Previous year MCQs

Indian Geography UPPSC 2018 GS-I
Question

Which of the following States of India has the longest coastline?

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option D: Gujarat

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “Gujarat”.
The state of Gujarat has the longest coastline among the given options. The coastline of Gujarat is approximately 1600 km long, making it the state with the longest coastline in India.

Similar Questions:

Which factors have facilitated the locational shift of the sugar industry from North India to South India?

1. Per acre higher yield of sugar cane
2. Higher sucrose content of sugar cane
3. Longer crushing season
4. Cheap labour

Select the correct answer from the codes given below-
Codes :
  1. A) 1 and 2
  2. B) 2 and 3
  3. C) 1, 2 and 3
  4. D) 2, 3 and 4
Which of the following is NOT obtained from insects?
  1. A) Silk
  2. B) Honey
  3. C) Lac
  4. D) Pearl
Which one of the following is not correctly matched?
  1. A) Shipki La–Himachal Pradesh
  2. B) Lipu Lekh–Uttar Pradesh
  3. C) Nathu La–Sikkim
  4. D) Jozila–Kashmir
Which of the following is the first State in India formed on the basis of languages?
  1. A) Kerala
  2. B) Madhya Pradesh
  3. C) Andhra Pradesh
  4. D) Uttar Pradesh
Transhumance is practised by the:
  1. A) Bhotias
  2. B) Bhoksas
  3. C) Jaunsaris
  4. D) Tharus
Assertion (A): Black soils are suitable for cotton cultivation.
Reason (R): They are rich in humus.

Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
  1. A) Both (A) and (R) are true, and (R), but (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
  2. B) Both (A) and (R) are true, and (R), but 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.
'Moribund Delta' is a subdivision of which of the following Delta?
  1. A) Krishna-Godawari Delta
  2. B) Mahanadi Delta
  3. C) Bengal Delta
  4. D) Cauvery Delta
Consider the following events.

1. First reptiles
2. First insects
3. Shelled animals
4. First mammals

Arrange the above events in Chronological order of their origin on the earth and select the correct answer from the codes given below:

Codes:
  1. A) 2 1 3 4
  2. B) 2 3 1 4
  3. C) 3 2 1 4
  4. D) 2 4 1 3
The leading petroleum producing state of India is:
  1. A) Assam
  2. B) Gujarat
  3. C) Maharashtra
  4. D) Tamil Nadu
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
Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R).

Assertion (A): Many Sanskrit works on music were translated into Persian during the medieval period.
Reason (R): The early chisti sufis were found of musical assemblies called, 'sama'.

Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
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.
Supreme Courts judgement regarding homosexuality is related to which of the following?
  1. A) Section 377 of IPC
  2. B) Article 377 of the Indian Constitution
  3. C) Article 277 of the Indian Constitution
  4. D) None of the above