Previous year MCQs

UPPSC 2008 GS-I World Geography
Question

Which one of the following races is correctly matched?

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option D: Bushman-Botswana

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “Bushman-Botswana”.
The Bushmen, also known as the San people, are an indigenous hunter-gatherer culture found in Botswana.

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The wide treeless grassy plain in South America are called
  1. A) Selvas
  2. B) Pampas
  3. C) Prairies
  4. D) Steppes
Select with the help of the codes given below, the components of Green Revolution:

1. High yielding variety seeds
2. Irrigation
3. Rural Electrification
4. Rural roads and marketing
  1. A) 1 and 2 only
  2. B) 1, 2 and 3 only
  3. C) 1, 2 and 4 only
  4. D) All the four
Which one of the following is NOT correctly matched?
  1. A) Detroit – Motor cars
  2. B) Havana – Cigars
  3. C) Sheffield – Cutlery
  4. D) Venice – Ship-building
Death Valley is known for its
  1. A) excessive heat
  2. B) excessive cold
  3. C) abnormal depth
  4. D) excessive salinity
In which of the following years, food grain production had a negative growth rate?
  1. A) 2001-02
  2. B) 2003-04
  3. C) 2004-05
  4. D) 2005-06
Which of the following statements are correct?

1. China is the largest producer of Tobacco in the world
2. India is the largest producer of Jawar in the world
3. Brazil is the largest producer of Soyabean in the world
4. Italy is the largest producer of raw silk in the world

Code:
  1. A) 1 and 2
  2. B) 2 and 3
  3. C) 1 and 3
  4. D) 3 and 4
Which one of the following countries is not a landlocked country?
  1. A) Afghanistan
  2. B) Liberia
  3. C) Laos
  4. D) Luxemburg
Which one of the following is not correct matched?
  1. A) Chinook–U.S.A.
  2. B) Buran–Sahara
  3. C) Blizzard–Chile
  4. D) Samum–Iran
The Equator passes through-
  1. A) Central African Republic
  2. B) Kenya
  3. C) Sarawak
  4. D) Venezuela
Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:
List-I (Different name of tropical cyclone) - List-II (Country)

A. Willy-Willies - 1. Philippines
B. Taifu - 2. Australia
C. Baguio - 3. Japan
D. Hurricanes - 4. U.S.A.

Codes:
  1. A) 3 4 1 2
  2. B) 2 3 4 1
  3. C) 1 3 2 4
  4. D) 2 3 1 4
Recently Pt. Bhimsen Joshi, the renowned classical singer, has been awarded
  1. A) Bharat Ratna
  2. B) Kalidas Samman
  3. C) Padma Bhushan
  4. D) Padma Shri
Match List I and List II and select the correct answer from the code given below:
List-I (Capital) - List-II (Country)

1. Havana - A. Brazil
2. Brasilia - B. Cuba
3. Lusaka - C. Kenya
4. Nairobi - D. Zambia

Code:
  1. A) A-l, B-2, C-3, D-4
  2. B) A-2, B-l, C-4, D-3
  3. C) A-2, B-3, C-l, D-4
  4. D) A-3, B-4 C-l, D-2