Previous year MCQs

Indian Geography UPPSC 1992 GS-I
Question

Which of the following is the longest day date?

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option C: 22 June

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “22 June”.
22 June is the date of the summer solstice, which is the longest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere.

Similar Questions:

In which of the following hills the world famous temple of Lord Venkateshwar (Tirupati) is located?
  1. A) Shevaroy
  2. B) Biligiriranga
  3. C) Javadhee
  4. D) Mallmalla
Which one of the following areas of India does not come under the zone of high seismic intensity?
  1. A) Uttaranchal
  2. B) Karnataka Plateau
  3. C) Kachch
  4. D) Himachal Pradesh
Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below:

List I [Area] - List II [Shifting Cultivation]

(A) Western Ghats - (a) Dahiya
(B) South-east Rajasthan - (b) Waltre
(C) North-east India - (c) Jhum
(D) Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh - (d) Kumari
  1. A) A-d B-b C-c D-a
  2. B) A-c B-d C-a D-b
  3. C) A-d B-c C-b D-a
  4. D) A-c B-b C-a D-d
Which soil needs little irrigation as it retains soil moisture?
  1. A) Alluvial soil
  2. B) Black soil
  3. C) Red soil
  4. D) Laterite soil
Tatipaka Oil Refinery is located in the State of
  1. A) Assam
  2. B) Uttar Pradesh
  3. C) Karnataka
  4. D) Andhra Pradesh
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
Which of the following about Gautama Buddha is correct?

1. He believed in Karma
2. He believed in the change of Soul in to the body
3. He believed in Nirvana
4. He believed in the presence of god.
  1. A) Only 1, 2, 3 are correct
  2. B) 1, 2 are correct
  3. C) Only 1 is correct
  4. D) All are correct
Shifting cultivation is a major problem in the hilly areas of:
  1. A) Assam and Bihar
  2. B) Bihar and Orissa
  3. C) Orissa and Andhra Pradesh
  4. D) Maharashtra and U.P.
Which one of the following rock systems in India is the main source of coal deposits?
  1. A) Dharwar system
  2. B) Gondwana system
  3. C) Cudappah system
  4. D) Vindhyan system
Shahtoosh shawl is made from the hairs of
  1. A) Hangul
  2. B) Chinkara
  3. C) Chiru
  4. D) Merino
Which of the following rock systems in India is the latest one?
  1. A) Vindhyan
  2. B) Cuddapah
  3. C) Dharwar
  4. D) Gondwana
Which of the following statements is not true:
  1. A) Presence of water vapour is highly variable in the lower atmosphere
  2. B) The zone of maximum temperature is located along the equator
  3. C) Frigid zones are located in both the hemispheres between the polar circles and the poles
  4. D) Jet streams are high altitude winds affecting the surface weather conditions