Previous year MCQs

Indian Geography UPPSC 2006 GS-I
Question

Who is known as "Father of White Revolution" in India?

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option B: V. Kurien

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “V. Kurien”.
Dr. Verghese Kurien is known as the "Father of the White Revolution" in India.

Similar Questions:

Which one of the following sets of states of India has a common boundary with Pakistan:
  1. A) Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab and Rajasthan
  2. B) Punjab, Jammu & Kashmir, Rajasthan and Gujarat
  3. C) Punjab, Haryana, Jammu & Kashmir and Rajasthan
  4. D) Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Rajasthan and Gujarat
Consider the following statements regarding plantation agriculture and sleet the correct answer from the codes given below:

I. Most tropical plantations are situated in the lowland plains.
II. Tropical plantations cluster along coasts.
III. The Amazon Basin has an excellent physical environment for rubber growing but has few workers.

Codes:
  1. A) I and II are true
  2. B) II and III are true
  3. C) I and III are true
  4. D) All are true
Which one of the following pairs is NOT correctly matched?
(Name of local winds) – (Places)
  1. A) Leveche - Spain
  2. B) Brickflelder - Australia
  3. C) Black roller - North America
  4. D) Shamal - Austria
Bisrampur is famous for the mining of:
  1. A) Copper ore
  2. B) Iron ore
  3. C) Coal
  4. D) Manganese
Which of the following States is the largest producer of mica in India:
  1. A) Jharkhand
  2. B) Karnataka
  3. C) Rajasthan
  4. D) Madhya Pradesh
Which of the following statement is correct?

(1) Ram Ganga river joins the Ganga at Kannauj.
(2) River Betwa joins the Yamuna near Prayagraj.

Select the correct answer using the code given below—
Code-
  1. A) Only 1
  2. B) Only 2
  3. C) Both 1 and 2
  4. D) Neither 1 nor 2
When a body is taken from the earth to the moon
  1. A) Its weight increases
  2. B) Its weight decreases
  3. C) Its weight remains unchanged
  4. D) It becomes completely weightless
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  2. B) Bihar's contribution to rice producion — 15.7%
  3. C) State with largest area under rice production — Uttar Pradesh
  4. D) Isohyets that decides western limit of rice production — 100 cm
Which of the following is not correctly matched?
Hot-springs - Location
  1. A) Manikaran – Himachal Pradesh
  2. B) Jwalamukhi – Jammu & Kashmir
  3. C) Anhoni – Madhya Pradesh
  4. D) Tapta Pani – Odisha
Which amongst the following is the largest glacier?
  1. A) Sasaini
  2. B) Gangotri
  3. C) Zemu
  4. D) Siachin
Highest Zinc producing state in India is:
  1. A) Bihar
  2. B) Rajasthan
  3. C) Orissa
  4. D) Uttar Pradesh
Which two of the following are correctly matched ?
Tribe – State

1. Keria – Odisha
2. Kuki – Uttar Pradesh
3. Yanadi – Rajasthan
4. Paliyan – Tamil Nadu

Select the correct answer from the code given below :
Code:
  1. A) 3 and 4
  2. B) 1 and 4
  3. C) 2 and 3
  4. D) 1 and 2