Previous year MCQs

UPPSC 2015 GS-I World Geography
Question

Which of the following is not correctly matched?
Dams - Rivers

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option B: Hoover – Tennessee

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “Hoover – Tennessee”.
Dam River
Grand Coulee Columbia River
Hoover Colorado River
Nurek Vakhsh River
Cahora (Cobbora) Bassa Zambezi River

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Who was known by the nick-name “Lokhitvadi”?
  1. A) Gopal Hari Deshmukh
  2. B) Mahadev Govind Ranade
  3. C) Jyotiba Phule
  4. D) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Assertion (A): Two per cent of the worlds people live outside their country of birth.
Reason (R): Oceania has the highest percentage of migrants.

Code:
  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
Which one of the following is noted for extensive tropical rain forests?
  1. A) Congo Basin
  2. B) Ganga Basin
  3. C) Hwang Ho Basin
  4. D) Murray-Darling Basin
Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:
List-I (Natural Vegetation) - List-II (Region)

A. Epiphytes 1. Mediterranean
B. Acacia 2. Equatorial
C. Baobab 3. Sahara
D. Cedars 4. Savanna

Codes:
A B C D
  1. A) 2 3 4 1
  2. B) 2 3 1 4
  3. C) 2 4 3 1
  4. D) 2 4 1 3
Which one of the following is the biggest shipping canal in the world?
  1. A) Kiel Canal
  2. B) Pannama Canal
  3. C) Soo Canal
  4. D) Suez Canal
The main center of ECM (European Court of Justice) is ?
  1. A) Paris
  2. B) Jeneva
  3. C) London
  4. D) Luxembourg
Consider the following statements and select correct answer from the code given below:

Assertion (A): China's growth of population has dramatically slowed down.
Reason (R): Its fertility rate has declined due to one child per family norm.

Code:
  1. A) Both A and R are true are 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
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  1. A) Ceylon
  2. B) Pakistan
  3. C) India
  4. D) Cuba
Arrange the following atmospheric zones in terms of the distance from the earth’s surface in increasing order and select the correct answer from the code given below:

1. Thermosphere
2. Troposphere
3. Stratosphere
4. Mesosphere

Codes:
  1. A) 1, 3, 4, 2
  2. B) 2, 3, 1, 4
  3. C) 3, 4, 2, 1
  4. D) 2, 3, 4, 1
Which one of the following is a water borne disease?
  1. A) Small pox
  2. B) Malaria
  3. C) Cholera
  4. D) Tuberculosis
Which river of Africa crosses the Tropic of Capricorn twice?
  1. A) Congo
  2. B) Limpopo
  3. C) Niger
  4. D) Zambezi
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  1. A) Detroit – Motor cars
  2. B) Havana – Cigars
  3. C) Sheffield – Cutlery
  4. D) Venice – Ship-building