World Political Geography (UPSC) (Part-I)

31. Consider the following statements regarding environment issues in India: [2001]

Gulf of Mannar is one of the biosphere reserves
The Ganga Action Plan, phase II has been merged with the National River Conservation Plan.
The National Museum of Natural History at New Delhi imparts non-formal education in environment and conservation.
Environmental Information System (ENVIS) acts as a decentralized information network for environment information.

(a) 1, 2 & 4
(b) 1, 2, 3 & 4
(c) 2 & 3
(d) 1, 3 & 4

Correct Answer: (b) 1, 2, 3 & 4

Solution:All the statements given in the options are correct.

32. Consider the following countries: [2002]

Brazil
Indonesia
Japan
Russia

What is the descending order of the size of the following countries population-wise?

(a) 1, 2, 4, 3
(b) 2, 3, 1, 4
(c) 2, 1, 4, 3
(d) 1, 2, 3, 4

Correct Answer: (c) 2, 1, 4, 3

Solution:

Population according to the year 2001:

Indonesia — 21.71 crores
Brazil — 17.82 crores
Russia — 14.06 crores
Japan — 12.71 crores

In present population of Indonesia-27.76, Brazil-21.65, Russia-14.45 and Japan-12.33 crores.

33. Consider the following countries of South Asia: [2002]

Bangladesh
India
Pakistan
Sri Lanka

The descending order of literacy status of these countries is:

(a) 4, 2, 1, 3
(b) 2, 4, 3, 1
(c) 4, 2, 3, 1
(d) 2, 4, 1, 3

Correct Answer: (c) 4, 2, 3, 1

Solution:According to UNESCO, the literacy rate of the given countries: SriLanka — 90.68%, India — 65.38%, Pakistan — about 51% and Bangladesh 47.5%

34. Consider the following countries: [2002]

Albania
Bosnia Herzegovina
Croatia
Macedonia

Which of these countries has/have Adriatic Sea as a boundary?

(a) 1, 2 and 4
(b) 1, 2 and 3
(c) 2 and 3
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4

Correct Answer: (b) 1, 2 and 3

Solution:Bosnia Herzegovina, Albania, and Croatia have Adriatic Sea as a boundary. Macedonia is far away from the Adriatic Sea.

35. In the map given below, four islands of the Indian Ocean region i.e., (A) Seychelles (B) Chagos (C) Mauritius and (D) Socotra are marked as 1, 2, 3 and 4. Match them and select the correct answer from the codes given below: [2002]

	A	B	C	D
(a)	1	3	4	2
(b)	3	1	2	4
(c)	1	3	2	4
(d)	3	1	4	2

Correct Answer: (d)

Solution:In the given figure, four islands of Indian ocean region are Chagos, Socotra, Seychelles and Mauritius which are marked as 1, 2, 3 and 4 respectively.

36. The waterfall 'Victoria' is associated with the river: [2003]

(a) Amazon
(b) Missouri
(c) St. Lawrence
(d) Zambezi

Correct Answer: (d) Zambezi

Solution:Victoria Waterfalls is associated with the Zambezi River, which is situated in Africa.

37. Life expectancy is the highest in the world in: [2003]

(a) Canada
(b) Germany
(c) Japan
(d) Norway

Correct Answer: (c) Japan

Solution:As per the world bank, life expectancy of Canada is 83 years, Germany is 81 years, Japan is 84 and Norway is 83 years till 2021. Japan has the highest life expectancy in the world.

38. Consider the following statements: [2003]

In Macedonia, ethnic Albanians are in a minority
In Kosovo, Serbians are in a majority

Which of these statements is/are correct?

(a) Only 1
(b) Only 2
(c) Both 1 & 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2

Correct Answer: (a) Only 1

Solution:98% of the population is Greek, while minority groups include Albanian, Turks, Macedonians, Armenians, Bulgarians and Jews.

Kosovo ethnicity: Albanians 92.9%, Bosniaks 1.6%, Serbs 1.5%, Turk 1.1%, Ashkali 0.9%, Egyptian 0.7%, Gorani 0.6%, Romani 0.5%, other/unspecified 0.2% (2011 est.)

39. Israel has common borders with: [2003]

(a) Lebanon, Syria, Jordan and Egypt
(b) Lebanon, Syria, Turkey and Jordan
(c) Cyprus, Turkey, Jordan and Egypt
(d) Turkey, Syria, Iraq and Yemen

Correct Answer: (a) Lebanon, Syria, Jordan and Egypt

Solution:Israel has common borders with Lebanon, Syria, Jordan and Egypt.

40. Which among the following countries has the largest population? [2003]

(a) Indonesia
(b) Japan
(c) Pakistan
(d) Sudan

Correct Answer: (a) Indonesia

Solution:Indonesia has the largest population in the given countries.