The Islands

Total Questions: 36

1. Which one of the following is the largest in area? [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2015]

Correct Answer: (c) New Zealand South Island
Solution:New Zealand South Island 150416 sq. km is the largest in the area whereas Java has an area of 138794 sq km, New Zealand North Island 114687 sq km and Newfoundland has an area of 111390 sq. km accordingly.

2. Which one of the following is the largest in area? [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2015]

Correct Answer: (c) New Zealand South Island
Solution:New Zealand South Island 150416 sq. km is the largest in the area whereas Java has an area of 138794 sq km, New Zealand North Island 114687 sq km and Newfoundland has an area of 111390 sq. km accordingly.

3. The largest Island of the World is: [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 1993 M.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 1990]

Correct Answer: (b) Greenland
Solution:The largest island of the world is Greenland. The area of all above-mentioned islands is as follows:

Greenland (Denmark) - 21,66,086 sq. km

New Guinea - 785,753 sq. km

Borneo - 751929 sq. km

Madagascar or Madagascar - 587,041 sq. km

4. The second largest Island of the world is: [Uttarakhand P.C.S. (Pre) 2021]

Correct Answer: (c) New Guinea
Solution:New Guinea is the second largest (785753 sq. km) island in the world located north of Australia. World largest island is Greenland. Its area is 2,166,086 square kilometers. Madagascar is the largest island in Africa and one of the oldest geological islands on earth.

5. The largest island (after Greenland) of the world is: [Uttarakhand P.C.S. (Pre) 2010]

Correct Answer: (d) New Guinea
Solution:New Guinea is the second largest island in the world. New Guinea is located in Oceania, in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It covers an area of 785,753 square kilometers (303,381 square miles).

The island is divided between Indonesia (western part) and Papua New Guinea (eastern part). New Guinea is separated from Australia by the 150-kilometer-wide Torres Strait.

6. Which one of the following statements is correct? [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2012]

Correct Answer: (c) The elevation of Nuuk above the sea level is 3 meters
Solution:Greenland is the largest island in the world. Greenland belongs to Denmark. Nuuk is the capital and largest city of Greenland. The elevation of Nuuk above the sea level is 1-3 meters.

7. Greenland is a part of which one of the following countries? [66th B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2020]

Correct Answer: (a) Denmark
Solution:It is the world's largest (non-continent) island located between the continents of North America and Europe in the North Atlantic Ocean. It is geographically considered a part of the North American continent.

It is surrounded by the Arctic Ocean to the north; by the Greenland Sea to the east; by the North Atlantic Ocean to the southeast; Davis Strait to the southwest and Baffin Bay to the west. Greenland was once a Danish colony and is now an autonomous province of Denmark.

Climate: Greenland is in the polar zone, where winter temperatures reach as low as -50°C and summer temperatures rarely exceed 10-15°C. Due its size, however, temperatures can vary considerably from one part of the country to another.

Highest Point: Gunnbjorn's Fjeld

Capital: Nuuk

8. Which one among the following eastern islands is divided into three countries? [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2010]

Correct Answer: (a) Borneo
Solution:Borneo is the third-largest island in the world and the largest island in Asia. The island is divided among three countries: Malaysia (26%), Brunei (1%) and Indonesia (73%).

Borneo is home to some of the world's most diverse rainforests and Southeast Asia's last intact forests. lt holds a significant portion of the world's biodiversity, including species like Borneo orangutans, elephants, giant carnivorous plants, and endangered species such as Sumatran tigers and Sumatran rhinoceroses.

Borneo's ecosystems face threats from deforestation, habitat loss, and climate change. There are ongoing conservation efforts to protect the island's rainforests and wildlife, including initiatives like the "Heart of Borneo" transboundary conservation initiative.

9. Which one among the following is the largest island in area? [64th B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2018]

Correct Answer: (a) Borneo
Solution:In the given option, Borneo's area is highest (751929 sq. km), Madagascar (587041 sq. km), Sumatra (472784 sq. km) and Great Britain area (209331 sq. km).

10. With reference to Borneo Island, located in South East Asia, which of the following statements is / are true? [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2022]

It is divided among three countries

It has been formed due to volcano deposition.

Select the correct answer from the code given below.

Correct Answer: (a) Both 1 and 2
Solution:Borneo, island in the extreme southwestern part of the Pacific Ocean. It is the third largest Island in the world, surpassed in size by only Greenland and New Guinea, Borneo is situated southeast Asia of the Malay Peninsula in the Greater Sunda Islands group of the Malay Archipelago.

The Island is divided into three countries: Indonesia (73%), Malaysia (26%), and Brunei (1%). It has been formed due to volcano deposition also. Hence option (a) is correct.