UPSC 2009 › Geography

In India, the ports are categorized as major and non-major ports.

Which one of the following is a non-major port?

Which among the following has the world's largest reserves of Uranium ?

Consider the following countries :

1. Australia
2. Namibia
3. Brazil
4. Chile Through which of the above does the Tropic of Capricorn pass ?

In the structure of planet Earth, below the mantle, the core is mainly made up of which one of the following ?

Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched ? City

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Consider the following statements :

1. In the world, the tropical deserts occur along the western margins of continents within the trade wind belt.
2. In India, the East Himalayan region gets high rainfall from north-east winds.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?

Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists :

1. Australia
2. Canada
3. New Zealand
4. USA

List I (Geographic feature) A. Great Victoria Desert B. Grand Canyon C. Lake Winnipeg D. Southern Alps

List II (Country)

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Consider the following statements :

1. Between Census 1951 and Census 2001, the density of the population of India has increased more than three times.
2. Between Census 1951 and Census 2001, the annual growth rate (exponential) of the population of India has doubled.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?

Which one of the following rivers does not originate in India ?

Cape Canaveral, the site from which space shuttles are launched is located on the coast of

At

which one of the following places do two important rivers of India originate; while one of them flows towards north and merges with another important river flowing towards Bay of Bengal, the other one flows towards Arabian Sea ?

Consider the following statements :

1. India does not have any deposits of Thorium.
2. Kerala's monazite sands contain Uranium.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?

Which one among the following South Asian countries has the highest population density ?

Consider the following statements:

1. There are no east flowing rivers in Kerala.
2. There are no west flowing rivers in Madhya Pradesh.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Which one of the following planets has largest number of natural satellites or moons?

In which one of the following places is the Shompen tribe found ?

Consider the following statements :

1. The Baglihar Power Project had been constructed within the parameters of the Indus Water Treaty.
2. The project was completely built by the Union Government with loans from Japan and the World Bank.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?

The Dul Hasti Power Station is based on which one of the following rivers ?

Which one of the following is the country's administrative capital/new federal administrative centre of Malaysia ?