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545 questions asked in UPSC Prelims.

2005 · Q81GeographyIndian Physical Geographymoderate

Which one of the following is the correct sequence of the given hills starting from the north and going towards the south?

  1. (a)Nallamalai Hills – Nilgiri Hills – Javadi Hills – Anaimalai Hills
  2. (b)Anaimalai Hills – Javadi Hills – Nilgiri Hills – Nallamalai Hills
  3. (c)Nallamalai Hills – Javadi Hills – Nilgiri Hills – Anaimalai Hills
  4. (d)Anaimalai Hills – Nallamalai Hills – Javadi Hills – Nilgiri Hills
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Official answer(c) Nallamalai Hills – Javadi Hills – Nilgiri Hills – Anaimalai Hills

2005 · Q83GeographyAstronomy & Earth–Sun Systemmoderate

Assertion (A): The same face of the Moon is always presented to the Earth. Reason (R): The Moon rotates about its own axis in 23½ days which is about the same time that it takes to orbit the Earth.

  1. (a)Both A and R are individually true and R is the correct explanation of A
  2. (b)Both A and R are individually true 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
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Official answer(c) A is true but R is false

2005 · Q87GeographyAtmosphere & Climatologymoderate

Assertion (A): Wind patterns are clockwise in the northern hemisphere and anti-clockwise in the southern hemisphere. Reason (R): The directions of wind patterns in the northern and the southern hemisphere are governed by the Coriolis Effect.

  1. (a)Both A and R are individually true and R is the correct explanation of A
  2. (b)Both A and R are individually true 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
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Official answer(a) Both A and R are individually true and R is the correct explanation of A

2005 · Q146GeographyPopulation & Demographymoderate

Which one of the following statements is not correct?

  1. (a)There is no definition of the Scheduled Tribe in the Constitution of India.
  2. (b)North-East India accounts for a little over half of the country’s tribal population.
  3. (c)The people known as Todas live in the Nilgiri area.
  4. (d)Lotha is a language spoken in Nagaland.
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Official answer(b) North-East India accounts for a little over half of the country’s tribal population.

2004 · Q66GeographyOceanographymoderate

Which one of the following statements is not correct?

  1. (a)Gulfs with narrow fronts and wider rears experience high tides
  2. (b)Tidal currents take place when a gulf is connected with the open sea by a narrow channel
  3. (c)Tidal bore occurs when a tide enters the narrow and shallow estuary of a river
  4. (d)The tidal nature of the mouth of the river Hooghly is of crucial importance to Kolkata as port
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Official answer(a) Gulfs with narrow fronts and wider rears experience high tides