Previous year MCQs

Indian Geography UPPSC 2021 GS-I
Question

Which one of the following pairs is NOT correctly matched?
(Name of local winds) – (Places)

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option D: Shamal - Austria

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “Shamal - Austria”.
Shamal is actually a local wind that blows over the Arabian Peninsula and Iraq, not Austria.

Similar Questions:

The boundary between India and Pakistan was demarcated by:
  1. A) Durand Line
  2. B) McMohan Line
  3. C) Maginot Line
  4. D) Radcliffe Line
The first Bone Bank of India is being set up at:
  1. A) Chennai
  2. B) Delhi
  3. C) Kolkata
  4. D) Mumbai
Pir Panjal range lies in-
  1. A) Arunachal Pradesh
  2. B) Jammu and Kashmir
  3. C) Punjab
  4. D) Uttarakhand
Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R).

Assertion (A): Sugarcane and sugar production in U.P. is more than Maharashtra but productivity is less.
Reason (R): Most of the sugar factories in Maharashtra are in cooperative sector.

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
Which of the following statement is correct?

(1) Ram Ganga river joins the Ganga at Kannauj.
(2) River Betwa joins the Yamuna near Prayagraj.

Select the correct answer using the code given below—
Code-
  1. A) Only 1
  2. B) Only 2
  3. C) Both 1 and 2
  4. D) Neither 1 nor 2
Highest wheat producing state in India is:
  1. A) Bihar
  2. B) Haryana
  3. C) Punjab
  4. D) Uttar Pradesh
India's deepest port is:
  1. A) Cochin
  2. B) Kandla
  3. C) Paradip
  4. D) Krishnapatnam
In population pyramid which of the following is known as dependent population?
  1. A) 15-60 year group
  2. B) Above 60 Year group
  3. C) Above 50 year group
  4. D) 0-14 years group
Which of the following sequence of cities is correct regarding population?
  1. A) Bombay- Delhi - Bangalore - Hyderabad
  2. B) Kolkata - Bombay- Delhi - Madras
  3. C) Delhi- Kolkata- Madras - Bombay
  4. D) Delhi - Madras- Bombay - Kolkata
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
Which of the following bills cannot be introduced first in Rajya Sabha?
  1. A) Ordinary bills
  2. B) Constitution amendment bills
  3. C) State re organization bill
  4. D) Money Bill
The first three leading producers of sugar in India are:
  1. A) Maharashtra, U.P., Tamil Nadu
  2. B) U.P., Maharashtra, Bihar
  3. C) U.P., Maharashtra, Karnataka
  4. D) Bihar, U.P, Maharashtra