UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — PM to visit Rajasthan and Gujarat on 4 July
Q1. Rajasthan shares a common land boundary with how many States of the Indian Union?
- A. Three
- B. Four
- C. Five
- D. Six
Q2. With reference to the States that share a common land boundary with Rajasthan, consider the following:
1. Punjab
2. Madhya Pradesh
3. Maharashtra
4. Gujarat
Which of the above is/are NOT correctly identified as a bordering State of Rajasthan?
- Punjab
- Madhya Pradesh
- Maharashtra
- Gujarat
- A. 1 and 2
- B. 3 only
- C. 2 and 4
- D. 1, 3 and 4
Q3. The walled Historic City of Ahmadabad, inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, was founded in the 15th century by which one of the following rulers?
- A. Sultan Mahmud Begada
- B. Sultan Ahmad Shah
- C. Sultan Muzaffar Shah
- D. Sultan Bahadur Shah
Q4. Consider the following statements comparing the two constituents of the Rann of Kachchh in Gujarat:
1. The Rann of Kachchh comprises the Great Rann and the Little Rann.
2. The Great Rann is larger in area than the Little Rann.
3. The Great Rann lies entirely within Pakistan along the international border.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
- The Rann of Kachchh comprises the Great Rann and the Little Rann.
- The Great Rann is larger in area than the Little Rann.
- The Great Rann lies entirely within Pakistan along the international border.
- A. 1 and 2 only
- B. 2 and 3 only
- C. 1 only
- D. 1, 2 and 3
Q5. Consider the following statements about major industrial and energy projects in Gujarat:
1. The Jamnagar refinery was commissioned in 1999 as Reliance's first refinery.
2. The Jamnagar complex is the world's largest single-site refining complex.
3. The Khavda Renewable Energy Park is located in Jamnagar district.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
- The Jamnagar refinery was commissioned in 1999 as Reliance's first refinery.
- The Jamnagar complex is the world's largest single-site refining complex.
- The Khavda Renewable Energy Park is located in Jamnagar district.
- A. 1 and 2 only
- B. 1 and 3 only
- C. 2 only
- D. 1, 2 and 3
Q6. Which one of the following, located in Gujarat, is being developed as the world's largest renewable energy park?
- A. Bhadla Solar Park
- B. Charanka Solar Park
- C. Khavda Renewable Energy Park
- D. Kurnool Ultra Mega Solar Park
Q7. With reference to minerals of which Rajasthan is India's sole or leading producer, consider the following:
1. Zinc
2. Wollastonite
3. Coal
4. Gypsum
Which of the above is/are correctly identified?
- Zinc
- Wollastonite
- Coal
- Gypsum
- A. 1 and 3 only
- B. 1, 2 and 4
- C. 2 and 4 only
- D. 1, 2, 3 and 4
Q8. Consider the following statements about Rajasthan's energy and mineral resources:
1. The Bhadla Solar Park is located in Rajasthan.
2. Bhadla became the world's largest single solar park.
3. The Zawar mines are the oldest lead-zinc mines in India.
4. Makrana, famous for marble, is located in Gujarat.
Which of the statements given above is/are NOT correct?
- The Bhadla Solar Park is located in Rajasthan.
- Bhadla became the world's largest single solar park.
- The Zawar mines are the oldest lead-zinc mines in India.
- Makrana, famous for marble, is located in Gujarat.
- A. 1 and 2
- B. 3 only
- C. 4 only
- D. 2 and 4
Q9. The two Boundary Commissions that demarcated the India-Pakistan border in 1947 were chaired by which one of the following?
- A. Louis Mountbatten
- B. Cyril Radcliffe
- C. Stafford Cripps
- D. Clement Attlee