World Political Geography (UPSC) (Part-I)

41. Which one of the following countries is land locked? [2003]

(a) Bolivia
(b) Peru
(c) Surinam
(d) Uruguay

Correct Answer: (a) Bolivia

Solution:Bolivia is a land locked country, in South America the surrounding countries are Peru, Chile, Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay.

42. Which one of the following countries does not border the Caspian Sea? [2003]

(a) Armenia
(b) Azerbaijan
(c) Kazakhstan
(d) Turkmenistan

Correct Answer: (a) Armenia

Solution:Armenia is a former Soviet republic. It is located in the Mountainous Caucasus region between Asia and Europe. Armenia is land locked among Georgia, Azerbaijan, Iran and Turkey.

43. The great Asian river Mekong does not run through: [2004]

(a) China
(b) Malaysia
(c) Cambodia
(d) Laos

Correct Answer: (b) Malaysia

Solution:Mekong is a major river in south eastern Asia. Mekong is known as the Lancang in China. It runs through Yunan province, China, forms the border between Myanmar and Laos and most of the border between Laos and Thailand and flows across Cambodia and Southern Vietnam before emptying to South China.

44. Latvia does not share its borders with which one of the following countries? [2004]

(a) Russia
(b) Estonia
(c) Lithuania
(d) Poland

Correct Answer: (d) Poland

Solution:

Latvia does not share its border with Poland. Latvia only distinct border is the Battic Sea coast, which extends for 531 kilometers. Its neighbors include Lithuania on the south, Estonia on the north, Russia on the east and Belarus on the southeast.

45. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below: [2004]

List-I (Sea)	List-II (Country)
A. Black Sea	1. Bulgaria
B. Red Sea	2. China
C. Yellow Sea	3. Eritrea
D. Caspian Sea	4. Kazakhstan

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

Correct Answer: (c)

Solution:Black Sea - Bulgaria
Red Sea - Eritrea
Yellow Sea - China
Caspian Sea - Kazakhstan

46. Which one of the following does not border Panama? [2004]

(a) Coast Rica
(b) Pacific Ocean
(c) Colombia
(d) Venezuela

Correct Answer: (d) Venezuela

Solution:Panama is a country located in the central America region of North America, Panama is bordered by Costa Rica to the west, Colombia to the southeast, the Caribbean Sea to the north, and the Pacific Ocean to the south.

47. Which one of the following countries does not border Lithuania? [2005]

(a) Poland
(b) Ukraine
(c) Belarus
(d) North Sea

Correct Answer: (b) Ukraine

Solution:Ukraine is a sovereign state in Eastern Europe, bordered by Russia to the east and north east; Belarus to the north west; Poland, Hungary and Slovakia to the west; Romania and Moldova to the south west; and the Black Sea and Sea of Agov to the South

48. Which one of the following is the correct sequence of the given towns of Pakistan while moving from the north towards the south? [2005]

(a) Islamabad–Gujranwala–Peshawar–Multan
(b) Peshawar–Gujranwala–Multan–Islamabad
(c) Peshawar–Islamabad–Gujranwala–Multan
(d) Islamabad–Multan–Peshawar–Gujranwala

Correct Answer: (c) Peshawar–Islamabad–Gujranwala–Multan

Solution:While moving from the North to South Pakistan, the correct sequence of the towns is Peshawar - Islamabad - Gujranwala - Multan.

49. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists: [2005]

List-I (City)	List-II (River)
A. Washington, D.C.	1. River Manzanares
B. Berlin	2. River Seine
C. Paris	3. River Spree
D. Madrid	4. River Potomac

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

Correct Answer: (d)