Previous year MCQs

UPPSC 1996 GS-I World Geography
Question

Which one of the following is NOT correctly matched?

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option A: Ainu – China

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “Ainu – China”.
1) The Ainu are an indigenous people who live in Japan and Russia

2) Bushmen tribe are found in the Kalahari desert of Africa in the countries including Namibia, Zambia, Angola, Zimbabwe, Botswana, South Africa, and Lesotho.

3) The Maasai are a semi-nomadic tribe of people who live in Kenya and Tanzania.

4) Papuans are found in Papua New Guinea, an independent country in the eastern part of the world's second largest island, New Guinea.

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Which of the following is not correctly matched ?(Tribe) (Place)
  1. A) Pygmy - Congo
  2. B) Angami - Nagaland
  3. C) Ainu - Japan
  4. D) Khirghiz - Sudan
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
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  2. B) Iraq
  3. C) Switzerland
  4. D) Vatican City
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  1. A) North Korea
  2. B) South Korea
  3. C) Japan
  4. D) China
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  2. B) Taklamakan – China
  3. C) Karakum – Turkmenistan
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  2. B) India
  3. C) Nepal
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  2. B) Syr Darya – North-West
  3. C) Angara river – North
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  3. C) Kenya
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  2. B) Tea Production
  3. C) Tin Production
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  3. C) C. R. Das, Moti Lal Nehru
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  1. A) Russia
  2. B) Australia
  3. C) China
  4. D) USA
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  2. B) Lal Bahadur Shastri
  3. C) Charan Singh
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