UPSC 2003 › Geography
24 questions · 2003 · answers as per the UPSC key
Which one among the following has the largest shipyard in India?
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Nanda Devi peak forms a part of
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Among the following cities, which one is at the highest altitude above mean sea level?
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Consider the following statements:
- Longitude of Jabalpur’s location is between those of Indore and Bhopal.
- Latitude of Aurangabad’s location is between those of Vadodara and Pune.
- Bangalore is situated more southward than Chennai.
Which of these statements is/are correct?
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Which one among the following States is smallest in area?
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The Basque people who are frequently in the news for their separatist activity live in
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In which one of the following countries is rupee its currency?
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Which one of the following countries is land locked?
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Among the following cities, which one is nearest to the Tropic of Cancer?
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Which one among the following covers the highest percentage of forest area in the world?
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Israel has common borders with
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What is the correct sequence of the rivers—Godavari, Mahanadi, Narmada and Tapti in the descending order of their lengths?
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Life expectancy is highest in the world in
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Which among the following countries has the largest population?
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Assertion (A): The eastern coast of India produces more rice than the western coast.
Reason (R): The eastern coast receives more rainfall than the western coast.
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Assertion (A): The weight of a body decreases with the increase of latitude on earth.
Reason (R): The earth is not a perfect sphere.
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Assertion (A): The amount of moisture in the atmosphere is related to latitude.
Reason (R): The capacity to hold moisture in the form of water vapour is related to temperature.
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Assertion (A): Areas lying within five to eight degrees latitude on either side of the equator receive rainfall throughout the year.
Reason (R): High temperatures and high humidity cause convectional rain to fall mostly in the afternoons near the equator.
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Which one of the following countries does NOT border the Caspian Sea?
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Which one among the following languages has largest number of speakers in the world?
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Survey of India is under the Ministry of
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The thermal power plant of Bokaro is located in
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Which amongst the following States has the highest population density as per Census 2001?
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The waterfall ‘Victoria’ is associated with the river