Previous year MCQs

Indian Geography UPPSC 2007 GS-I
Question

Which of the following is not a natural port of India?

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option B: Chennai

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “Chennai”.
Chennai Port does not possess a natural harbor because it has neither a rugged sea cost nor any river that makes a mouth here.

Similar Questions:

Which of the following rock systems in India is the latest one?
  1. A) Vindhyan
  2. B) Cuddapah
  3. C) Dharwar
  4. D) Gondwana
Assertion (A): India is a monsoon country.
Reason (R): The high Himalayas impart in climatic distinctiveness.

Select the correct answer from 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
In recent years, Indian Rupee has been strong against which of the following currency?
  1. A) Yen
  2. B) Euro
  3. C) Dollar
  4. D) Pound sterling
Tree cover is maximum in:
  1. A) East Deccan
  2. B) Northern Plains
  3. C) West Coast
  4. D) East Coast
Which one of the following statements is not true for laterite soils?
  1. A) They are the soils of the humid tropical regions
  2. B) They are highly leached soils
  3. C) Their fertility is low
  4. D) They are rich in lime
Consider the following statement and select the correct answer from the code given below:

1. Tea is the major crop of Assam.
2. Coffee is the major crop of Tamil Nadu.
3. Tobacco is grown extensively in Andhra Pradesh
4. Jute is a major crop of Chhatishgarh.

Code:
  1. A) 1 and 2
  2. B) 1 and 3
  3. C) 1 and 4
  4. D) 2 and 3
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.
Thermometer is an instrument that:
  1. A) Measures the heat
  2. B) Measures the temperature
  3. C) Automatically controls the temperature of a body
  4. D) Self-regulate the body
A square whose perimeter is 48 cm then what will be the area of that-square is:
  1. A) 144 sq. cm
  2. B) 156 sq. cm
  3. C) 170 sq. cm
  4. D) 175 sq. cm
Which of the following States of India produces more than 70 percent coffee of the country alone?
  1. A) Tamil Nadu
  2. B) Maharashtra
  3. C) Kerala
  4. D) Karnataka
Silvassa is the capital of:
  1. A) Daman and Diu
  2. B) Dadar and Nagar Haveli
  3. C) Lakshadweep
  4. D) Arunachal Pradesh
Which of the following is the largest lagoon lake situated on the east coast of India ?
  1. A) Pulicat
  2. B) Chilka
  3. C) kulleru
  4. D) Kilivali