World Political Geography (UPSC) (Part-I)

Total Questions: 50

21. Assertion (A): Chile continues to be an important producer of copper in the world. [1999]

Reason (R): Chile is endowed with the world's largest deposit of porphyry copper.

Correct Answer: (a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
Solution:Assertion and reason both are correct, and the reason is the correct explanation of the assertion.

Chile is the largest copper producer in the world. 35% of the total global production of copper is done by Chile, and the major deposit is of porphyry copper.

22. Match the cities labelled as A, B, C and D in the given map with the names of cities and select the correct answer using the codes given below the names of cities: [1999]

Name of cities

  1. Darwin
  2. Kualalumpur
  3. Lagos
  4. Nairobi
  5. Singapore
ABCD
(a)1243
(b)2143
(c)1452
(d)4352
Correct Answer: (a)
Solution:‘A’ marked city on the map is Darwin in Australia.

‘B’ marked city in the given map is Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia.

‘C’ marked city on the map is Nairobi in Kenya.

‘D’ marked city on the map is Lagos in Nigeria.

23. A person of mixed European and Indian blood in Latin America is called a: [1999]

Correct Answer: (b) Mestizo
Solution:Mestizo originally meant a person of combined European and American Indian descent, regardless of where the person was born.

24. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists: [1999]

List-I (Volcanic Mountain)List-II (Country)
A. Mt. Rainier1. Italy
B. Etna2. Mexico
C. Paricutin3. Philippines
D. Taal4. U.S.A.

 

ABCD
(a)4213
(b)4123
(c)2143
(d)4321
Correct Answer: (b)
Solution:

Mt. Rainier is a volcanic mountain situated in the U.S.A.Mt. Etna is situated in Europe, Paricutin volcanic mountain is present in Mexico. Taal volcanic mountain is present in the Philippines.

25. Consider the following provinces of former Yugoslavia: [2000]

  1. Bosnia
  2. Croatia
  3. Slovenia
  4. Yugoslavia

 

The correct sequence of these provinces from the east to west is:

Correct Answer: (b) 4, 1, 2, 3
Solution:The correct sequence from east to west is: Yugoslavia , Bosnia , Croatia , Slovenia.

26. Which one of the following lakes forms an international boundary between Tanzania and Uganda? [2000]

Correct Answer: (c) Victoria
Solution:Lake Victoria acts as the international boundary between Tanzania and Uganda. It is the largest lake in Africa and the 2nd widest freshwater body in the world.

27. A class of animals known as Marsupials is a characteristic feature of: [2001]

Correct Answer: (b) Australia
Solution:

Marsupials are a group of mammals that commonly have pouches or a pocket of skin, where the mother nurses their young. These marsupials are found in Australia. The common examples of marsupials are Kangaroo and Koala.

28. The above map is the Union Territory of: [2001]

Correct Answer: (c) Dadra and Nagar Haveli
Solution:The given map represents the Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli in western India. The capital is Silvassa, and the major language of this Union Territory is Gujarati. The Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and the Union Territory of Daman and Diu were merged into a single UT of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu on 26th January 2020.

29. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists: [2001]

List-I (Local Wind)List-II (Region)
A. Fohn1. Argentina
B. Sarmun2. Kurdistan
C. Santa Ana3. California
D. Zonda4. Alps

 

ABCD
(a)2413
(b)4231
(c)2431
(d)4213
Correct Answer: (b)
Solution:Föhn is the warm and dry wind of the Alps region. Sarmun is the local wind of the Kurdistan region. Santa Ana is the local wind of California. Zonda is the local wind of Argentina.

30. The given map shows four towns of the Central Asian region marked as 1, 2, 3, and 4. Identify these from the following lists and select the correct answer using the codes given below: [2001]

Towns:
A. Bishkek
B. Ashikhabad
C. Tashkent
D. Dushanbe

Codes:

 

ABCD
(a)3124
(b)3142
(c)1324
(d)1342
Correct Answer: (a)
Solution:Ashgabat is marked as '1'.

Tashkent is marked as '2'.

Bishkek is marked as '3'.

Dushanbe is marked as '4' in the given map.