Previous year MCQs

UPPSC 2011 GS-1 World Geography
Question

Which of the following are active volcanoes ?

1. Aconagua
2. Cotopaxi
3. Etna
4. Fujiyama

Select the correct answer from the code given below-
Code :

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option B: 3 Only

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “3 Only”.
Mountain Country
Aconcagua Argentina
Cotopaxi Ecuador
Etna Italy
Fujiyama Japan

Similar Questions:

Which one of the following is not correctly matched?
  1. A) Worlds tallest waterfall – Tugela Falls
  2. B) World's largest fresh water lake – Lake Superior
  3. C) World’s highest navigable lake – Lake Titicaca
  4. D) World’s second deepest lake – Lake Tanganyika
Which one of the following currents does not contribute to form a complete circle of currents in the South Atlantic Ocean?
  1. A) Benguela
  2. B) Brazil
  3. C) Canaries
  4. D) West wind drift
Which of the following ocean currents is associated with Indian Ocean ?
  1. A) Florida current
  2. B) Canary current
  3. C) Agulhas current
  4. D) Kurile current
Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R).

Assertion (A): Jet streams discovered during World War II are high altitude easterly winds.
Reason (R): Jet streams flow with a speed of 300-500 km/hour.

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 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
Willy-willy is:
  1. A) Tropical cyclone over Australia
  2. B) Typhoon
  3. C) Very high tide
  4. D) Tropical cyclone over India
Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:
(Ethnic Group) - (Country)

A) Jews - 1) Egypt
B) Teda - 2) Iran
C) Beja - 3) Libya
D) Lur - 4) Israel
  1. A) A-1, B-2, C-3, D-4
  2. B) A-4, B-1, C-2, D-3
  3. C) A-2, B-1, C-3, D-4
  4. D) A-4, B-3, C-1, D-2
In high pressure areas winds blow in the direction of Mediterranean Sea?
  1. A) Westerlies
  2. B) Trade winds
  3. C) Monsoon winds
  4. D) Sea winds
Which one of the following is not included in the group of Scandinavian countries:
  1. A) Denmark
  2. B) Finland
  3. C) Norway
  4. D) Sweden
Match list-I with list-Il and select the correct answer using the code given below —

List— I List-Il
(Mountain) (Countries)

(A)Kilimanjaro (1)Morocco
(B)Toubkal (2)Algeria
(C)Stanley (3)Tanzania
(D)Hoggar (4)Uganda

Code -
  1. A) A-(4), B-(3), C-(2), D-(1)
  2. B) A-(3), B-(1), C-(4), D-(2)
  3. C) A-(3), B-(4), C-(1), D-(2)
  4. D) A-(4), B-(2), C-(3), D-(1)
The correct sequence of the following countries in terms of area in descending order is:
  1. A) Brazil, Argentina, Australia, India
  2. B) Brazil, Australia, India, Argentina
  3. C) Argentina, India, Australia, Brazil
  4. D) India, Brazil, Argentina, Australia
The upper limit of available water in soil is determined at-
  1. A) 1/3 bar
  2. B) 1/2 bar
  3. C) 2/3 bar
  4. D) 1 bar
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