Previous year MCQs

Indian Geography UPPSC 2023 GS-I
Question

Which one of the following (Passes - States/U.T.) is correctly matched?

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option C: Niti — Uttarakhand

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “Niti — Uttarakhand”.
Pass Location
Aghil Pass Ladakh
Diphu Pass Arunachal Pradesh
Niti Pass Uttarakhand
Mana Pass Uttarakhand

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Consider the following statements about sustainable development-

(1) Based on the global indicator framework and data produced by National Statistical Systems and information collected at regional level, the United Nations Secretary General presents an Annual Sustainable Development Goal Report.

(2) Global Sustainable Development Report is produced to inform the quadrennial sustainable development goal review deliberations at the U.N. General Assembly once every quarter.

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  2. B) Both 1 and 2
  3. C) Only 2
  4. D) Neither 1 nor 2
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  3. C) Autumn season
  4. D) Summer season
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  2. B) Fish
  3. C) Oilseed
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(List - I) (List - II)

(A) Article - 324 - (1) National Commission for Schedule Castes
(B) Article - 315 - (2) Finance Commission
(C) Article — 280 - (3) Public Service Commission
(D) Article — 338 - (4) Election Commission

Code -
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  3. C) A-(3), B-(2), C-(1), D-(4)
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  3. C) Both 1 and 2
  4. D) Neither 1 nor 2
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(Mountain) (Countries)

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(B)Toubkal (2)Algeria
(C)Stanley (3)Tanzania
(D)Hoggar (4)Uganda

Code -
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  3. C) A-(3), B-(4), C-(1), D-(2)
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Reason (R) — A bill passed by the two Houses of the Parliament cannot become a law without the assent of the President.

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below -
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  2. B) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is correct explanation of (A)
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