Previous year MCQs

Indian Geography UPPSC 2009 GS-I
Question

Which of the following tribes of India practise polyandry?

1. Gonds
2. Nagas
3. Jaunsaris
4. Todas

Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
Codes:

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option C: 3 and 4

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “3 and 4”.
Polyandry was practiced by Todas and Jaunsaris.

Similar Questions:

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.
The cardinal features of political system in India are

1. It is a democratic republic.
2. It has a Parliamentary form of Government.
3. The Supreme power vests in the people of India.
4. It provides for a unified authority.

Select the correct answer from the codes given below: Codes:
  1. A) 1 and 2
  2. B) 1, 2 and 3
  3. C) 2, 3 and 4
  4. D) All the four
Which one of the following years is known as the "Year of the Great Divide" with regard to population, after which there has been a continuous and rapid growth in India's population?
  1. A) 1911
  2. B) 1921
  3. C) 1941
  4. D) 1951
Which of the following state get benefited maximum from Sardar Sarovar?
  1. A) Gujarat
  2. B) Orissa
  3. C) Madhya Pradesh
  4. D) Rajasthan
Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer by using the codes given below the lists:
List-I List-II

A. EEG - 1. Muscle
B. ECG - 2. Eye
C. EOG - 3. Brain
D. EMG - 4. Heart

Code:
A B C D
  1. A) 1 2 3 4
  2. B) 3 4 2 1
  3. C) 2 3 4 1
  4. D) 4 3 1 2
Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
  1. A) Kalinga Award - Popularization of Science
  2. B) David Cohen Award - Literature
  3. C) Borlaug Award - Agriculture
  4. D) Pulitzer Prize - Progress in religion
Centre-State relations in India are dependent upon

1. Constitutional provisions
2. Conventions and practices
3. Judicial interpretations
4. Mechanisms for dialogue

Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
  1. A) 1 and 2
  2. B) 1,2 and 3
  3. C) 2, 3 and 4
  4. D) All the four
The most popular sport goods come from-
  1. A) Ludhiana
  2. B) Jalandhar
  3. C) Kanpur
  4. D) Agra
Tulbul project is associated with the river:
  1. A) Beas
  2. B) Ravi
  3. C) Jhelum
  4. D) Sutlej
Which of the following Scheduled Tribes are found in Uttar Pradesh? Select the correct answer from the code given below:

1. Bhoksa
2. Bhotia
3. Raji
4. Tharu

Code:
  1. A) 1 and 2
  2. B) 2 and 3
  3. C) 1 and 4
  4. D) 4
Which of the following areas have an average of 200 mm rainfall in India?
  1. A) Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka
  2. B) Jammu and Kashmir
  3. C) West Bengal, Orissa, Bihar
  4. D) Assam, Manipur, Tripura
Which one of the following is not correctly matched?
  1. A) Angamis-Nagaland
  2. B) Birhors-Jharkhand
  3. C) Khasis-Arunachal Pradesh
  4. D) Todas-Tamil Nadu