45 Objective Questions on World Political Geography Part-2 (Civil Service Examination)

46. Israel has common borders with: [2003]

(a) Lebanon, Syria, Jordan and Egypt

(b) Lebanon, Syria, Turkey and Jordan

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(d) Turkey, Syria, Iraq and Yemen

47. Which one of the following countries does not border the Caspian Sea? [2003]

(a) Armenia (b) Azerbaijan

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48. The great Asian river Mekong does not run through: [2004]

(a) China (b) Malaysia

49. Latvia does not share its borders with which one of the following countries? [2004]

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(a) Russia (b) Estonia

50. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below: [2004]

List I (Sea) List II (Country)

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A. Black Sea 1. Bulgaria

B. Red Sea 2. China

C. Yellow Sea 3. Eritrea

D. Caspian Sea 4. Kazakhstan Codes:

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(a) A-1;B-4;C-2;D-3

(b) A-2;B-3;C-1;D-4

(d) A-2;B-4;C-1;D-3

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51. Which one of the following does not border Panama? [2004]

(a) Coast Rica (b) Pacific Ocean

52. Consider the following statements: [2005]

1. Silent Valley National Park in the Nallamalai range.

2. Pathrakkadavu Hydroelectric project is proposed to be built near the Silent Valley National Park.

3. The Kunthi river originates in Silent Valley’s rainforests.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(a) 1 and 3 (b) 2 only

53. Which one of the following countries does not border Lithuania? [2005]

(a) Poland (b) Ukraine

54. Which one of the following is the correct sequence of the given towns of Pakistan while moving from the North towards the South? [2005]

(a) Islamabad-Gujranwala-Peshawar-Multan

(b) Peshawar-Gujranvvala-Multan-Islamabad

(d) Islamabad-Multan-Peshawar-Gujranwala

55. Consider the following sites/monuments: [2005]

1. Champaner-Pavagadh Archaeo logical Park

2. Chhatrapati Shivaji Railway Station, Mumbai

3. Mahallapuram

4. Sun Temple (Konark Temple)

Which of the above are included in the World Heritage List of UNESCO?

(a) 1,2 and 3 (b) 1,3 and 4

56. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists: [2005]

List-I (City) List-II (River)

A. Washington D.C. 1. River Manzanares

B. Berlin 2. River Seine

C. Paris 3. River Spree

D. Madrid 4. River Potomac Codes:

(a) A-2;B-3;C-4;D-1 (b) A-4;B-1;C-2;D-3

57. Consider the following statements: [2005]

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?

(a) 1 only (b) 2 only

58. Itaipu Dam built on the River Parana is one of the largest dams in the world. Which of the following two countries have this as a joint project? [2005]

(a) Brazil and Peru

(b) Paraguay and Ecuador

(d) Colombia and Paraguay

59. Which one of the following is the correct sequence of the given continents in the decreasing order of their percentage of Earth’s land? [2005]

(a) North America-Africa- South America-Europe

(b) Africa-North Africa-South America- Europe

(d) Africa-North America- Europe-South America

60. Bermuda Triangle extends up to which of the following places? [2006]

1. Southern Florida 2. Puerto Rico

3. Hawaii Islands

Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

(a) 1, 2 and 3 (b) 1 and 2only

61. Claims to the historical Macedonian territory have been a bone of contention between which of the following countries? [2006]

(a) Portugal and Spain

(b) Bulgaria and Greece

(d) Portugal and Greece

62. Huangpu River flows through which one of the following cities? [2006]

(a) Beijing (b) Ho Chi Minh City

63. Which one of the following countries is the leading producer of Uranium? [2006]

(a) United States of America

(b) Canada

(d) Zambia

64. Consider the following statements: [2006]

1. Length of a terrestrial mile is lesser than that of a nautical mile.

2. Harmattan is a dusty land-wind of the East African Coast.

3. Greece and Albania form a part of the Iberian Peninsula.

Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?

(a) 1, 2 and 3 (b) 2 and 3 only

65. Through which one of the following groups of countries does the Equator pass? [2006]

(a) Brazil, Zambia and Malaysia

(b) Colombia, Kenya and Indonesia

(d) Venezuela, Ethiopia and Indonesia

66. Which, one of the following pairs is not correctly matched? [2006]

Well-known Place

(a) Baikonour

(b) Kourou

(d) Cannes

67. Other than India and China, which one of the following groups of countries border Myanmar? [2006]

(a) Bangladesh, Thailand and Vietnam

(b) Cambodia, Laos and Malayisa

(d) Thailand, Laos and Bangladesh

68. Where is Copacabana Beach located? [2007]

(a) Buenos Aires (b) Hawaiian Islands

69. Which one of the following cities does not have the same clock time as that of the other three cities at any given instant? [2007]

(a) London (UK) (b) Lisbon (Portugal)

70. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists: [2007]

List-I (City)		List-II (River)
A. Bangkok	1.	Irrawaddy
B. Phnom-Penh	2.	Mekong
C. Hanoi	3.	Menam (Chao Phraya)
D. Yangon	4.	Red River
Code:

(a) A-3; B-2;C-4; D-1

(b) A-4; B-1;C-3; D-2

(d) A-4; B-2;C-3; D-1

71. Which one among the following rivers is the longest? [2007]

(a) Amazon (b) Amur

72. Through which one of the following Straits, does a tunnel connect the United Kingdom and France? [2007]

(a) Davis Strait (b) Denmark Strait

73. The largest coral reef in the world is found near the coast of which one of the following countries? [2007]

(a) Australia (b) Cuba

74. Which one amongst the following has the largest livestock population in the world? [2008]

(a) Brazil (b) China

75. In which one of the following is Malta located? [2008]

(a) Baltic Sea (b) Mediterranean Sea

76. Which of the following cities is nearest to the equator? [2008]

(a) Colombo (b) Jakarta

77. Which one of the following straits is nearest to the International Date Line? [2008]

(a) Malacca Strait (b) Bering Strait

78. Which of the following countries share borders with Moldova? [2008]

1. Ukraine 2. Romania

3. Belarus

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

Code:

(a) 1 and 2 only (b) 2 and 3 only

79. Consider the following statements: [2008]

1. Ajman is one of the seven Emirates of the UAE.

2. Ras al-Khaimah was the last Sheikhdom to join the UAE.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(a) 1 only (b) 2 only

80. Out of all the Biosphere Reserves in India, four have been recognized on the World Network by UNESCO. Which one of the following is not one of them? [2008]

(a) Gulfof Mannar (b) Kanchenjunga

81. Which two countries follow China and India in the decreasing order of their populations? [2008]

(a) Brazil and USA

(b) USA and Indonesia

(d) Russia and Nigeria

82. With which one of the following rivers is the Omkareshwar Project associated? [2008]

(a) Chambal (b) Narmada

83. In India, how many States share the coastline?

(a) 7 (b) 8

84. Consider the following countries:

1. Australia 2. Namibia

3. Brazil 4. Chile

Through which of the above does the Tropic of Capricorn pass?

(a) 1 only (b) 2,3 and 4

85. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched? [2009]

City River

(a) Berlin: Rhine

(b) London: Thames

(d) Vienna: Danube

86. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists:

List-I List-II

(Geographic feature) (Country)

A. Great Victoria Desert 1. Australia

B. Grand Canyon 2. Canada

C. Lake Winnipeg 3. New Zealand

D. Southern Alps 4. USA Code:

(a) A-1; B-2;C-4; D-3

(b) A-1;B-4;C-2;D-3

(d) A-3; B-4;C-2; D-1

87. Cape Canaveral, the site from which space shuttles are launched is located on the coast of [2009]

(a) Florida (b) Virginia

88. Which among the following has the world’s largest reserves of Uranium? [2009]

(a) Australia (b) Canada

89. In which one of the following places is the Shompen tribe found? [2009]

(a) Nilgiri Hills (b) Nicobar Islands

90. Which one of the following can one comes across if one travels through the Strait of Malacca? [2010]

(a) Bali (b) Brunei

91. As a result of their annual survey, the National Geographic Society and an international polling firm Globe Scan gave India top rank in Greendex 2009 score. What is this score?

[2010]

(a) It is a measure of efforts made by different countries in adopting technologies for reducing carbon footprint

(b) It is a measure of environmentally sustainable consumer behaviour in different countries

(c) It is an assessment of programmes/ schemes undertaken by different countries for improving the conservation of natural resources

(d) It is an index showing the volume of carbon credits sold by different countries

Answers:

46. (a) Israel has common borders with Lebanon, Syria, Jordan and Egypt.

47. (a)

48. (b) Mekon is a major river in south eastern Asia, mekond is known as the Lancang in China. It crosses Yunan province, China, forms the border between Myanmar and Laos and most of the border between Laos and Thailand and flows across Cambodia and Southern Vietnam and emptying to South China.

49. (d) Latvia does not share its border with Poland because it present between Estonia, Russia, Belarus, Lithuania, Gulf of Riga and Baltic Sea.

50. (c) Kolkata-Hajra is National highway -6 and extends 1949 km.

i. Agra-Mumbai is National highway-3 and extends 1,161 km.

ii. Chennai-Thane highway is known as NH-4.

iii. Pune-Machilipatnam National highway is known as NH-9, which extends 841 kilometers.

51. (d) The Panama canal joins Pacific Ocean, Atalantic Ocean, Coumbia and Coast Rica.

52. (d) Silent valley national park is situated in Nilgiri Hills of Western Ghats, The park is bounded by Attappadi reserved forest to the east and the vested forest of Palaghat division and Nilamber division to the southwest respectively.

53. (b) Ukraine does not border Lithuania. The border countries to Lithuania are Lativia, Russia, Poland, Belarus, and Baltic sea is present at the west direction.

54. (c) While moving from the North to the South of Pakistan, the correct sequence of the town is Peshwar – Islamabad – Gujranwala – Multan.

55. (d) All the monuments/sites are included in world Heritage list of UNESCO Sun Temple of Orissa, Group of monuments at Mahabalipuram are included in 1985. Champaner – Pavagadh Archeological park of Gujrat and Chhatrapati Shivaje Terminus of Maharastra are included in year 2004 in UNESCO list.

56. (d) City River

A. Washington D.C. 4. River Potamac

B. Berlin 3. River Spree

C. Paris 2. River Seine

D. Madrid 1. River Manzanares

57. (b) The total area of United Kingdom is 94, 226 sq miles (244,044 sq km), where England covers 50,344 sq miles (130, 365 sq km) i.e. less than 60 % of total United Kingdom.

58. (c) Itaipu Dam is built on River Parana is the largest Dam in the world. This is joint project of Brazil – Paraguay.

59. (b) The decreasing order of arrangement of continent according to the percentage of Earth’s land is Africa (29800000 sq km), North America (21510000 sq km) South America (17598000 sq km), Europe (9699550 sq km)

60. (b) Bermuda Triangle is a strange and mysterious place in the southern Atlantic ocean. It is roughly the shape of a triangle. The triangle extends up to south Florida, Pruto Rico and Bermuda Island.

61. (b) Macedonian territory is the bone of contention between Bulgaria & Greece.

62. (c)The Huangpu river is the largest river in Shanghai of China. It is 97 km long, 400 metres wide and 9 metres deep. Sanghai gets most of its drinking water from Huangpu.

63. (b) Canada is the largest producer of Uranium, accounting for about 22% of world output. Production of Uranium in Canada mainly from the Mc Arthur River mines in northern Saskatchewan Province, which is the largest in the world.

64. (d) In statement ‘1’ one nautical mile is 1852 mtrs and one terrestrial mile is 1609 metres. So, statement ‘1’ is correct. In statement ‘2’ Harmattan is a dry and dusty wind of West Africa. So, statement ‘2’ is wrong. In statement ‘3’ Iberian peninsula includes Portugal, Spain, Andorra & Gibraltar. Greece and Albania is not present in Iberian peninsula. So, statement ‘3’ is wrong.

65. (b)Colombia, Kenya & Indonesia are the group of countries which passes the equator.

66. (a) Bai Konour is world’s first and largest operational space launch facility. It is located in Kazakhstan, not in Rusisa.

67. (d)Thailand, Laos and Bangladesh is the group of countries which bordering Myanmar.

68. (c)Copacabana Beach is located in Riode Janeiro of Brazil.

69. (d)London, Lisbon and Accra of Ghana are present close to Greenwitch Meridian. But, Addis Ababa is situated on the eastern part of Africa (i.e., longitude 38.74 E). So, Addis Ababa has different clock time as that of London, Lisbon and Accra.

70. (a)

71. (a) Amazon is the longest river of world, originates from Andes mountain in Peru.

72. (c)Strait of Dover connects to United Kingdom and France. It is about 32 km in length.

73. (a)The largest coral reef is the Great Barrier Reef, located just off the north-eastern coast of Australia. Much of the 1200 mile (1900 km) long reef is protected as a Marine park.

74. (c) India has largest livestock population in the world, having 57% of world’s buffalo population and 14% of the cattle population. According to 17th India’s livestock census 2003, the country has about 18.5 crore cattle and 9.8 crore buffalo with total live stock of 48-50 crore and total poultry of48.90 crore.

75. (b) Malta is in the middle of mediterranean sea. Italy is in south and Libya is present at the north of Malta. The area is 246 sq km.

76. (d) Singapore is 200 km north of equator.

77. (b) Bering Strait is nearest to the International Date line, because the international Date line runs equidistant between the American continents, on its East and the Aisan, Australia, and Europe on it west.

78. (a) Maldova is a land locked country in Eastern Europe located between Romania to the West and Ukrain tc the north, east and south.

79. (c) Ajman is one of the seven emirates constitating the United Arab Emirates with an area of 260 sq kilometors and Ras al-Khaimah was the last Sheikhdom to join UAE.

80. (b)

81. (c) Canada ranked 36th most populated country.

82. (b) Omkareshwar Project associated with Narmada river.

83. (c) 9 states of India shares the coastline.

84. (d) The tropic of capricorn pass over all the following coil tries.

85. (a) Berlin is situated at the bank of Havel river. Rhine m is longest river in Germany.

86. (b)

87. (a) Cape Canaveral is the part of Florida’s space coast.

88. (a) Australia has the world’s largest uranium reservi Approximately 24% of the planet’s uranium present Australia.

89. (b) The Shompen tribe is one of two mongloid tribes that inhabits in the Nicobar Island.

90. (d) Malacca strait is between the Indoneisan island of Sumatra and the Malaya Peninsula. Singapore lies the tip of the Malay Peninsular.

91. (b) In the third annual survey of National Geographic city & Globe Scan, Indian top ranked in Greendex2 due to environmentally sustainable consumer behaviour in different countries.