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UPPSC 2003 GS-I World Geography
Question

White mountains are located in:

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Option D: U.S.A.

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “U.S.A.”.
The White Mountains are a mountain range located in the United States.

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The correct sequence of the following countries in terms of total railway length in the world in descending order is:
  1. A) Canada, Germany, U.S.A., India
  2. B) Germany, U.S.A., Canada, India
  3. C) India, U.S.A., Germany, Canada
  4. D) U.S.A., Canada, India, Germany
Today the most urbanised country of the world is
  1. A) Germany
  2. B) Japan
  3. C) Singapore
  4. D) U.S.A.
Which of the following is the oldest and deepest lake of the world?
  1. A) Lake Baikal
  2. B) Lake Huron
  3. C) Victoria Lake
  4. D) Lake Winnipeg
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  1. A) Australia
  2. B) China
  3. C) Chile
  4. D) U.S.A
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  1. A) North-Eastern Coast
  2. B) Southern Coast
  3. C) Eastern Coast
  4. D) South-Western Coast
Which one of the following denotes water salinity gradient?
  1. A) Thermocline
  2. B) Halocline
  3. C) Pycnocline
  4. D) Chemocline
The Tropic of Cancer does not pass through:
  1. A) Egypt
  2. B) India
  3. C) Iran
  4. D) Myanmar
90°E Ridge lies in:
  1. A) Atlantic Ocean
  2. B) Indian ocean
  3. C) Pacific ocean
  4. D) Mediterranean sea
Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below the lists:
List-I (Grasslands) - List-II (Continent)

(A) Lanos - (1) North America
(B) Steppe - (2) Africa
(C) Praries - (3) Europe
(D) Veld - (4) South America
  1. A) A-4, B-3, C-1, D-2
  2. B) A-2, B-3, C-4, D-1
  3. C) A-4, B-3, C-2, D-1
  4. D) A-4, B-1, C-3, D-2
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  1. A) Marine stream
  2. B) Sea breeze
  3. C) Longitude
  4. D) Latitude
'Mount Newman' is famous for which of the following minerals?
  1. A) Iron ore
  2. B) Manganese
  3. C) Copper
  4. D) Bauxite
About 50% of the world population concentrated between the latitudes of:
  1. A) 5° N and 20° N
  2. B) 20° N and 40° N
  3. C) 40° N and 60° N
  4. D) 20° S and 40° S