The Land-Locked Countries

Total Questions: 12

1. The only land-locked Country in Southeast Asia is- [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2015, U.P.U.D.A./L.D.A. (Pre) 2001, I.A.S. (Pre) 1993, R.A.S./R.T.S. (Pre) 1996]

Correct Answer: (b) Laos
Solution:Laos is the only land-locked country in South East Asia bordered by Myanmar, China Vietnam, Cambodia and Thailand. Laos is geographically situated in the center of the Southeast Asian peninsula and doesn't have any direct access to the sea.

It shares borders with Myanmar (Burma) to the northwest, China to the north, Vietnam to the east, Cambodia to the southeast, and Thailand to the west and southwest. About seventy percent of its geographic area is made up of mountain ranges, highlands, plateaux, and rivers cut through.

The Mekong River is vital as a transportation route for cargo and passengers, a source of electricity at dams, a water supply for crops, and a home to fish which are an important food in the diet of Laotian people.

2. Which of the following countries in Asia is not a landlocked country? [M.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2022]

Correct Answer: (b) Thailand
Solution:Thailand is not a landlocked country. Landlocked country is an independent sovereign state that does not have direct access to an ocean. Some of landlocked countries in Asia are- Afghanistan, Armenia, Bhutan, Nepal, Mangolia, etc.

3. Which one of the following countries is land-locked? [I.A.S. (Pre) 2003]

Correct Answer: (a) Bolivia
Solution:Bolivia is a land-locked country of South America. Bolivia's geography varies from the peaks of the Andes in the west to the Eastern Lowlands within the Amazon basin. It is bordered by Brazil to the north and east, Paraguay to the southeast, Argentina to the south, Chile to the southwest, and Peru to the west.

4. Which one of the following continents has no landlocked country? [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2005]

Correct Answer: (d) North America
Solution:There is no landlocked country in the North American continent. The United States of America, Canada and Mexico etc. have sea coastlines

5. Which of the following Countries is a land-locked country? [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2009]

1. Afghanistan

2. Hungary

3. Malaysia

4. Switzerland

Choose the correct answer from the codes given below-

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Correct Answer: (d) 1,2 and 4
Solution:Afghanistan located in Asia is a landlocked country which borders with Iran, Pakistan, India (Ladakh), China, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan. Hungary is another landlocked country which borders with Austria, Slovenia, Croatia, Serbia, Romania, Ukraine and Slovak Republic.

The border of Switzerland is surrounded by France, Italy, Austria, Liechtenstein and Germany. Thus, all the above three countries have no coastline while the border of Malaysia is connected with Thailand, Indonesia, Brunei and it also has an extensive coastline as well. Thus option (d) is the correct answer.

6. Which of the following statements is true about South Sudan? [U.P.U.D.A./L.D.A. (Mains) 2010]

Use the codes given below for the correct answer:

I. It is a landlocked country.

II. Its capital is located in Akoba.

III. Its main river is the White Nile.

IV. Its main religion is Islam.

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Correct Answer: (c) I and III only
Solution:South Sudan is a landlocked country surrounded by Sudan, Ethiopia, Central African Republic, Kenya, Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda.

The main river in South Sudan is White Nile and its present capital is Juba. Its main religion is Christianity not Islam. Thus, option (c) is the correct answer.

7. Which of the following countries is trans-Continental? [U.P. Lower Sub. (Pre) 2009]

1. Laos

2. Georgia

3. Turkey

4. Tunisia

Select the correct answer from the codes given below:

Correct Answer: (b) 2 and 3
Solution:A country expanded in more than one continent is known as trans-continental country. In given question Georgia and Turkiye are such countries which are expanded from Asia to the Europe continent.

8. Which one of the following is not a landlocked country? [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2013]

Correct Answer: (d) Azerbaijan
Solution:Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan are fully landlocked countries while the north-western border of Uzbekistan stretches to the Aral Sea. Similarly, Baku the capital of Azerbaijan is located on the western shore of the Caspian sea. So in context to this question, two of the above-mentioned options (a) and (d) seem to be correct.

Aral sea used to be a part of the former Soviet Union. The Soviet Union diverted rivers flowing into Aral sea for various irrigation projects, as a result, it has mostly dried up and only 10% of its part is left.

Caspian sea is the world's largest lake or sea, surrounded by land. Thus, the most appropriate answer according to the given facts should be option (d).

9. Which one of the following is a landlocked country? [64th B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2018]

Correct Answer: (b) Hungary
Solution:Hungary is a landlocked country in Central Europe.Spanning 93,030 square kilometres of the Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the south, Croatia and Slovenia to the southwest, and Austria to the west. Budapest is the country's capital and largest city.

10. Which of the following countries are land locked? [U.P. R.O./A.R.O. (Mains) 2016]

1. Armenia

2. Montenegro

3. Botswana

4. Ethopia

Choose the correct answer from the code given below:

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Correct Answer: (e) None of the above
Solution:Armenia, Botswana and Ethiopia, all three are landlocked countries. So the correct answer is 1, 3 and 4 which is not provided in the options. So the question itself may be wrong.