Previous year MCQs

UPPSC 1995 GS-I World Geography
Question

Which of the following is cold ocean current?

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option D: Humboldt current

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “Humboldt current”.
Humboldt Current is a cold ocean current that flows northward along the west coast of South America.

Similar Questions:

Indian economy is characterised as:
  1. A) Backward Economy
  2. B) Developed Economy
  3. C) Developing Economy
  4. D) Underdeveloped Economy
Relative humidity of atmosphere is measured by:
  1. A) Hydrometer
  2. B) Hygrometer
  3. C) Potentiometer
  4. D) Lactometer
In South Asia, the country with the largest percentage of aged population is
  1. A) Bhutan
  2. B) India
  3. C) Nepal
  4. D) Sri Lanka
Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the code given below the lists.
List – I (Centre) – List – II (Industry)

A. Osaka – 1. Cigar
B. Detroit – 2. Ship building
C. Cuba – 3. Cotton textile
D. St. Pittsberg – 4. Automobile

Code :
  1. A) 2 1 4 3
  2. B) 4 3 2 1
  3. C) 1 2 3 4
  4. D) 3 4 1 2
Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched ?
  1. A) Kimberley - Diamond
  2. B) Witwatersrand - Gold
  3. C) Katomga - Copper
  4. D) Saar - Iron ore
Mirage is an example of:
  1. A) Refraction
  2. B) Total internal reflection
  3. C) Dispersion
  4. D) Diffraction
Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:
Mountain - Country

A) Atlas - 1) France/Spain
B) Kalimanjaro - 2) Ecuador
C) Chimbrozo - 3) Tanzania
D) Pyrenees - 4) Morocco
  1. A) A-4, B-3, C-2, D-1
  2. B) A-4, B-1, C-2, D-3
  3. C) A-2, B-3, C-4, D-1
  4. D) A-1, B-3, C-4, D-2
Consider the following statements and select the correct answer from the codes given below:

1. The northern end of the earth’s axis is called North Pole.
2. 45° parallel is half of the length of the equator.
3. There is parallelism of the earth's axis.
4. The earth's speed of revolution is faster in aphelion position.

Codes:
  1. A) 1 and 2
  2. B) 2 and 3
  3. C) 3 and 4
  4. D) 1 and 3
Darling range is situated along which of the following coasts of Australia?
  1. A) North-Eastern Coast
  2. B) Southern Coast
  3. C) Eastern Coast
  4. D) South-Western Coast
Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
Industry Location
  1. A) Paper – Ontario
  2. B) Cotton Textiles – Detroit
  3. C) Chemical – Texas
  4. D) Motor car – Nagoya
What was the principal source of State income in Mughal India?
  1. A) Booty
  2. B) Escheat
  3. C) Land Revenue
  4. D) Tax
Arrange the following countries in the descending order of their number of nuclear power plants and select the correct answer from the codes given below:

1) France
2) Japan
3) Russia
4) U.S.A.
  1. A) 3, 4, 2, 1
  2. B) 3, 1, 4, 2
  3. C) 4, 1, 2, 3
  4. D) 4, 3, 2, 1