Previous year MCQs

Indian Geography UPPSC 1999 GS-I
Question

Which one of the following towns is nearest to the Tropic of Cancer?

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option A: Agartala

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “Agartala”.
Agartala is the town nearest to the Tropic of Cancer among the given options.

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Rajasthan desert or Thar desert is the expanse of which of the following?
  1. A) Pliocene
  2. B) Paleocene
  3. C) Pleistocene and recent deposits
  4. D) Oligocene
Obra Thermal Power Plant was established with the help of-
  1. A) Soviet Russia
  2. B) Japan
  3. C) Germany
  4. D) America
ISO 14001 is:
  1. A) an international spy network to watch nuclear explosion in any part of the world
  2. B) a Pakistani network to organise terrorist activities in India
  3. C) an international certificate issued to industrial units for having established Pollution Control System
  4. D) a certificate issued by the Government regarding the quality of a product
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  2. B) Kerala
  3. C) Assam
  4. D) Arunachal Pradesh
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  2. B) Kerala
  3. C) Orissa
  4. D) Tamil Nadu
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  2. B) Tapti
  3. C) Krishna
  4. D) Mahanadi
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  2. B) Lingaraj Temple
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  2. B) Andhra Pradesh
  3. C) Bihar
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  2. B) Mercury
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  4. D) Saturn
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Which of the following statements are true about the Rajasthan Desert? Use the codes given below to select the correct answer:

1. It is the most densely populated desert of the world.
2. It is about 10,000 years old mainly caused by excessive human interference.
3. Here only 40 to 60 percent of the area is suitable for farming.
4. The increase in net sown area has adversely affected the coverage of grazing lands.

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