Previous year MCQs

UPPSC 2011 GS-1 Indian Geography
Question

Which one of the following is the actual source of the Son river ?

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option A: Amarkantak in Shahdol district

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “Amarkantak in Shahdol district”.
Son River is one of the major southern tributaries of the Ganges (Ganga) River. The place of origin of the Son river is near Amarkantak in Madhya Pradesh.

Similar Questions:

Consider the following statements:

Assertion (A) : River Damodar was known as "River of Sorrow" in west Bengal prior to the development of the Damodar Valley Corporation.
Reason (R) : Damodar in its upper reaches flows rapidly and in its lower reaches it runs too sluggishly.

Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
Codes
  1. A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
  2. B) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
  3. C) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
  4. D) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
Winter rain fall in the Northern plains of India is because of:
  1. A) Westerly disturbance
  2. B) The Bay of Bengal's Monsoon
  3. C) Arabian Sea monsoon
  4. D) From Refracting monsoon
Research and development of farm tools and machinery are being carried out by Central Institute of Engineering which is located at:
  1. A) Pant Nagar
  2. B) Bhopal
  3. C) New Delhi
  4. D) Ranchi
After the merger of Air India and Indian Airlines, the new entity is now known as-
  1. A) Indian Airways
  2. B) India Airlines
  3. C) Air India
  4. D) Indo-Air
Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer by using the codes given below the lists:
List-I (Industry) - List-II (Place)

A) Paper - 1) Ambalamugal
B) Cement - 2) Bhilai
C) Iron steel - 3) Titagarh
D) Mineral Oil Refinery - 4) Lakeri
  1. A) A-2 B-4 C-3 D-1
  2. B) A-3 B-4 C-2 D-1
  3. C) A-4 B-2 C-1 D-3
  4. D) A-2 B-3 C-1 D-4
In India Project Elephant was launched in the year-
  1. A) 1968
  2. B) 1970
  3. C) 1972
  4. D) 1992
Which one of the following sets of states of India has a common boundary with Pakistan:
  1. A) Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab and Rajasthan
  2. B) Punjab, Jammu & Kashmir, Rajasthan and Gujarat
  3. C) Punjab, Haryana, Jammu & Kashmir and Rajasthan
  4. D) Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Rajasthan and Gujarat
Which of the following are cold ocean currents

1. Humbolt current
2. Brazil current
3. Oyashio
4. Canary current

Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
Codes:
  1. A) 1 and 2
  2. B) 2 and 3
  3. C) 1, 3 and 4
  4. D) 2,3 and 4
Name the organization formed by Surendranath Banerjee which merged with the Indian National Congress in 1886-
  1. A) East India Association
  2. B) London India Society
  3. C) Indian Association
  4. D) Indian National Conference
Match List-I and List-II and select the correct answer from the code given below:
List-I - List-II

A. Bhilai - 1. Chhatisgarh
B. Bokaro - 2. Jharkhand
C. Durgapur - 3. Orissa
D. Rourkela - 4. West Bengal

Code:
A B C D
  1. A) 1 2 3 4
  2. B) 1 2 4 3
  3. C) 1 3 2 4
  4. D) 2 3 1 4
Who among the following deities is represented in art as holding a plough ?
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  2. B) Balarama
  3. C) Kartikeya
  4. D) Maitreya
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  2. B) West to East
  3. C) North to South
  4. D) South to North