Previous year MCQs

Indian Geography UPPSC 2013 GS-I
Question

Which among the following is not correctly matched?

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option A: Nathu la - Arunachal Pradesh

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “Nathu la - Arunachal Pradesh”.
Pass State
Nathu La Sikkim
Lipulekh Uttarakhand
Rohtang Himachal Pradesh
Palghat Kerala

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Which of the following is a UNESCO heritage site
  1. A) Chilika Lake
  2. B) Corbett National Park
  3. C) Keoladeo National Park
  4. D) Kerala backwaters
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Reason (R) : They flow through short courses on relatively harder rocks.


Choose the correct answer using the codes given below:
Codes:
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  2. B) Both (A) and (R) are correct 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 correct.
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  2. B) President
  3. C) Prime Minister
  4. D) Vice President
Which of the following statements is not true:
  1. A) Presence of water vapour is highly variable in the lower atmosphere
  2. B) The zone of maximum temperature is located along the equator
  3. C) Frigid zones are located in both the hemispheres between the polar circles and the poles
  4. D) Jet streams are high altitude winds affecting the surface weather conditions
Which one of the following is not correctly matched?
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  2. B) Ujjain–City of Mahakal
  3. C) Kolkata–City of Joy
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  2. B) Carbon monoxide
  3. C) Methane
  4. D) Nitrous oxide and Sulphur dioxide
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  2. B) It is a book of 21 chapters on nuclear disarmament.
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  4. D) It is an agenda for the election of the President in the next meeting of SAARC.
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  2. B) Loess plain
  3. C) Glacial plain
  4. D) Alluvial plain
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  2. B) Jharia
  3. C) Kudremukh
  4. D) Singhbhoomi
The group of stars arranged in a definite pattern is called
  1. A) Milky way
  2. B) Constellation
  3. C) Andromeda
  4. D) Solar System
India's deepest port is:
  1. A) Cochin
  2. B) Kandla
  3. C) Paradip
  4. D) Krishnapatnam
With reference to "birth rate" which of the following statement(s) is/are correct?

1. Urbanization helps in reducing the birth rate.
2. High literacy rate is directly related to low birth rate.

Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
Codes :
  1. A) Only 1
  2. B) Only 2
  3. C) Both 1 and 2
  4. D) Neither 1 nor 2