Countries and their Borders

Total Questions: 41

1. Consider the following countries: [I.A.S. (Pre) 2022]

1. Azerbaijan

2. Kyrgyzstan

3. Tajikistan

4. Turkmenistan

5. Uzbekistan

Which of the above have borders with Afghanistan?

Correct Answer: (c) 3, 4 and 5 only
Solution:Afghanistan shares border with Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, China, India, Pakistan and Iran. So it is clear that Afghanistan does not share borders with Azerbaijan and Kyrgyzstan.

2. Other than India and China, which one of the following groups of countries border with Myanmar? [I.A.S. (Pre) 2006]

Correct Answer: (d) Thailand, Laos and Bangladesh
Solution:Myanmar, formerly known as Burma with a total area of 676,578 sq. km is situated in South East Asia. It's total border is 6522 km long. Bangladesh (271 km), China (2129 km), India (1468 km), Laos (238 km) and Thailand (2416 km) are it's bordering countries. Its marine border is extended to Andaman Sea and Bay of Bengal.

3. Mediterranean Sea is a border of which of the following countries? [I.A.S. (Pre) 2017]

1. Jordan

2. Iraq

3. Lebanon

4. Syria

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

Correct Answer: (c) 3 and 4 only
Solution:The mediterranean sea is an intercontinental sea that stretch. es from the Atlantic ocean on the west to Asia on the east and seperates Europe from Africa. the straight of Gibraltar connects the Atlantic Ocean with the seperates spain on Mediterranean sea and the European Continent from Morocco sepene African Continent.

The Black Sea is connected to on the diterranean sea by Bosporus true the Redsta connected to the Mediterranean by Suez Canal. Countries bordering the Mediterranean are Albania, Algeria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Cyprus, Egypt, France, Greece, Israel, Italy, Lebanon, Libya, Malta, Morocco, Monaco, Montenegro, Slovenia, Spain, Syria, Tunisia and Turkiye Hence option (c) is the correct answer.

4. Which of the following countries is not located in the continent of Africa: [U.P. P.C.S. (Mains) 2017]

Correct Answer: (d) Guyana
Solution:Gabon, Guinea and Guinea Bissau are located in the conti nent of Africa, while Guyana is located in the continent of South America. Hence option (d) is the correct answer.

5. Which among the following countries NOT located on the western coast of Africa? [U.P. R.O./A.R.O. (Pre) (Re-Exam) 2016]

Correct Answer: (b) Botswana
Solution:Among the options given Botswana is a landlocked country in Africa and it is located in the southern part of the continent of Africa. Other countries i.e. Gabon, Angola and Liberia are located on Africa's west coast.

6. The country which has the longest north-south (latitudinal) extension of its territory is: [65th B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2019]

Correct Answer: (b) Chile
Solution:Among the given option, the country with the longest north- south (latitudinal) extension of its territory is Chile. Sig- nificantly, chile located on the western sea board of South America.

7. Indonesia does not share its land boundary with which one of the following countries? [U.P.R.O./A.R.O. (Pre) 2021]

Correct Answer: (a) Brunei
Solution:In given options Indonesia does not share land boundary with Brunei significantly Indonesia shares borders with Malayasia on Borneo and sebatic island, with papua New Guinea on New Guinea island and with (Timor-Leste) East Timor on Timor island.

8. Very recently, in which of the following countries have lakhs of people either suffered from severe famine/ acute malnutrition or died due to starvation caused by war/ethnic conflicts? [I.A.S. (Pre) 2018]

Correct Answer: (d) Yemen and South Sudan
Solution:Yemen and South Sudan are the countries having millions of people suffering from famine, starvation or malnutrition. this is because the Saudi Arab and United States have blocked food imports in Yemen on the ground that the country is giving shelter to a terrorist organisation. In South Sudan political instability has led to the famine and starvation.

9. The emirates of UAE are: [69th B.P.S.C. (Pre), 2023]

Correct Answer: (a) Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Sharjah, Ajman, Umm Al-Quwain, Fujairah, Ras Al-Khaimah
Solution:The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is situated in the South- east of the Arabian Peninsula. Significantly, in December, 1971 the UAE became a federation of six emirates- Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Sharjah, Ajman, Umm Al- Quwain and Fu- jairah, while the seventh Emirate. Ras Al Khaimah, joined the federation in 1972. The capital city is Abu Dhabi.

10. Consider the following countries: [I.A.S. (Pre) 2023]

1. Bulgaria

2. Czech Republic

3. Hungary

4. Latvia

5. Lithuania

6. Romania

How many of the above-mentioned countries share a land border with Ukraine?

Correct Answer: (a) Only two
Solution:As per the map, Ukrain share its land border with Belarus, Russia, Maldova, Romania, Hungary, Slovakia and Poland. Hence option (a) is the correct answer.