Previous year MCQs

Indian Geography UPPSC 2016 GS-I
Question

Which of the following passes leads to Leh?

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option A: Zozila

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “Zozila”.
Zozila is the pass that leads to Leh. It is located in the Himalayas and is a key route connecting Kashmir Valley to Ladakh.

Similar Questions:

From the list given below select the one which is declared a "World Heritage Site".
  1. A) Corbett National Park
  2. B) Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve
  3. C) Rajaji National Park
  4. D) Gir Forest
Match list-I with list-II and select the correct answer using the code given below:
List-I (Forest) - List-II (Region)

A. Tropical moist deciduous - 1. Arunachal Pradesh
B. Tropical dry deciduous - 3. Middle Ganga Plain
C. Alpine - 2. Sahyadris
D. Tropical wet evergreen - 4. Tarai

Code:
A B C D
  1. A) 4 3 1 2
  2. B) 4 2 1 3
  3. C) 1 3 2 4
  4. D) 3 1 4 2
Central institute of Indian languages is located at of the following places?
  1. A) Varanasi
  2. B) Mysore
  3. C) New Delhi
  4. D) Shimla
Reservation of seats in Panchayat election for Scheduled Castes shall not apply to the State.
  1. A) Uttar Pradesh
  2. B) Arunachal Pradesh
  3. C) Assam
  4. D) Haryana
Match List-I with List-il and choose the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:
List-I - List-il
(Coal Resources) (States)

A. Hutar - 1. Madhya Pradesh
B. Ib River - 2. Chhattisgarh
C. Tatapani - Ramkola - 3. Odisha
D. Umaria - 4. Jharkhand

Codes:
A B C D
  1. A) 3,2,4,1
  2. B) 2,1,3,4
  3. C) 4,3,2,1
  4. D) 4,2,3,1
The Palk Bay is located between:
  1. A) Gulf of Kutch and Gulf of Khambhat
  2. B) Andman and Nicobar Islands
  3. C) Gulf of Mannar and Bay of Bengal
  4. D) Lakshadweep an Maldives
The largest Union Territory of India is:
  1. A) Daman and Diu
  2. B) Puducherry
  3. C) Delhi
  4. D) Chandigarh
Which of the following is not an objective of National Food security Mission (NFS)?
  1. A) Distribution of high yielding variety seeds
  2. B) Demonstration of improved production technology
  3. C) Strengthening credit facilities
  4. D) Popularising newly released varieties of crops
Which one of the following is an artificial ecosystem?
  1. A) Rice field
  2. B) Forest
  3. C) Grassland
  4. D) Lake
Which one of the following is an important tribe of the Dhauladhar Range?
  1. A) Abor
  2. B) Gaddi
  3. C) Lepcha
  4. D) Tharu
India's deepest port is:
  1. A) Cochin
  2. B) Kandla
  3. C) Paradip
  4. D) Krishnapatnam
Arrange the following atmospheric zones in terms of the distance from the earth’s surface in increasing order and select the correct answer from the code given below:

1. Thermosphere
2. Troposphere
3. Stratosphere
4. Mesosphere

Codes:
  1. A) 1, 3, 4, 2
  2. B) 2, 3, 1, 4
  3. C) 3, 4, 2, 1
  4. D) 2, 3, 4, 1