Previous year MCQs

UPPSC 2012 GS-1 Indian Geography
Question

Which of the following ports of India is a open sea port?

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option B: Mumbai

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “Mumbai”.
Mumbai is India's largest port and an open sea port located on the Arabian Sea on the western coast of the country.

Similar Questions:

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
Which state is the leading producer of Soybean in India:
  1. A) Kerala
  2. B) Maharashtra
  3. C) Madhya Pradesh
  4. D) Punjab
Which of the following state get benefited maximum from Sardar Sarovar?
  1. A) Gujarat
  2. B) Orissa
  3. C) Madhya Pradesh
  4. D) Rajasthan
Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R).

Assertion (A): The Himalayas are still rising.
Reason (R) : The Indian tectonic plate is colliding with the Eurasian plate.

Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
  1. A) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
  2. B) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
  3. C) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
  4. D) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
The smooth graded plane extended across the sub Himalayan region of Northern India is:
  1. A) Tarai
  2. B) Doon
  3. C) Ravine
  4. D) Bhabar
Which of the following areas have an average of 200 mm rainfall in India?
  1. A) Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka
  2. B) Jammu and Kashmir
  3. C) West Bengal, Orissa, Bihar
  4. D) Assam, Manipur, Tripura
When the moon size is half of the full moon, the angle between the Sun, the Earth and the Moon is
  1. A) 45°
  2. B) 90°
  3. C) 180°
  4. D) 270°
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
The leading producer of soyabean in India is
  1. A) Chhattisgarh
  2. B) Madhya Pradesh
  3. C) Maharashtra
  4. D) Uttar Pradesh
If the Sun rises at RIRAP in Arunachal Pradesh at 5.00 am (IST), then what time (IST) the Sun will rise in Kandla in Gujarat?
  1. A) About 5.30 a.m.
  2. B) About 6.00 a.m.
  3. C) About 7.00 a.m.
  4. D) About 7.30 a.m.
Cardamom hills lie along the border of:
  1. A) Karnataka and Kerala
  2. B) Kerala and Tamil Nadu
  3. C) Karnataka and Tamil Nadu
  4. D) Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh
Which of the following Scheduled Tribes are found in Uttar Pradesh? Select the correct answer from the code given below:

1. Bhoksa
2. Bhotia
3. Raji
4. Tharu

Code:
  1. A) 1 and 2
  2. B) 2 and 3
  3. C) 1 and 4
  4. D) 4