Miscellaneous Geography

1. Where is the Elysee Palace? [M.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 1995]

(a) Germany
(b) France
(c) Italy
(d) Spain

Correct Answer: (b) France

Solution:Elysee Palace lies in Paris, France. The Elysee Palace is the official residence of the President of the French Republic since 1848.

2. Which is the tallest among flyer birds? [Uttarakhand P.C.S. (Pre) 2002]

(a) Crane
(b) Heron
(c) Ostrich
(d) Peacock

Correct Answer: (a) Crane

Solution:

Ostrich is the tallest bird but cannot fly. Crane is tallest among flyer birds.

3. Which country has the largest number of Post Offices? [Uttarakhand P.C.S. (Pre) 2006]

(a) India
(b) Japan
(c) China
(d) France

Correct Answer: (a) India

Solution:India has the largest number of Post Offices in the world which is more than 1 lakh. According to Department of Posts, Ministry of Communications' Annual Report 2022-23, India has 1,59,251 Post Offices.

4. The Chernobyl nuclear disaster occurred in: [U.P.U.D.A./L.D.A. (Pre) 2013]

(a) France
(b) Japan
(c) Ukraine
(d) Germany

Correct Answer: (c) Ukraine

Solution:The Chernobyl nuclear disaster happened in April 1986 in then Soviet Union and current Ukraine. Ukraine was part of Soviet Union when this nuclear disaster happened.

5. Due to The Great Leap Forward Policy' million people had to die of starvation in: [U.P.U.D.A./L.D.A. (Pre) 2013]

(a) Russia
(b) Vietnam
(c) China
(d) Germany

Correct Answer: (c) China

Solution:'The Great Leap Forward Policy' in Chinese history, is the campaign undertaken by the Chinese communist party, implemented in second fifth year plan (1958-1962) to organize its vast population, especially in large-scale rural communes, to meet China's industrial and agricultural needs. The inefficiency of the communist and the large-scale diversion of farm labour into small-scale industry disrupted China's agriculture seriously, and three consecutive years of natural calamities added to what quickly turned into a National disaster; in all, about 20 million people were estimated to have died of starvation between 1959 and 1962.

6. Arrange the following countries in the descending order of their number of nuclear power plants and select the correct answer from the codes given below: [U.P.P.C.S.(Pre) 2013]

1 France

2 Russia

3 Japan

4 U.S. A.

Code:

(a) 3, 4, 2, 1
(b) 3, 1, 4, 2
(c) 4, 1, 2, 3
(d) 4, 3, 2, 1

Correct Answer: (c) 4, 1, 2, 3

Solution:When the question was asked option (c) was correct answer. According to the IAEA data as of March 10, 2024, the details of the major countries in the descending order of nuclear plants (Operational) are as follows - 1. USA, 2. France, 3. China, 4. Russia, 5. Republic of Korea.

7. Which one of the following is the correct sequence of the countries in descending order of their nuclear power capacity as per 2012? [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2014]

(a) Japan, Russia, France, China
(b) Russia, Japan, China, France
(c) France, Russia, Japan, China
(d) France, Japan, Russia, China

Correct Answer: (d) France, Japan, Russia, China

Solution:When the question was asked option (d) was correct answer. According to the IAEA data till March 2024, the details of the major 4 countries in terms of nuclear power capacity (in GWe) are as follows - 1. USA, 2. France, 3. China, 4. Russia.

8. In which of the following countries 99 percent of its total energy requirement is obtained by Hydro-Power? [U.P.R.O./A.R.O. (Pre) 2021]

(a) New Zealand
(b) Switzerland
(c) Norway
(d) Brazil

Correct Answer: (c) Norway

Solution:Norway receives about 99 percent of its total energy needs from hydroelectricity. On the other hand, China ranks first in terms of hydroelectric installed capacity (in 2022).

9. The name of which of the following countries closely means "country of 40 tribes"? [U.P.P.C.S.(Pre) (Re-Exam) 2015]

(a) Kazakhstan
(b) Kyrgyzstan
(c) Tajikistan
(d) Uzbekistan

Correct Answer: (b) Kyrgyzstan

Solution:

The word 'Kyrgyz' is derived from Kyrk which means forty. Thus Kyrgyz stan means country of 40 tribes. Notably, Kyrgyz epic 'Manas' depicts a story of their national Hero Manas who united 40 tribes to save their motherland from Chinese invasion.

10. Which pair amongst the following is not correctly matched? [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2015]

(a) The queen of Adriatic sea - Rome
(b) Lorraine Coal Fields - France
(c) West Midlands - Birmingham
(d) Tula - Russia

Correct Answer: (a) The queen of Adriatic sea - Rome

Solution:

Venice city of Italy is known as 'La Dominant' 'Queen of the Adriatic Sea', "City of Canals", "City of Bridges" etc. So, option (a) is not correctly matched.

Miscellaneous Geography

1. Where is the Elysee Palace? [M.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 1995]

2. Which is the tallest among flyer birds? [Uttarakhand P.C.S. (Pre) 2002]

3. Which country has the largest number of Post Offices? [Uttarakhand P.C.S. (Pre) 2006]

4. The Chernobyl nuclear disaster occurred in: [U.P.U.D.A./L.D.A. (Pre) 2013]

5. Due to The Great Leap Forward Policy' million people had to die of starvation in: [U.P.U.D.A./L.D.A. (Pre) 2013]

6. Arrange the following countries in the descending order of their number of nuclear power plants and select the correct answer from the codes given below: [U.P.P.C.S.(Pre) 2013]

7. Which one of the following is the correct sequence of the countries in descending order of their nuclear power capacity as per 2012? [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2014]

8. In which of the following countries 99 percent of its total energy requirement is obtained by Hydro-Power? [U.P.R.O./A.R.O. (Pre) 2021]

9. The name of which of the following countries closely means "country of 40 tribes"? [U.P.P.C.S.(Pre) (Re-Exam) 2015]

10. Which pair amongst the following is not correctly matched? [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2015]

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