Previous year MCQs

UPPSC 1998 GS-I World Geography
Question

The Taylor Valley lies in:

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option B: Antarctica

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “Antarctica”.
The Taylor Valley lies in Antarctica. It's part of the McMurdo Dry Valleys, a unique region known for its extreme cold and dry conditions.

Similar Questions:

Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R).

Assertion (A): Rainfall occurs in the winter season in mediterranean climate.
Reason (R) : In summer these regions remain under the influence of dry terrestrial winds.

Select the correct answer from the code given below:
Code :
  1. A) (A) is false but (R) is true
  2. B) (A) is true but (R) is false
  3. C) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
  4. D) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
In the above figure, the triangle represents women, the square represents sports persons and the circle represents coaches. The portion in the figure which represents women who are sports persons as well as coaches is the one labelled:
  1. A) P
  2. B) Q
  3. C) T
  4. D) U
Match lists-I and List-II and select the correct answer from the given code:
List-I (Country) - List-II (Capital)

A. Tanzania - 1. Rabat
B. Kenya - 2. Nairobi
C. Namibia - 3. Dodoma
D. Morocco - 4. Windhoek

Code:
A B C D
  1. A) 3 2 4 1
  2. B) 1 2 3 4
  3. C) 4 3 2 1
  4. D) 3 1 4 2
Which of the following countries is NOT located on the bank of the Black Sea?
  1. A) Syria
  2. B) Turkey
  3. C) Georgia
  4. D) Bulgaria
Which of the following cities is known as the oil capital of Europe?
  1. A) Belfast
  2. B) Aberdeen
  3. C) Leeds
  4. D) Liverpool
Which one of the following races is correctly matched?
  1. A) Hemites-Uganda
  2. B) Semites-Malaysia
  3. C) Sakai-Sudan
  4. D) Bushman-Botswana
Uttar Pradesh recorded the highest decadal growth rate of population during:
  1. A) 1951-61
  2. B) 1961-71
  3. C) 1971-81
  4. D) 1981-91
About 50% of the world population concentrated between the latitudes of:
  1. A) 5° N and 20° N
  2. B) 20° N and 40° N
  3. C) 40° N and 60° N
  4. D) 20° S and 40° S
Which one of the following countries in Africa has luxurious tropical rain forests?
  1. A) Ivory coast
  2. B) Kenya
  3. C) Zimbabwe
  4. D) Union of South Africa
Chakmas are refugees from:
  1. A) Pakistan
  2. B) Sri Lanka
  3. C) Bangladesh
  4. D) Bhutan
Which of the following countries is the largest exporter of tea in the world?
  1. A) India
  2. B) China
  3. C) Kenya
  4. D) Sri Lanka
White mountains are located in:
  1. A) Canada
  2. B) Norway
  3. C) Russia
  4. D) U.S.A.