2001 General Studies, all questions

UPSC Prelims 2001 · General Studies

Question 62: Geography

A great landslide caused by an earthquake killed hundreds of people in January 2001 near

aSan Salvador
bSan Jose
cManagua
dGuatemala City

AnswerThe answer is (a).

A major earthquake on 13 January 2001 shook El Salvador, and a huge landslide at Las Colinas in Santa Tecla, near the capital San Salvador, buried homes and killed hundreds. San Jose is the capital of Costa Rica, Managua of Nicaragua and Guatemala City of Guatemala. Remember that San Salvador is the capital of El Salvador.

Why each option is right or wrong
  • (a) Right: the landslide was near San Salvador.
  • (b) San Jose is the capital of Costa Rica.
  • (c) Managua is the capital of Nicaragua.
  • (d) Guatemala City is the capital of Guatemala.

Explanation: written by UPSC Grade, not by UPSC.

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Source: UPSC, Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination 2001, General Studies. UPSC's own paper isn't online; the words are from a published compilation. The paper on upsc.gov.in.