UPSC Ki Taiyari

🌱River-location and their short description🌱   1-River name-Amazon Location-South America Description-It is the second longest river which flows through Peru, Columbia, Brazil and drains into the Atlantic Ocean.  River name-Mississippi Location-America Description-It forms a bird-foot like a delta at the Gulf of Mexico, River Missouri is an important tributary of it.  River name-St. Lawrence Location-North America Description-It drains into Gulf of St. Lawrence which is an important transport corridor of North America. River name-Orange Location-South Africa Description-Longest river of South Africa and contains diamond beds along its mouth. River name-Congo Location-Africa Description-This river crosses the equator twice and drains into the south Atlantic Ocean. River name- Nile Location- Africa Description-It is the longest river in the world, originates near Lake Victoria and drains in the Mediterranean Sea.  River name-Rhine Location-Western Europe Description-...

Daily Quiz For UPSC Ki Taiyari Q-1. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched? River                   City A) Gomti            Lucknow B) Saryu               Ayodhya C) Alaknanda       Badrinath D) Narmada         Satna✓ Q-. Which one of the following rivers flow between Vindhyan and Satpura ranges? A) Narmada✓ B) Son C) Mahe D) Netravati Q-3. Amravati, Bhavani, Hemavati and Kabini are tributaries of which one of the following rivers? A) Mahanadi B) Godavari C) Cauvery✓ D) Krishna Q-4. Consider the following rivers: 1. Betwa 2. Kosi 3. Gandak Which of the above joint(s) Ganga river? A) 1 only B) 1 and 2 C) 1 and 3 D) 2 and 3✓ Q-5. Which...

Daily Quiz For UPSC Ki Taiyari Q-1. Which one of the following statements in not correct? A) Mahanadi River rises in Chattisgarh B) Godavari River rises in Maharashtra C) Cauvery River rises in Andhra Pradesh✓ D) Tapti River rises in Madhya Pradesh Q-2. Among the following areas, the widest continental shelf of India is found A) around the Gulf of Cambay B) around the Konkan coast C) off the Krishna and Godavari deltas✓ D) around the Palk strait Q-3. Which one of the following lakes in India has the highest Water salinity? A) Dal B) Chilka C) Wular D) Sambhar ✓ Q-4. Which of the following states has the largest number of salt lakes in India? A) West Bengal B) Rajasthan✓ C) Gujarat D) Maharashtra Ans: (b) Q-5. Match the following A. Tapi                1. Brahmagir B. Narmada       2. Mahabaleshwar C. Krishna   ...

Daily Quiz For UPSC Ki Taiyari Q-1. The river Cauvery flows from A) Andhra Pradesh to Tamil Nadu B) Karnataka to Maharashtra C) Karnataka to Tamil Nadu✓ D) Kerala to Tamil Nadu Q-2. Which one of the following rivers is not the tributary of Ganga ? (a) Indrawat✓ (b) Son (c) Gomati (d) Yamuna Q-3. Which of the following rivers flows between the Vindhya and Satpura ranges? A) Narmad✓ B) Tapti C) Gandak D) Godavari Q-4. Which of the following is an east following river of Indian Peninsula? A) Tapti B) Narmada C) Mahanad✓ D) Periyar Q-5. From north towards South, which one of the following is the correct sequence of the given rivers in India? A) Shyok - Spiti - Zaskar - Sutlej B) Shyok - Zaskar - Spiti - Sutlej C) Zaskar - Shyok - Sutlej - Spiti✓ D) Zaskar - Sutlej - Shyok – Spiti

Daily Quiz For UPSC Ki Taiyari Q-1. Which of the following groups of rivers fall in the Bay of Bengal? A) Ganga, Brahmaputra, Hooghly✓ B) Ganga, Yamuna, Godavari C) Ganga, Yamuna, Brahmaputra D) Ganga, Yamuna, Gandak Q-2. Which one of the following states does not form part of the Narmada basin? A) Gujarat B) Maharashtra C) Rajasthan✓ D) Madhya Pradesh Q-3. Which one of the following is a north flowing river? A) Cauvery B) Narmada C) Chambal✓ D) Brahmaputra Q-4. Match the following River                                       Tributary A. Brahmaputra                     1. Musi B. Krishna            ...

Dai ly Quiz For UPSC Ki Taiyari Q-1. Which one of the following pairs of sea ports and states is not correctly matched? A) Kandla- Gujarat B) Paradip- Orissa C) Quilon- Kerala D) Kakinada- Maharashtra✓ Q-2. Which of  the following is the deepest landlocked protected port? A) Kandla B) Vishakhapatnam✓ C) Haldia D) Tuticorin Q-3. Which of the following port caters to the export of Kudremukh iron ore? A) Cochin B) New Mangalore✓ C) Mumbai D) Vishakhapatnam Q-4. Which one of the following gives the correct sequence of ports down the western coast of India? A) Kandla,Mumbai,Kochi, Mangalore B) Porbandar,Marmagao, Mangalore,Kochi✓ C) Veraval,Okha, Marmagao, Mangalore D) Mangalore, Marmagao,Kochi, Nagercoil Q-5. Which one of the following ports are on the west coast? 1) Marmagao 2) Cochin 3) New Mangalore 4) Paradeep A) 1,2 and 3✓ B) 1 and 3 C) 2,3 and 4 D) 2 and 3

Daily Quiz F or UPSC Ki Taiyari Q-1. Which one of the following east flowing rivers of India forms rift valley due to down warping? A) Damodar✓ B) Mahanadi C) Son D) Yamuna Q-2. "Hinterland" refers to A) Continental shelf in the sea from which oil can be extracted B) Natural harbour used for international trade C) Land region extending from a sea port✓ D) abandoned sea port where trade was carried out initially Q-3. The port specially developed for exporting iron ore to Japan is A) Haldia B) New Tuticorin C) Paradeep✓ D) Vishakhapatnam Q-4. Which one of the following is first company managed major port in India? A) Cochin B) Ennor✓ C) Tuticorin D) Vishakhapatnam Q-5. Which one among the following has the largest shipyard in India? A) Kolkata B) Kochi C) Mumbai D) Vishakhapatnam✓

Daily Quiz F or UPSC Ki Taiyari Q-1. Which of the following rivers existed before the uplift of the Himalaya? A) Brahmaputra B) Sutlej C) Indus D) Bhagirathi 1) A and C 2) B and C 3) A,B and C✓ 4) A,B,C and D Q-2. Which of the following lakes we're formed by volcanic activities? A) Lonar lake B) Bhimtal C) Toba lake D) Keloid lake 1) A and C 2) A and D 3) A,C and D✓ 4) A,B,C and D Q-3. Which of the following is the correct sequence of rivers in terms of their total area,in the descending order? A) Ganga,Indus, Brahmaputra, Godavari B) Indus,Ganga, Brahmaputra, Godavari C) Brahmaputra, Indus,Ganga, Godavari✓ D) Indus,Ganga, Godavari, Brahmaputra Q-4. Lake Sambhar is nearest to which one of the following cities of Rajasthan? A) Bharatpur B) Jaipur✓ C) Jodhpur D) Udaipur Q-5. Canal irrigation is most important I the northern plains in India because A) The soil is porous B) The level of underground water is high C) The source of c...