1. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists: ( UPPSC GDC)
List-I List-II
(Lakes) (States)
A. Kolleru 1. Tamil Nadu
B. Loktak 2. Maharashtra
C. Lonar 3. Andhra Pradesh
D. Pulicat 4. Manipur
Codes:
A B CD
(a) 4 3 1 2
(b) 2 1 3 4
(c) 1 2 4 3
(d) 3 4 2 1
Answer. (d) 3 4 2 1
Kolleru Lake ( Andhra Pradesh): Freshwater lake
Loktak Lake ( Manipur): famous for its floating phumdis
Lonar Lake ( Maharashtra): Created by a meteor fall
Pulicat Lake ( Tamil Nadu/Andhra Pradesh): second largest brackish water lagoon in India after Chilika Lake of Odisha.
2. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the code given below: ( UPPSC GDC)
List-I List-I
(Leading Political (Countries)
Geographers)
A. Spykman 1. Sweden
B. Mackinder 2. Germany
C. Haushofer 3. United States
D. Kiellen 4. Great Britain
Codes:
A B C D
(a) 3 4 2 1
(b) 2 1 3 4
(c) 4 2 1 3
(d) 1 3 4 2
Answer. (a) 3 4 2 1
Spykman ( United States): Developer of Rimland Theory
Mackinder ( Great Britain: Developer of Heartland theory
Haushofer ( Germany): Book- Geopolitics of the Pacific Ocean
Kiellen ( Sweden): He first coined the term Geopolitics
3. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the code given below the lists ( UPPSC GDC)
List-I List-II
(Tribes) (Area)
A. Pigmies 1. Kalahari Desert
B. Masai 2. Congo
C. Tutsis 3. Kenya & Tanzania
D. Bushmen 4. Central Africa
Codes:
A B C D
(a) 3 2 1 4
(b)2 3 4 1
(c) 3 1 4 2
(d) 2 1 4 3
Answer. (b)2 3 4 1
Pigmies: Congo
Masai: Eastern Africa | Eastern Sahara Grassland | Kenya & Tanzania
Tutsis: Central Africa
Bushmen ( Also known as San people): Kalahari Desert (Botswana, Namibia, and South Africa)
4. Arrange the following states according to total literacy (2011) in descending order: ( UPPSC GDC)
(i) Bihar
(ii) Mizoram
(iii) Rajasthan
(iv) Uttarakhand
(a) (iv), (iii), (i), (ii)
(b) (ii), (iv), (iii), (i)
(c) (i), (iii), (iv), (ii)
(d) (iii), (iv), (i), (ii)
Answer. (b) (ii), (iv), (iii), (i)
Mizoram ( 91.33 %)
Uttarakhand( 78.82%)
Rajasthan ( 66%)
Bihar ( 61.80%)
5. The philosophical foundations of the discipline of regional planning was laid by ( UPPSC GDC)
(a) Benton Mackaye
(b) J.R. Boudeville
(c) M.J. Elson
(d) J. Friedman
Answer. (a) Benton Mackaye
Benton Mackaye ( American): his landmark 1928 book, "The New Exploration: A Philosophy of Regional Planning."
6. With reference to 'Atal Tunnel,' which of the following statements is/are correct? ( UPPSC 2025)
1. This tunnel is the world's longest highway tunnel.
2. This tunnel is built in the Pir Panjal range of the Himalayas.
Select the correct answer from the code given below:
Code:
(a) Only 2
(b) Neither 1 nor 2
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Only 1
Answer. (a) Only 2
Atal Tunnel ( 9.02 km): The world's longest highway tunnel above an altitude of 10,000 feet (3,000 metres).
This tunnel is built in the Pir Panjal range of the Himalayas, and provides all-weather road connectivity between Manali and the Lahaul-Spiti valley, Himachal Pradesh.
7. With reference to 'ozone layer', which of the following statements is/are correct? ( UPPSC 2025)
1. Ozone layer shields the surface of the earth from the ultraviolet radiations from the sun.
2. Ozone depletion has been linked to the chlorofluorocarbons.
Select the correct answer from the code given below:
Code:
(a) Only 2
(b) Neither 1 nor 2
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Only 1
Answer. (c) Both 1 and 2
Bothe statement is true, Ozone layer is located in the stratosphere ( 15-35 km above the Earth's surface), and it protects the Earth from harmful ultraviolet radiation.
8. Which of the following countries is/are NOT a member of the Gulf Cooperation Council? ( UPPSC 2025)
1. Bahrain 2. Iran
3. Iraq 4. Qatar
Select the correct answer from the code given below:
Code:
(a) 2 and 3
(b) 3 and 4
(c) Only 3
(d) Only 1
Answer. (a) 2 and 3
Gulf Cooperation Council members ( 6) are Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and UAE
9. Match List - I with List II and choose the correct answer using the code given below the lists.
List-I List-II
(Port) (State)
A. Paradeep 1. Tamil Nadu
B. Tuticorin 2. Kerala
C. Kakinada 3. Odisha
D. Alappuzha 4. Andhra Pradesh
Code:
A B C D
(a) 1 3 2 4
(b) 3 1 4 2
(c) 3 1 2 4
(d) 1 3 4 2
Answer. (b) 3 1 4 2
Paradeep: Odisha
Tuticorin ( known as V.O. Chidambaranar Port): Tamil Nadu
Kakinada: Andhra Pradesh
Alappuzha: Kerala
10. Given below are two statements, one is labelled as ( UPPSC 2025)
Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R).
Assertion (A): Sustainable development should take place without damaging the environment and development in the present time should not compromise with the needs of the future generations.
Reason (R): Agenda 21 was signed by world leaders in 1995.
Select the correct answer from the code given below:
Code:
(a) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
(b) (A) is false, but (R) is true
(c) (A) is true, but (R) is false
(d) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
Answer.
Assertion ( A) is correct as per the definition of the Bhudntland Commission Report (1987).
Reason ( R) is false as it was signed in 1992 ( not in 1995) at the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED)—famously known as the Rio Earth Summit.
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