Previous year MCQs

Indian Geography UPPSC 2008 GS-I
Question

Which one of the following ports is not located on the eastern coast of India?

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option B: Kandla

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “Kandla”.
Kandla Port is situated on the western coast of India, in the state of Gujarat.

Similar Questions:

The main crops grown under plantation agriculture in India are:
  1. A) Tea, Rubber, Coconut, Coffee
  2. B) Tea, Rubber, Sunflower, Soyabean
  3. C) Tea, Banana, Grapes, Coconut
  4. D) Tea, Rubber, Coconut, Soyabean
Arrange the following Indian Meteorological Headquarters in Chronological order of their establishment and select your correct answer from the codes given below:

A. New Delhi
B. Kolkata
C. Shimla
D. Pune
  1. A) C D A B
  2. B) B A D C
  3. C) D B C A
  4. D) B C D A
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
Match List - I with List - IT and select the correct answer from the codes given below:
List - I (Tribe) - List - II (Region)

A. Birhor - 1. Andaman and Nicobar Islands
B. Bhutiya - 2. Tamil Nadu
C. Toda - 3. Sikkim
D. Sentinelese - 4. Jharkhand

Codes:
A B C D
  1. A) 4 3 2 1
  2. B) 2 4 1 3
  3. C) 3 2 4 1
  4. D) 4 1 3 2
Which one of the following statements is not correct about the fertilizer industry of India:
  1. A) It is one of the fastest growing industry of the country in recent years
  2. B) India is the third largest producer of nitrogenous fertilisers in the world
  3. C) India is self-sufficient in respect of chemical fertilisers
  4. D) It is the second most important industry of the country in terms of investment add value of manufactured products
Which rock-shelter in India bears largest number of paintings?
  1. A) Ghagharia
  2. B) Bhimbetka
  3. C) Lekhahia
  4. D) Adamgarh
Savings ratio in India at present (2006-07) stands at:
  1. A) between 20 to 25 per cent of GDP
  2. B) between 25 to 30 per cent of GDP
  3. C) between 30 to 32 per cent of GDP
  4. D) Above 32 per cent of GDP
Which of the following are not correctly matched ?

1. Copper - Chitradurga
2. Iron Ore - Ballari
3. Manganese - Bhilwara
4. Bauxite - Katni

Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
  1. A) 1 and 2
  2. B) 2 and 3
  3. C) 1 and 3
  4. D) 2 and 4
The first Bone Bank of India is being set up at:
  1. A) Chennai
  2. B) Delhi
  3. C) Kolkata
  4. D) Mumbai
Match List - I with List - II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:
List - I - List - II

A. Growth in Food Production - 1. Green Revolution
B. Milk Production - 2. Blue Revolution
C. Fisheries - 3. White Revolution
D. Fertilizers - 4. Grey Revolution

Codes:
A B C D
  1. A) 1 3 2 4
  2. B) 3 1 4 2
  3. C) 2 4 3 1
  4. D) 3 2 4 1
Given below ie two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R).

Assertion (A): Red soil denotes the second largest soil group of India.
Reason (R) : Red soil surrounds the black soil in the south, east and north directions.

Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
  1. A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the
  2. B) (A) is false, but (R) is true
  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
Indian Standard time (IST) is calculated near the place of which of the following city.
  1. A) Allahabad (Naini)
  2. B) Lucknow
  3. C) Meerut
  4. D) Muzaffarnagar