UPSC IAS

Which of the following river cuts tropic of capricorn twice ?

a.)Orange River
b.)Limpopo River
c.)Congo River
d.)Mahi River

निम्न में से कौनसी नदी मकर रेखा को दो बार काटती है ?
क.) ऑरेंज नदी
ख.) लिम्पोपो नदी
ग.) कॉन्गो नदी
घ.) माही नदी

Which of the following lakes are correctly matched which the respective countries they are situated in?
1. Lake Baikal: Russia
2. Lake Akan: Indonesia
3. Lake Matano: Japan
4. Qinghai Lake: China
Select the correct option from the codes given below:
(a) 1 and 4 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1, 2 and 3 only
(d) 2, 3 and 4 only

Q.)SIR thomas roe came to india with a letter from the British monarch
a.Queen mary
b.Queen elizabeth
c.james I
d.Queen anne

Consider the following statements about
the Session of Parliament:
1. Prorogation only terminates a sitting
not a session of the House.
2. Adjournment not only terminates a
sitting but also a session of the
House.
3. Both the prorogation and
adjournment does not affect the bill
or any other business pending in
house.
4. Prorogation is done by the President
of India.
Which of the statements given above
is/are not correct?
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 1,2 and 3 only
(c) 3 and 4only
(d) 1, 3 and 4 only

Consider the statements about office of
the ‘Whip’:
1. Only opposition parties have whip in
the Parliament.
2. The office of 'whip' is mentioned in
both the House Rules and
Parliamentary Statute.
3. Non-member of the parliament can
also become whip.
Which of the above statement is/are not
correct?
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) All of the above

Q19. Arrange the following sections of the ocean relief as they occur from the coast to the deep sea:
1. Continental Slope
2. Continental Rise
3. Abyssal Plain
4. Continental Shelf
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
(a) 4-2-1-3
(b) 4-1-2-3
(c) 2-4-1-3
(d) 2-1-4-3

Which of the following were the parts of
Gondwanaland?
1. South America
2. Antarctica
3. Madagascar
4. India
5. Arabia
Select the correct answer using the code given
below:
(a) 1, 3 and 4 only
(b) 4 and 5 only
(c) 1, 2, 3 and 5 only
(d) 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5

3. Consider the following statements about
the Moon:
1. The Moon is the only natural satellite
of the Earth.
2. The formation of the Moon is an
outcome of the ‘Giant Impact’, called
“the Big Splat”.
3. Neither Mercury nor Venus has any
Moons at all.
Which of the statements given above
is/are correct?
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 2 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3

The sites of Gudiyam Caves, Bori and
Hunasagi Valley are prominently associated
with which of the following periods in Indian
History?
a) Paleolithic Age
b) Vedic Age
c) Chalcolithic Age
d) Harappan Age