Miscellaneous (World Geography) Part-1

Total Questions: 50

41. The headquarter of the International Maritime Organization is located at: [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2016]

Correct Answer: (a) London
Solution:International Maritime Organization is a specialised agency of United Nation. The headquarter is located in London, United Kingdom. IMO currently has 176 members and three associate members.

42. Which of the following is not correctly matched ? [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2002]

Correct Answer: (d) Food & Agricultural Organisation - New York
Solution:The headquarter of the Food & Agricultural Organization is located in Rome (Italy) not in New York. Other pairs are correctly matched.

43. Among the following densely populated regions, which one does not depend directly on agriculture? [M.P. P.C.S. (Pre) 2021]

Correct Answer: (d) North-Eastern United States of America
Solution:North-Eastern United States of America is densely popu- lated and highly industrialised region. Some of the famous industrial towns in the region are- New York, Philadelphia, Boston, Pittsbur, Buffalo etc.

44. Southeast Asia has captured the attention of the global community over space and time as a geo-strategically significant region. [I.A.S. (Pre) 2011]

Which among the following is the most convincing explanation for this global perspective?

Correct Answer: (d) Its location between the Pacific and Indian Oceans and its preminent maritime character.
Solution:South East Asia has captured the attention of the global community over space and time as a geo-strategically significant region because of its location between the Pacific and Indian oceans and its pre-eminent maritime character. Due to its geostrategic significance, Spykman had proposed Rimland theory.

45. With reference to 'Look East Policy' of India, consider the following Statements [I.A.S. (Pre) 2011]

1. India wants to establish itself as an important regional player in East Asian affairs.

2. India wants to plug the vacuum created by the termination of the Cold War.

3. India wants to restore the historical and cultural ties with its neighbours in South-East and East Asia.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Correct Answer: (b) 1 and 3
Solution:Look East policy was developed and enacted during the government of Prime Minister P.V. Narasimha Rao (1991- 1996). India's Look East policy represents its efforts to cultivate extensive economic and strategic relations with the nations of Southeast Asia in order to bolster its standing as a regional power and a counterweight to the strategic influence of the People's Republic of China.

Initiated in 1991, it marked a strategic shift in India's perspective of the world. India wants to restore the historical and cultural ties with its neighbours in South East & East Asia.

46. A visa is required for Kailasha Mansarovar pilgrimage because it is located in: [Uttarakhand P.C.S. (Pre) 2010]

Correct Answer: (b) Chinese Tibet
Solution:Kailash Mansarovar is located in Chinese Tibet, hence Visa is required for Indians to its pilgrimage. Mount Kailash is a peak in the Kailash Range, which forms part of the Trans -Himalaya in Tibet China.

It lies near the source of some of the longest rivers in Asia: the Indus River, the Sutluj River (a major tributary of the Indus River), the Brahmaputra River, and the Karnali River (a tributary of the River Ganga).

It is considered a sacred place in four religions: Bon, Buddhism, Hinduism and Jainism. The mountain lies near Lake Manasarovar and Lake Rakshastal in Tibet.

47. In which of the following seasons the Christmas is celebrated in Australia? [Uttarakhand P.C.S. (Pre) 2010]

Correct Answer: (b) Summer
Solution:The Christmas is celebrated in Summer season in Australia because it is located in the Southern Hemisphere. The axis of the earth is tilted approximately 23 degrees. Due to this tilt, the Northern Hemisphere experience winter during December time while the Southern Hemisphere experiences summer during December time.

Christmas which is popularly shown as a snowy and winter kind of festival, cannot be applied to Australia.

48. Which country has the status of only "Dialogue Partner in the ASEAN"? [Chhattisgarh P.C.S. (Pre) 2011]

Correct Answer: (d) India
Solution:In given options, Vietnam, Cambodia & Singapore are a permanent member of ASEAN, while India has the status of only 'Dialogue Partner' in the ASEAN.

49. Which one of the following country is not a member of the OPEC: [U.P.U.D.A./L.D.A. (Pre) 2002]

Correct Answer: (b) China
Solution:The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) is federation of petroleum exporting countries. The members of OPEC are Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Venezuela, Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Libya United Arab Emirates, Algeria, Nigeria and Gabon.

Earlier Indonesia was the member of OPEC but Indonesia suspended its membership in January 2009, but finally suspended from 30th November, 2016.

50. The headquarter of SAARC is: [R.A.S/R.T.S. (Pre) 1996]

Correct Answer: (a) Kathmandu
Solution:The South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) is an economic and geopolitical organisation of eight countries that are primarily located in South Asia or the Indian subcontinent.

The SAARC Secretariat is in Kathmandu, Nepal. The idea of regional political and economic cooperation in South Asia was first raised on 2nd May 1980 by Bangladesh President Ziyaur Rahman and the first summit was held in Dhaka on 7-8 December 1985, when the organisation was established by the governments of Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka.

Since then the organisation has expanded by accepting one new full member, Afghanistan, and several observer members.