World Political Geography (UPSC) (Part-II)

Total Questions: 45

1. Itaipu Dam built on the river Parana is one of the largest dams in the world. Which of the following two countries have this as a joint project? [2005]

(a) Brazil and Peru
(b) Paraguay and Ecuador
(c) Brazil and Paraguay
(d) Colombia and Paraguay

Correct Answer: (c) Brazil and Paraguay

Solution:Itaipu Dam is built on River Parana is the largest dam in the world. This is a joint project of Brazil - Paraguay.

2. Which one of the following is the correct sequence of the given continents in the decreasing order of their percentage of Earth's land? [2005]

(a) North America–Africa–South America–Europe
(b) Africa–North America–South America–Euro
(c) North America–Africa–Europe–South America
(d) Africa–North America–Europe–South America

Correct Answer: (b) Africa–North America–South America–Euro

Solution:

The decreasing order of arrangement of continent according to the percentage of Earth's land is Africa (29800000 sq km), North America (21510000 sq km) South America (17598000 sq km) and Europe (9699550 sq km).

3. Bermuda Triangle extends up to which of the following places? [2006]

Southern Florida
Puerto Rico
Hawaiian Islands

Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

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

Correct Answer: (b) 1 and 2 only

Solution: Bermuda Triangle is a strange and mysterious location in southern Atlantic Ocean. It is roughly in the shape of a triangle which extends upto South Florida, Pruto Rico and Bermuda Island.

4. Claims to the historical Macedonian territory have been a bone of contention between which of the following countries? [2006]

(a) Portugal and Spain
(b) Bulgaria and Greece
(c) Romania and Bulgaria
(d) Portugal and Greece

Correct Answer: (b) Bulgaria and Greece

Solution:Bulgaria & Greece are in dispute over the Macedonian territory.

5. Huangpu River flows through which one of the following cities? [2006]

(a) Beijing
(b) Ho Chi Minh City
(c) Shanghai
(d) Manila

Correct Answer: (c) Shanghai

Solution:The Huangpu river is the largest river in Shanghai in China. It is 113.07 km long 400 metres wide and 9 metres deep. Shanghai gets most of its drinking water from Huangpu.

6. Which one of the following countries is the leading producer of uranium? [2006]

(a) United States of America
(b) Canada
(c) Germany
(d) Zambia

Correct Answer: (b) Canada

Solution:

As per the World Nuclear Association (2021), Kazakhstan is the largest producer of uranium in the world. But among the given alternatives Canada is the largest producer of uranium.

1.Kazakhstan

2. Namibia

3. Canada

4. Australia

5. Uzbekistan

6. Russia

7. Consider the following statements: [2006]

1. Length of a terrestrial mile is lesser than that of a nautical mile.

2. Harmattan is a dusty land-wind of the East African Coast.

3. Greece and Albania form a part of the Iberian Peninsula.

Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?

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

Correct Answer: (d) 1 only

Solution:One terrestrial mile (1609 metres) is lesseer than one nau-tical mile (1852 meters). The Haamattan is a season in the west African subcontinent, which occurs the end of November and the middle of March. It is characterized by the dry and dusty north easterly trade wind which blows from the Sahara Desert over west Africa into the Gulf of Guinea. The Iberian peninsula includes Portugal, Spain, Andorra and Gibraltar.

8. Through which one of the following groups of countries does the Equator pass? [2006]

(a) Brazil, Zambia and Malaysia
(b) Colombia, Kenya and Indonesia
(c) Brazil, Sudan and Malaysia
(d) Venezuela, Ethiopia and Indonesia

Correct Answer: (b) Colombia, Kenya and Indonesia

Solution:Colombia, Kenya and Indoneisa are countries through which the equator passes.

9. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched? [2006]

Well-known Place	Country
(a) Baikonour	Russia
(b) Kourou	French Guiana
(c) Borobudur	Indonesia
(d) Cannes	France

Correct Answer: (a)

Solution:Baikonur is world's first and largest operational space launch facility. It is located in Kazakhstan and not in Russia

10. Other than India and China, which one of the following groups of countries border Myanmar? [2006]

(a) Bangladesh, Thailand and Vietnam
(b) Cambodia, Laos and Malaysia
(c) Thailand, Vietnam and Malaysia
(d) Thailand, Laos and Bangladesh

Correct Answer: (d) Thailand, Laos and Bangladesh

Solution:Thailand, Laos and Bangladesh are countries bordering Myanmar.

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