Previous year MCQs

Indian Geography UPPSC 2009 GS-I
Question

Tree cover is maximum in:

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option C: West Coast

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “West Coast”.
The West Coast of India has the highest percentage of tree cover in relation to its geographical area, at 8.31%.

West Coast (7.31%) > Western Ghats (5.64%) > East Coast (3.46%)

Similar Questions:

The boundary between India and Pakistan was demarcated by:
  1. A) Durand Line
  2. B) McMohan Line
  3. C) Maginot Line
  4. D) Radcliffe Line
Diesel Locomotive engines are manufactured in India at-
  1. A) Chitranjan
  2. B) Jamshedpur
  3. C) Varanasi
  4. D) Chennai
In which of the following crop production, Uttar Pradesh is not a highest producer?
  1. A) Wheat
  2. B) Oats
  3. C) Sugar Cane
  4. D) Rice
Which one of the following is not correctly matched?
  1. A) Centre for Ecological Sciences (CES)- Bengaluru
  2. B) Wildlife Institute of India – Dehradun
  3. C) Indian Institute of Forest Management – Kolkata
  4. D) GB Pant Institute of Himalayan Environment and Development – Almora
Match the following with the help of code given below.

A. Sagon - 1. Valleys of Himalayas
B. Devdhar - 2. Mid India
C. Sundari - 3. Sunderban
D. Sincona 4. Higher areas of Himalaya

Code:
  1. A) A–1 B–4 C–3 D–2
  2. B) A–3 B–2 C–1 D–4
  3. C) A–4 B–1 C–3 D–2
  4. D) A–2 B–4 C–3 D–1
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. A) 2 and 3
  2. B) 2 and 4
  3. C) 3 and 4
  4. D) 1 and 2
Which amongst the following is the largest glacier?
  1. A) Sasaini
  2. B) Gangotri
  3. C) Zemu
  4. D) Siachin
Consider the following statements:

Assertion (A): Only two major rivers of Peninsular India Narmada and Tapti flow in the Arabian Sea.
Reason (R): These rivers are fault-guided.

Select the correct answer from the code given below:
Code:
  1. A) Both A and R are correct and R is the correct explanation of A
  2. B) Both A and R are correct, But R is not the correct explanation of A
  3. C) A is correct but R is false
  4. D) A is false but R is correct
Who of the following Mughal Emperors was coronated twice?
  1. A) Akbar
  2. B) Jahangir
  3. C) Shahjahan
  4. D) Aurangzeb
The rivers of South India mainly have which of the following drainage patterns?
  1. A) Radial
  2. B) Intermittent
  3. C) Dendritic
  4. D) Trellis
Consider following statements and state which of them is/are correct with the help of given codes:

1. The term "Union of States" has been used in the Constitution because Indian States have no right to recede.
2. The S.K. Dhar Commission preferred reorganisation of States on administrative convenience rather than on linguistic basis.
3. The Congress Committee under Pt. Nehru, Sardar Patel and Pattabhi Sitaramayya did not favour linguistic basis for reorganisation of States.

Codes:
  1. A) Only 1
  2. B) Only 1 and 2
  3. C) Only 1 and 3
  4. D) All the three
Damodar is a tributary of river
  1. A) Ganga
  2. B) Hugli
  3. C) Padma
  4. D) Suvarn Rekha