Previous year MCQs

Indian Geography UPPSC 1993 GS-I
Question

Which of the following sentences is correct?

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option C: Kandla is in Gujarat

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “Kandla is in Gujarat”.
Kandla is a major seaport located in the Kutch district of Gujarat.

1) Haldia is actually in West Bengal.
2) Paradeep is in Odisha (formerly Orissa).
2) Marmagoa (Mormugao) is in Goa, not Karnataka.

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Which of the following rivers is an example of the superimposed drainage ?
  1. A) Alaknanda
  2. B) Kosi
  3. C) Chambal
  4. D) Godawari
Which among the following is the largest mechanized mine in India?
  1. A) Ratnagiri mine
  2. B) Jaipur mine
  3. C) Sundergarh mine
  4. D) Bailadila mine
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  2. B) Andman and Nicobar Islands
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  4. D) Lakshadweep an Maldives
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  2. B) M.P.
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  2. B) Punjab
  3. C) Haryana
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  1. A) Through 40th amendment
  2. B) Through 42nd amendment
  3. C) Through 43rd amendment
  4. D) Through 44th amendment
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Assertion (A) : Jute is an indigenous plant of India.
Reason (R) : Jute is a Kharif crop sown from February to June and harvested from July to October.

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  2. B) (A) is false, but (R) is trues
  3. C) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
  4. D) (A) is true, but (R) is false
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  2. B) Andhra Pradesh
  3. C) Nagaland
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List-I (Centre) - List-II (Minerals)

(A) Makum - (1) Iron Ore
(B) Dallirajhara - (2) Coal
(C) Koraput - (3) Manganese
(D) Chitradurg - (4) Bauxite
  1. A) A-3, B-2, C-1, D-4
  2. B) A-2, B-1, C-4, D-3
  3. C) A-4, B-3, C-2, D-1
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