Previous year MCQs

World Geography UPPSC 2024 GS-I
Question

Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
Capital-Country

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option B: Khartoum —Ethiopia

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “Khartoum —Ethiopia”.

Khartoum is the capital of Sudan, not Ethiopia. The capital of Ethiopia is Addis Ababa.

Similar Questions:

Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer by using the codes given below the lists:
List-I (River) - List-II (Dam)

A) Colorado - 1) Aswan
B) Damodar - 2) Cariba
C) Nile - 3) Panchet Hill
D) Zambezi - 4) Hoover
  1. A) A-1 B-2 C-3 D-4
  2. B) A-1 B-3 C-4 D-2
  3. C) A-3 B-4 C-1 D-2
  4. D) A-4 B-3 C-1 D-2
The headquarters of WTO are located as
  1. A) Doha
  2. B) Geneva
  3. C) Rome
  4. D) New York
With reference to Borneo Island, located in South East Asia, which of the following statements is/ are true ?

1. It is divided among three countries.
2. It has been formed due to volcano deposition.

Select the correct answer from the code given below :
Code:
  1. A) Neither 1 nor 2
  2. B) Both 1 and 2
  3. C) Only 2
  4. D) Only 1
With reference to Mekong river, which of the following statement/s is/are correct?

1. Mekong rises in Tibetan Plateau
2. Mekong delta is situated in Southern Cambodia.

Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
Codes :
  1. A) 1 only
  2. B) 2 only
  3. C) Both 1 and 2
  4. D) Neither 1 nor 2
Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R).

Assertion (A) : Jute is an indigenous plant of India.
Reason (R) : Jute is a Kharif crop sown from February to June and harvested from July to October.

Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
  1. A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of(A)
  2. B) (A) is false, but (R) is trues
  3. C) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
  4. D) (A) is true, but (R) is false
Consider the following statements with reference to cotton crops:

1. Cotton is mostly a Kharif crop.
2. Cotton crop requires moderate amounts of rainfall varying between 50-75 cm annually.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?
  1. A) Both 1 and 2
  2. B) Neither 1 nor 2
  3. C) Only 1
  4. D) Only 2
Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:
List-I (Vegetation Type) List-II (Region)

A. Maquis - 1. California
B. Fynbos - 2. Mediterranean Sea Coastal Region
C. Chaparral - 3. South Africa
D. Matorral - 4. Chile

Codes:
A B C D
  1. A) 2 3 1 4
  2. B) 4 3 2 1
  3. C) 3 4 1 2
  4. D) 4 2 3 1
Which one of the following countries is not a landlocked country?
  1. A) Afghanistan
  2. B) Liberia
  3. C) Laos
  4. D) Luxemburg
Volga river merged into?
  1. A) Red Sea
  2. B) Caspian sea
  3. C) Black sea
  4. D) Mediterranean Sea
Match list-I with list-II and select the correct answer using the code given below:
List-I - List-II

A. Iron ore - 1. Port Radium
B. Petroleum - 2. Bingham
C. Copper - 3. Baku
D. Uranium - 4. Mesabi

Code:
A B C D
  1. A) 4 3 2 1
  2. B) 3 4 1 2
  3. C) 1 2 3 4
  4. D) 1 3 2 4
Match List-I with List-II and choose the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:
List-I - List-II
(Biosphere Reserve) - (State)

A. Simlipal - 1. Kerala
B. Nokrek - 2. Odisha
C. Agasthyamalai - 3. Assam
D. Manas - 4. Meghalaya

Codes:
A B C D
  1. A) 1 2 4 3
  2. B) 3 1 4 2
  3. C) 2 4 3 1
  4. D) 2 4 1 3
Milk is an example of:
  1. A) Foam
  2. B) Sol
  3. C) Aerosol
  4. D) Emulsion