the following is an important tribe of the Dhauladhar Range?
  1. A) Abor
  2. B) Gaddi
  3. C) Lepcha
  4. D) Tharu
Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below the lists:
List-I (Centre) - List-II (Minerals)

(A) Makum - (1) Iron Ore
(B) Dallirajhara - (2) Coal
(C) Koraput - (3) Manganese
(D) Chitradurg - (4) Bauxite
  1. A) A-3, B-2, C-1, D-4
  2. B) A-2, B-1, C-4, D-3
  3. C) A-4, B-3, C-2, D-1
  4. D) A-1, B-2, C-3, D-4
Which one of the following Indian rivers forms an estuary?
  1. A) Godavari
  2. B) Kaveri
  3. C) Tapi
  4. D) Mahanadi
Which one of the following pairs (Deccan Trap Peculiarity) is not correctly matched ?
  1. A) Depth of middle trap – 1200 metres approximately
  2. B) Intertrappean beds – Fossils of sea plants and animals
  3. C) Depth of lower trap – 150 metres approximately
  4. D) Depth of upper trap – 450 metres approximately
Which hormone is known as "fight or flight" hormone:
  1. A) Insulin
  2. B) Adrenaline
  3. C) Estrogen
  4. D) Oxytocin
Arrange the following Indian Meteorological Headquarters in Chronological order of their establishment and select your correct answer from the codes given below:

A. New Delhi
B. Kolkata
C. Shimla
D. Pune
  1. A) C D A B
  2. B) B A D C
  3. C) D B C A
  4. D) B C D A
Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched?
  1. A) Haldia:Orissa
  2. B) Jamnagar:Maharashtra
  3. C) Numaligarh:Gujarat
  4. D) Panagudi:Tamil Nadu
Which of the following metals are found in district Sonbhadra? Find the correct answer from the code given below:

1. Uranium
2. Andalusite
3. Pyrites
4. Dolomite

Code:
  1. A) 1, 2, 3
  2. B) 2, 3, 4
  3. C) 1, 3, 4
  4. D) 1, 2, 3 and 4
India's deepest port is:
  1. A) Cochin
  2. B) Kandla
  3. C) Paradip
  4. D) Krishnapatnam
Match list-I and list-II and select the correct answer from the code given below:
List-I (State) - List-II (Tourist Centre)

A. Jammu and Kashmir - 1. Udvada
B. Himachal Pradesh - 2. Point Calimere
C. Gujarat - 3. Gulmarg
D. Tamil Nadu - 4. Kasauli

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