Practice 2006 Geography MCQ questions for UPSC Prelims. Click an option to reveal the answer and explanation instantly.
Other than India and China, which one of the following groups of countries border Myanmar?
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Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched? Well-known Place Country
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Through which one of the following groups of countries does the Equator pass?
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Consider the following statements: 1. Length of a terrestrial mile is lesser than that of a nautical mile. 2. Harmattan is a dusty land-wind of the East African Coast. 3. Greece and Albania form a part of the Iberian Peninsula. Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
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Which one of the following countries is the leading producer of uranium?
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Huangpu River flows through which one of the following cities?
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Claims to the historical Macedonian territory have been a bone of contention between which of the following countries?
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The Bermuda Triangle extends up to which of the following places? 1. Southern Florida 2. Puerto Rico 3. Hawaiian Islands Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
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Match List-I(Centre of Handicrafts) with List-II(State) and select the correct answer:
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Match items in the List-I with List-II and select the correct answer:
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Consider the following statements concerning the Indian Railways.
1. The Head Quarters of the North Western Railway are located at Jodhpur.
2. “Indrail Pass” has been created especially for freedom fighters and sportspersons.
3. Fairy Queen is a train using the world’s oldest working engine...
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From North towards South, which one of the following is the correct sequence of the given rivers in India?
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Match List-I(National Park/Wildlife Sanctuary) with List-II(Nearby Town) and select the correct answer:
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Which one of the following statements is not correct?
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Match List-I(Valley) with List-II(State) and select the correct answer:
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Assertion(A): The percentage of net sown area in the total area of Andhra Pradesh is less as compared to that of West Bengal.
Reason(R): The soil of most of Andhra Pradesh is laterite.
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Consider the following statements:
1. The Appellate Tribunal for electricity has been established by each state government in India.
2. One of the components of the Accelerated Power Development and Reforms Programme(APDRP) is the up gradation of sub-transmission and distribution systems for electricity in India.
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Consider the following statements:
1. Petronet LNG Ltd. is setting up another LNG terminal at Mangalore.
2. The Head Office of the Dredging Corporation of India is at Visakhapatnam.
3. The Narwapahar Mine is operated by the Uranium Corporation of India Limited.
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In which one of the following oceans Diamantina Trench is situated?
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Assertion(A): To orbit around the Sun the planet Mars takes lesser time than the time taken by the earth.
Reason(R): The diameter of the planet Mars is less than that of earth.
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