U.P.P.C.S. (Main) EXAMINATION – 2007 GENERAL STUDIES (FIRST PAPER)
1. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched ?
(a) Ghana – Accra
(b) Kenya – Nairobi
(c) Namibia – Windhooks
(d) Nigeria – Rabat
2. Through which of the following straits does a tunnel connect the United Kingdom and France ?
(a) Davis Strait
(b) Denmark Strait
(c) Strait of Dover
(d) Strait of Gibralter
3. In which of the following group of countries maize is used as staple food ?
(a) Western Europe
(b) Russia
(c) Middle Africa
(d) South-East Asia
UPPSC UPPCS Mains Exam 2008 General Studies I Question Paper
4. The biggest port in India is
(a) Vishakhapatnam
(b) Mumbai
(c) Tuticorin
(d) Kandla
5. Sankosh river forms boundary between
(a) Bihar and West Bengal
(b) Assam and Arunachal Pradesh
(c) Assam and West Bengal
(d) Bihar and Jharkhand
6. Pir Panjal range lies in
(a) Arunachal Pradesh
(b) Jammu and Kashmir
(c) Punjab
(d) Uttarakhand
7. Which of the following city of Uttar Pradesh is not joined by national Highway 2 ?
(a) Agra
(b) Allahabad
(c) Lucknow
(d) Varanasi
8. Which of the following rivers is an example of the superimposed drainage ?
(a) Alaknanda
(b) Kosi
(c) Chambal
(d) Godawari
9. Which factors have facilitated the locational shift of the sugar industry from North India to South India ?
1. Per acre higher yield of sugarcane
2. Higher sucrose content of sugar cane
3. Longer crushing season
4. Cheap Labour
Select the correct answer from the code given below:
Code:
(a) 1 and 2
(b) 2 and 3
(c) 1, 2and 3
(d) 2, 3 and 4
10. Which of the following crops are grown mostly under subsistence farming ?
(a) Millets and Rice
(b) Cotton and Tobacco
(c) Tea and Coffee
(d) Vegetables and Fruits
11. Teak and Sal are the products of
(a) Tropical Dry Deciduous Forests
(b) Tropical Evergreen Forests
(c) Tropical Thorn Forests
(d) Alpine Forests
12. On which one of the following rivers is ‘Tulbul’ Project located ?
(a) Chenab
(b) Ravi
(c) Beas
(d) Jhelum
13. Which one of the following is the actual source of the Son river ?
(a) Amarkantak in Shahdol district
(b) Son Muda in Shahdol district
(c) Son Bachharwar in Bilaspur district
(d) Mandla plateau
14. Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched ?
Nuclear Plant Year of Commissioning
(a) Kota – 1989
(b) Kakrapar – 1984
(c) Kaiga – 1999
(d) Kalpakkam – 1995
15. Rubber industry in India is located at
(a) Panjim
(b) Bangalore
(c) Puducheri
(d) Aurangabad
16. In March 2009 the Brahmos Missile was tested at
(a) Pokharan
(b) Chandipur
(c) Cape Canveral
(d) Sri Harikota
17. The countries, which participated in Malabar-2009exercises, were
(a) China. England. Russia
(b) (b) China. India. Russia
(e) India, USA. Japan
(d) Japan, England, USA
18. Three ‘Phalcon AWACS’ supplied by Israel were received in India for the first time in
(a) March 2009
(b) April 2009
(c) May 2009
(d) February 2009
19. The winner of Nobel Peace Prize for 2008 is
(a) M Gore
(b) Muhammad Yunus
(c) Martti Ahtisaari
(d) Wangari Maathai
20. Who among the following has been chosen for ‘Hoover Medal’ in March 2009 for his contribution to the upliftment of the poor and the rural people ?
(a) Sam Patroda
(b) A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
(c)M.S. Swaminathan
(d) Baba Amte
21. In April 2009 (.-20 Summit was held in
(a) Geneva
(b) London
(c) Paris
(d) Rome
22. India was represented in the Annual Meet of the World Economic Forum, held in Davos (Switzerland) in January 2009. by
(a) Manmohan Singh
(b) Kamal Nath
(c) P.Chidambaram
(d) Kapil Sibbal
23. The first woman to be the Speaker of Lok Sabha is
(a) Vijay Lakshmi Pandit
(b) Sarojini Naidu
(c) Indira Gandhi
(d) Mcera Kumar
24. Which movie has been given the Best Movie Award in 66th Golden Globe Awards ?
(a) Mall E
(b) Slumdog Millionaire
(c) The Dark. Night
(d) The Reader
25. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched ?
Recent Padma Awards
Awardees
(a) Bhimsen Joshi – Bharat Ratna
(b) Abhinav Bindra – Padma Vibhushan
(c) Shekhar Gupta – Padma Bhushan
(d) Aishwarya Rai – Padma Shri
26. Who among the following won the best actor award in the awards ceremony of International Indian Film Academy held at Macau ?
(a) Amitabh Bachchan
(b) Hritik Roshan
(c) Ahhishek Bachchan
(d) Salman Khan
27. Where did Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, having taken charge of the new government after2009 elections, meet Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari for the first time ?
(a) Cairo
(b) London
(c) Shanghai
(d) Yekaterinburg
28. Which among the following countries attended as observers the Shanghai Cooperation Organization(SCO) Summit held on 16 June 2009 ?
1. Russia
2. India
3. Pakistan
4. Iran
Select the correct answer from the code given below:
Code:
(a) 1 and 2
(b) 2 and 3
(c) 3 and 4
(d) 2. 3 and 4
29. Name the player who has been awarded the 2008Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award ?
(a) Sachin Tendulkar
(b) Anil Kumble
(c) Gautam Gambhir
(d) M. S. Dhoni
30. The only Indian Gold Medal Winner in Olympic 2008 is
(a) Sudesh kumar
(b) Pankaj Advani
(c) Mahesh Bhupati
(d) Abhinav Bindra
31. The winner of Asia Cup Hockey Tournament 2009 was
(a) China
(b) Malaysia
(c) Pakistan
(d) South Korea
32. The Winner State of 17th Senior National Women’s Football Championship held in March 2009, was
(a) Manipur
(b) Nagaland
(c) Tamil Nadu
(d) West Bengal
33. The two games, which have been excluded from the Olympic Games to be held in 2012 in London, are
(a) Badminton and Table Tennis
(b) Basket Ball and Volleyball
(c) Tennis and Wrestling
(d) Soft Ball and Baseball
34. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched ?
(a) Sushi] Kumar – Wrestling
(b) Anand Pawar – Badminton
(c) ArjunRao – Archery
(d) Pankaj Advani – Shooting
35. The captain of the Indian Hockey Team which won Sultan Azlan Shah Hockey Tournament, 2009 was
(a) DilipTirkey
(b) Rajphal Singh
(c) Sandeep Singh
(d) V. Raghunath
36. Asia Cup Hockey Tournament was held in May2009 in
(a) India
(b) Malaysia
(c) South Korea
(d) UAE
37. In which of the following States the National Games, 2011 will be held?
(a) Delhi
(b) Goa
(c) Maharashtra
(d) Rajasthan
38. A cropping system where crops are grown in the inter spaces between rows of planted trees is called
(a) Relay cropping
(b) Mixed cropping
(c) Inter-cropping
(d) Alley cropping
39. Application of gypsum is required more in the crop of
(a) Paddy
(b) Berseem
(c) Wheat
(d) Groundnut
40. The upper limit of available water in soil is determined at
(a) bar
(b) bar
(c) bar
(d) 1bar
41. The place of origin of red gram is
(a) America
(b) India
(c) South Africa
(d) Egypt
42. University of Horticulture and forestry is located at
(a) Coimbatore
(b) Solan
(c) Palampur
(d) Pant Nagar
43. Heroin is obtained from
(a) Indian hemp
(b) Opium poppy
(c) Tobacco
(d) Arecanut
44. The leading producer of Soyabean in India is
(a) Chhattisgarh
(b) Madhya Pradesh
(c) Maharashtra
(d) Uttar Pradesh
45. ‘Varuna’ is a variety of
(a) Mustard
(b) Linseed
(c) Sunflower
(d) Sesamum
46. Farming of cloves is done in
(a) Kerala
(b) Karnataka
(c) Tamil Nadu
(d) Uttar Pradesh
47. Consider the following statements :
Assertion (A) : West Bengal is the leading producer of fish in India.
Reason (R) : West Bengal has well developed fishing industry along the sea coast.
Select the correct answer from the code given below:
Code:
(a) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(b) Both (A) and (R) arc true, but(R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(c) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(d) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
48. In India the largest area under rice cultivation lies in the State of
(a) Andhra Pradesh
(b) Orissa
(c) Uttar Pradesh
(d) West Bengal
49. The most popular sport goods come from
(a) Ludhiana
(b) Jalandhar
(c) Kanpur
(d) Agra
50. Which bank became the first bank to open its branch in China ?
(a) IDBI Bank
(b) HDFC Bank
(c) State Bank of India
(d) Punjab National Bank
51. After the merger of Air India and Indian Airlines, the new entity is now known as
(a) Indian Airways
(b) India Airlines
(c) Air India
(d) Indo-Air
52. Which sector got high rate of growth in its cooperative units ?
(a) Sugar
(b) Cotton textile
(c) Jute
(d) Cement
53. The headquarters of the World Bank are at
(a) Manila
(b) Washington
(c) New York
(d) Geneva
54. Inside trading is related to
(a) Share market
(b) Horse racing
(c) Taxation
(d) International trade
55. Mixed Economy means
(a) co-existence of small and large industries
(b) co-existence of public and private sectors
(c) co-existence of rich and poor
(d) promoting both agriculture and industry in the economy
56. Diesel Locomotive engines are manufactured in India at
(a) Chitranjan
(b) Jamshedpur
(c) Varanasi
(d) Chennai
57. Invisible Export means export of
(a) Services
(b) Prohibited goods
(c) Unrecorded goods
(d) Goods through smuggling
58. The headquarters of World Trade Organization are at
(a) Doha
(b) Geneva
(c) Rome
(d) New York
59. The city of Jaunpur was founded by
(a) MuhammadTughlaq
(b) Firoz Shah Tughlaq
(c) Ibrahim Shah Sharqi
(d) Sikandar Lodi
60. The density of population of Uttar Pradesh according to 2001 Census, is
(a) 689 per square km
(b) 589 per square km
(c) 489 per square km
(d) 389 per square km
61. In U.P. which one of the following tribes has the height population ?
(a) Saharia
(b) Tharu
(c) Agaria
(d) Mahigir
62. The State of Uttar Pradesh accounts for
(a) 60 Lok Sabha scats
(b) 70 Lok Sabha seats
(c) 80 Lok Sabha seats
(d) 90 Lok Sabha seats
63. Obra Thermal Power Plant was established with the help of
(a) Soviet Russia
(b) Japan
(c) Germany
(d) America
64. According to 2001 Census the female literacy percentage in U.P. is
(a) 38.87
(b) 43.53
(c) 33.12
(d) 42.22
65. Which is the highest Dam in U.P. ?
(a) Mata-Tila
(b) Mela
(c) Rihand
(d) Ram-Ganga
66. In U.P. Uranium is available in the district of
(a) Lalitpur
(b) Jhansi
(c) Mirjapur
(d) Hamirpur
67. Firozabad is famous for producing
(a) Bangles
(b) Locks
(c) Knives
(d) Shoes
68. Which one of the following is not a folk song of U.P. ?
(a) Birha
(b) Dhola Maru
(c) Kajri
(d) Rasia
69. Syed Salar Fair is held at
(a) Bahraich
(b) Mankapur
(c) Barabanki
(d) Khalilabad
70. In U.P. Urdu Training and Research Centre is situated in
(a) Barabanki
(b) Bareilly
(c) Lucknow
(d) Rampur
71. Central Institute of Subtropical Horticulture is located at
(a) Jhansi
(b) Saharanpur
(c) Lucknow
(d) Varanasi
72. The earliest evidence of agriculture in Indian subcontinent is found at
(a) Lothal
(b) Harappa
(c) Mehrgarh
(d) Mundigak
73. During the Rig Vedic period Niska was an ornament of
(a) ear
(b) neck
(c) arm
(d) wrist
74. Which of the following were regarded as the hub of Aryan culture during the later Vedic Period ?
(a) Anga, Magadh
(b) Kosal, Vidcha
(c) Kuru. Panchal
(d) Matsya, Surascna
75. Who among the following was the first to take initiative for water resource management in the Girnar region ?
(a) ChandraguptaMaurya
(b) Asoka
(c) Rudradaman
(d) Skandagupta
76. That Lumbini was the birth place of Gautama Buddha, is confirmed by an inscription of
(a) Asoka
(b) Kanishka
(c) Harsha
(d) Dharmapala
77. Who among the following Gupta Kings had another name Devagupta?
(a) Samudragupta
(b) Chandragupta II
(c) Kumaragupta
(d) None of the above
78. Kumaradevi, a queen of Govinda Chandra Gahadavala, constructed Dharma-Chakra-JinaVihara at
(a) Bodha Gaya
(b) Rajgrih
(c) Kushinagar
(d) Sarnath
79. Which of the following dynasties frequently assigned to the ladies high ranking positions inadministration ?
(a) Chola
(b) Chalukya
(c) Pala
(d) Sena
80. Who among the following Rajput rulers is known to have written a book on music ?
(a) JayachandraGahadavala
(b) Prithviraj Chauhan
(c) RanaKumbha
(d) Man Singh
81. Which Sultan of Delhi was a contemporary of the Mongol leader Chengiz Khan ?
(a) Iltutmish
(b) Razia
(c) Balban
(d) AlauddinKhalji
82. Who among the following was the continuing link between Sher Shah and Akbar in the Field of land revenue administration ?
(a) Birbal
(b) Todar Mai
(c) Bhagwan Das
(d) Bhar Mai
83. With which medieval ruler would you associate the statement ‘I would have lost the empire just for a handful of millet’ ?
(a) AlauddinKhalji
(b) Muhammad Tughlaq
(c) Sher Shah
(d) Aurangzeb
84. The Maratha King became a non-entity and the Peshwa the virtual ruler from the time of
(a) BalajiVishwanath
(b) BajiRao I
(c) BalajiRao
(d) MadhavRao I
85. Thomas Roe was received in audience by Jehangir at
(a) Agra
(b) Ajmer
(c) Delhi
(d) Fatehpur Sikn
86. Which one of the following musical instruments was mastered by Aurangzeb ?
(a) Sitar
(b) Pakhawaj
(c) Veena
(d) None of the above
87. Which son of Aurangzeb revolted against his father, weakening the latter’s position against the Rajputs?
(a) Azam
(b) Akbar
(c) Muazzam
(d) Kam Baksh
88. Who were the first Europeans to come to India for trade ?
(a) Dutch
(b) English
(c) French
(d) Portuguese
89. What did the Act V of 1843 make illegal?
(a) Child marriage
(b) Infanticide
(c) Sati
(d) Slavery
90. Who among the following was the leader of the revolution of 18S7 in Assam ?
(a) DiwanManiramDutta
(b) Kandarpcshwar Singh
(c) Purandar Singh
(d) PialiBarua
91. Which of the following Acts transferred the Government of India from East India Company to the Crown ?
(a) Government of India Act 1858
(b) Indian Councils Act 1861
(c) Royal Titles Act 1876
(d) Indian Councils Act 1892
92. The first meeting of Indian National Congress was held at
(a) Bombay
(b) Poona
(c) Madras
(d) Calcutta
93. The paper ‘Indians Mirror’ was published during1880 from
(a) Bombay
(b) Calcutta
(c) Madras
(d) Pondicherry
94. Name the organization formed by Surendranath Banerjee which merged with the Indian National Congress in 1886
(a) East India Association
(b) London India Society
(c) Indian Association
(d) Indian National Conference
95. Who among the following introduced the Vernacular Press Act ?
(a) Lord Lytton
(b) Lord Ripon
(c) Lord Curzon
(d) Lord Hastings
96. The President of Surat Session of Indian National Congress, 1907 was
(a) R.B.Ghosh
(b) B.G. Tilak
(c) AnnieUesant
(d) G. K. Gokhale
97. Who among the following had started Indian Home Rule Society in London ?
(a) Annie Bcsant
(b) BalGungadharTilak
(c) Shyamji Krishna Verma
(d) Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
98. The first Trade Union was founded in India in the year 1918 by
(a) N.M.Joshi
(b) B.P. Wadia
(c) V.V. Giri
(d) S.A. Dange
99. Who resigned from the membership of Viceroy’s Executive Council as a protest against JallianwalaBagh Massacre ?
(a) Mahatma Gandhi
(b) Rabindranath Tagore
(c) Shankaran Nair
(d) Jamnalal Bajaj
100. Who had opposed the Champaran Satyagraha of Mahatma Gandhi ?
(a) RabindranathTagrore
(b) N. G. Ranga
(c) RajkumarShukla
(d) Rajendra Prasad
101. In which one of the following languages was the first issue of the Journal Ghadar published ?
(a) Urdu
(b) Hindi
(c) English
(d) Marathi
102. Who was the author of the book ‘Bandi Jiwan’ ?
(a) Dinabandhu Mitra
(b) HemaChandrakar
(c) Ram Prasad BismiI
(d) SachindraSanyal
103. Consider the following events connectd with Indian National Movement:
1. Gandhi-Irvin Pact
2. Execution of Bhagai Singh
3. Karachi Session of Indian National Congress. 1931
4. Martyrdom of Chandra Shekhar Azad
Find the correct chronological order of the events from the code given below :
Code:
(a) 4, 1, 2, 3
(b) 1, 2.3, 4
(c) 2, 3, 4, 1
(d) 4, 1, 3, 2
104. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer by using the codes given below the lists :
List-I List-II
A. Annie Besant 1. Home Rule Movement
B. Dr. Rajcndra Prasad 2. Champaran Satyagraha
C. Jawahar Lai Nehru 3. Lucknow .Session of Indian National Congress. 1916
D. AmbikaCharan Majumdar 4. Lahore Session of Indian National Congress, 1929
Code:
A B C D
(a) 1 2 4 3
(b) 1 2 3 4
(c) 4 3 2 1
(d) 3 2 1 4
105. Who among the following said about the Act of1935 ‘a car which has brake but no engine’ ?
(a) Jawahar Lai Nehru
(b) C. Rajgopalachari
(c) Mahatma Gandhi
(d) S.C. Bose
106. Who formed the Radical Democratic Party in 1940 ?
(a) Indrasen
(b) M.N.Roy
(c) Somendranath Tagore
(d) ShachindranathSanyal
107. Who started the individual Satyagraha ?
(a) Mahatma Gandhi
(b) PattabhiSitaramayya
(c) Jawahar Lai Nehru
(d) VinobaBhave
108. Who among the following called the movements of Gandhiji as ‘political blackmail’ ?
(a) Lord Chelmsford
(b) Lord Wavel
(c) Lord Linlithgow
(d) Lord Motague
109. Muslim League observed the ‘Direct Action Day’ on
(a) 12 August 1942
(b) 16 August 1943
(c) l6 August!946
(d) 14Augustl947
110. Arrange in choronolgical order the following events which occurred during post-independence period:
1. Liberation of Goa
2. Dalai Lama fled to India
3. Chou En-Lai visited India
4. India visit of Khrushchev and Bulganin
Select the correct answer from the code given below :
Code:
(a) 1.3,2.4
(b) 2. 1.4,3
(c) 3.4. 1.2
(d) 4.2.3. 1
111. Who among the following were responsible for the creation of Ratha monuments at Mamallapurani?
(a) Cholas
(b) Pallavas
(c) Pandyas
(d) Chalukyas
112. The ancient monuments of Elephanta are mostly
I. Buddhist
2. Jain
3. Saivite
4. Vaishanvite
Select the correct answer from the code given below :
Code:
(a) 1
(b) 2
(c) 3
(d) 1 and 3
113. Which of the following temples is considered as a wonder of rock-cut architecture ?
(a) Brihadisvara Temple, Tanjavur
(b) Lingaraja Temple, Bhubaneshwar
(c) Kailasa Temple, Ellora
(d) KandariaMahadeva Temple, Khajuraho
114. Ruins of which of the following represent the old capital of Vijayanagar?
(a) Ahmadnagar
(b) Bijapur
(c) Golconda
(d) Hampi
115. Which one of the following is not correctly matched ?
(a) Akbar’s Tomb – Sikandara
(b) Jahangir’sTomb – Sahdara
(c) Tomb of Shaikh – FatchpurSikriSalimChishli
(d) Tomb of Shaikh – AjmerNizamuddinAulia
116. Which of the following was the birth place of Guru Nanak ?
(a) Amritsar
(b) Nabha
(c) Nankana
(d) Nander
117. Where did Maharaja Jaisingh II built observatories ?
1. Delhi
2. Jaipur
3. Ujjain
4. Varanasi
Select the correct answer from the code given below:
Code :
(a) 1 and 2
(b) 1 and 3
(c) 2and-3
(d) 1.2, 3 and 4
118. Who among the following transformed the traditional Ganapati festival of Maharashtra into a national festival and gave it a political character ?
(a) Ramdas
(b) Shivaji
(c) MahadevGovindRanade
(d) BalGangadharTilak
119. Who among the following had founded the ‘Indian Society of Oriental Art’ to revive ancient art traditions of India ?
(a) Abarimdra Nath Tagore
(b) Nand Lai Bose
(c) Asil Kumar Haldhar
(d) Amrita Shergill
120. Who among the following was offered membership of the Royal Asiatic Society of Paris ?
(a) DadabhaiNaoroji
(b) Michael MadhusudanDutta
(c) Raja Rammohan Roy
(d) Vivekanand
121. The list University Chair of Sanskrit was founded in
(a) England
(b) France
(c) Germany
(d) Russia
122. Who among the following had said, ‘God intended me to look upon all religions with one eye, that is why he took away the light from the other’ ?
(a) MahiirajaRanjit Singh
(b) Maharaja Sher Singh
(c) Maharaja Dalip Singh
(d) None of the above
123. Who among the following deities is represented in art as holding a plough ?
(a) Krishna
(b) Balarama
(c) Kartikeya
(d) Maitreya
124. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched ?
(a) Jawahar Lal Nehru – Hind Swaraj
(b) MauhnaAbul – India Wins Freedom Kalam Azad
(c) Subhash Chandra – Indian Struggle Bose
(d) Lala Lajpat Rai – Unhappy India
125. Which one of the following will be the year of Saka Samvat in December 2009.
(a) 1931
(b) 1952
(c) 2066
(d) 2087
126. The smallest million city of India is
(a) Amritsar
(b) Allahabad
(c) Rajkoi
(d) Vijayawada
127. Why is Dhanbad most densely inhabited district of Chhotanagpur plateau ?
(a) Fertile soil and irrigational facilities by canals from the Damodar.
(b) Availability of coal iron ore, mica, copper etc.
(c) Development of mining industries and industrialization.
(d) All the above
128. Which one of the following classes of towns are included in the category of small towns by the Census of India ?
(a) Class VI
(b) Class V and VI
(c) Class IV. V and VI
(d) Class III.IV. V and VI
129. In India maximum number of cities reporting slums are found in
(a) Andhra Pradesh
(b) Maharashtra
(c) Tamil Nadu
(d) Uttar Pradesh
130. The coast areas of which of the following oceans are called ‘ring of fire’ ?
(a) Atlantic Ocean
(b) Pacific Ocean
(c) Indian Ocean
(d) None of the above
131. ‘Operation Green’ was launched in Uttar Pradesh on
(a) July 1, 2001
(b) October 2, 2001
(c) July 1, 2005
(d) June 6, 2006
132. The Country which has the finest system of protected lands in the world is
(a) China
(b) Costa Rica
(c) India
(d) Switzerland
133. In India maximum alkali area is found in the State of
(a) Gujarat
(b) Haryana
(c) Punjab
(d) Uttar Pradesh
134. In India Project Elephant was launched in the year
(a) 1968
(b) 1970
(c) 1972
(d) 1974
135. Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched ?
(a) Simlipal – Assam
(b) Nokrek – Meghalaya
(c) DehongDcbang – Sikkim
(d) Agasthymalai – Karnataka
136. According to the 2001 Census Report, male female ratio in India is
(a) 1000:930
(b) 1000:934
(c) 1000:926
(d) 1000:933
137. Which State of India has the largest Muslim population according to the 2001 Census ?
(a) Assam
(b) Bihar
(c) Uttar Pradesh
(d) West Bengal
138. Among the following States which one has the highest sex ratio, according to 2001 Census ?
(a) Andhra Pradesh
(b) Chhattisgarh
(c) Himachal Pradesh
(d) Jharkhand
139. The State which recorded the minimum population growth rate during 1991-2001 is
(a) Andhra Pradesh
(b) Kerala
(c) Tamil Nadu
(d) West Bengal
140. In which year was the first regular Census held in India?
(a) 1921
(b) 1881
(c) 1911
(d) 1931
141. Which of the following countries are included in the “Golden Crescent” ?
1. Afghanistan
2. Iran
3. Iraq
4. Pakistan
Select the correct answer from the code given below :
Code:
(a) 1 and 2
(b) 3 and 4
(c) 1.2and 3
(d) 1.2 and 4
142. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched ?
(a) Kimbcrley – Diamond
(b) Witwatersrand – Gold
(c) Katomga – Copper
(d) Saar – Iron ore
143. Which one of the following countries has the highest birth rate ?
(a) Afghanistan
(b) Bangladesh
(c) India
(d) Pakistan
144. Alexandria is a port of
(a) Egypt
(b) Israel
(c) Jordan
(d) Libya
145. Which one of the following South Asian countries has the highest population density ?
(a) Sri Lanka
(b) India
(c) Nepal
(d) Pakistan
146. Persian Gulf does not form border with
(a) Bahrain
(b) Iraq
(c) Kuwait
(d) Oman
147. Which one of the following countries is the third largest economy of the world ?
(a) Japan
(b) Malaysia
(c) India
(d) China
148. The Equator passes through
(a) Central African Republic
(b) Kenya
(c) Sarawak
(d) Venezuela
149. Which of the following pairs is correctly matched ?
Minerals Producing areas
(a) Copper – Arizona
(b) Coal – Carajas
(c) Iron Ore – Rastanura
(d) Petroleum – Donbas
150. Which of the following are active volcanoes ?
1. Aconcagua
2. Cotopopaxi
3. Etna
4. Fujiyama
Select the correct answer from the code given below :
Code:
(a) 1 and 2
(b) 3 and 4
(c) 1, 2 and 3
(d) 2, 3 and 4
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