1Easyprelims2 marks
Population & Demography
For which one of the following countries, is Spanish not an official language?
AChile
BColombia
CRepublic of Congo
DCuba
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27 questions from the UPSC 2005 examination.
27 questions
For which one of the following countries, is Spanish not an official language?
Consider the following statements : 1. The axis of the earth’s magnetic field is inclined at 23 ½° to the geographic axis of the earth. 2. The earth’s magnetic pole in the northern hemisphere is located on a peninsula in northern Canada. 3. Earth’s magnetic equator passes through Thumba in South India. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Which one of the following statements is not correct?
Assertion (A): Wind patterns are clockwise in the northern hemisphere and anti-clockwise in the southern hemisphere. Reason (R): The directions of wind patterns in the northern and the southern hemisphere are governed by the Coriolis Effect.
Which one of the following cities is the seat of Parliament of South Africa?
Where do the Sahariya tribals, who were recently in the news, live?
Consider the following statements : 1. Great Britain comprises England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. 2. England covers less than 60% of the total area of the United Kingdom. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
For which one of the following, is Satara well-known?
Which one of the following is the correct sequence of the given hills starting from the north and going towards the south?
Which one of the following states border Uttar Pradesh? 1. Punjab 2. Rajasthan 3. Chhattisgarh 4. Jharkhand Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
Itaipu Dam built on the River Parana is one of the largest dams in the world. Which one of the following two countries have this as a joint project?
Where is the volcanic mountain, Mount St- Helens located?
Where are the Balearic Islands located?
Gandhi Sagar Dam is a part of which one of the following?
Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched? Current Name — Old Name
Which one of the following cities is not a former capital of the given country (Country given in the brackets)?
In which one of the following countries is Tamil a major language?
Consider the following statements: 1. Area-wise, Chhattisgarh is larger than West Bengal. 2. According to the 2001 Census, the population of West Bengal is larger than that of Chhattisgarh. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Match items in the List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists: List I (Power Station) (A) Kothagudem (B) Raichur (C) Mettur (D) Wanakbori List II (State) 1. Andhra Pradesh 2. Gujarat 3. Karnataka 4. Tamil Nadu
According to Census 2001, which one of the following Indian States has the maximum population in India after Uttar Pradesh?
Consider the following statements : 1. Total land area of Earth is approximately 1475 lakh square kilometers 2. Ratio of land area to water area on Earth is approximately 1 : 4 3. Maximum percentage of Earth's water is in the Pacific Ocean. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Which one of the following is the correct sequence of the given Continents in the decreasing order of their percentage of Earth’s land?
Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists: List-I (City) A. Washington D.C. B. Berlin C. Paris D. Madrid List-II (River) 1. River Manzanares 2. River Seine 3. River Spree 4. River Potomac
Which one of the following is the correct sequence of the given towns of Pakistan while moving from the North towards the South?
Assertion (A): The same face of the Moon is always presented to the Earth. Reason (R): The Moon rotates about its own axis in 23½ days which is about the same time that it takes to orbit the Earth.
Which one of the following is the correct sequence of the given Indian cities in the decreasing order of their normal annual rainfall?
Which one of the following countries does not border Lithuania?