World Political Geography (UPSC) (Part-II)

Total Questions: 45

31. Turkey is located between [2014 - I]

(a) Black Sea and Caspian Sea
(b) Black Sea and Mediterranean Sea
(c) Gulf of Suez and Mediterranean Sea
(d) Gulf of Aqaba and Dead Sea

Correct Answer: (b) Black Sea and Mediterranean Sea

Solution:Turkey's smaller part is in Southeastern Europe and its larger part in Western Asia which is located between Black Sea and Mediterranean

32. Consider the following pairs: [2014 - I]

Region often in news	Country
1. Chechnya	Russian Federation
2. Darfur	Mali
3. Swat Valley	Iraq

Which of the above pairs is/are correctly matched?

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

Correct Answer: (a) 1 only

Solution:The Chechen Republic is a federal subject (a republic) of Russia. Darfur is a region in western Sudan. Swat is a valley and an administrative district in Pakistan.

33. What is the correct sequence of occurrence of the following cities in South-East Asia as one proceeds from south to north? [2014 - I]

Bangkok
Hanoi
Jakarta
Singapore

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

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

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

Solution:The correct sequence of occurrence of the following cities in South-East Asia as one proceeds from south to north is Jakarta-Singapore-Bangkok and Hanoi.

34. Which one of the following countries of South-West Asia does not open out to the Mediterranean Sea? [2015 - I]

(a) Syria
(b) Jordan
(c) Lebanon
(d) Israel

Correct Answer: (b) Jordan

Solution:Jordan does not open out to the Mediterranean Sea.

35. With reference to the ‘Trans-Pacific Partnership,’ consider the following statements: [2016 - I]

It is an agreement among all the Pacific Rim countries except China and Russia.
It is a strategic alliance for the purpose of maritime security only.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2

Correct Answer: (d) Neither 1 nor 2

Solution:All 12 Pacific Rim Countries have signed Trans - Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement. These 12 countries are: Singapore, Malaysia, Vietnam, Brunei, Darussalam, Japan, Canada, United States, Mexico, Peru, Chile, Australia and New Zealand. Objectives of TPP:

(i) Lower track barriers such as tariffs.

(ii) Establish a common framework for intellectual property.

(iii) Enforce standards for labour low and environmental low.

(iv) Establish an investor - state dispute settlement mechanism.

36. Which of the following is geographically closest to Great Nicobar? [2017 - I]

(a) Sumatra
(b) Borneo
(c) Java
(d) Sri Lanka

Correct Answer: (a) Sumatra

Solution:In the map, Sumatra is quite closer to Great Nicobar than Sri Lanka. See:

37. The Mediterranean Sea is a border of which of the following countries? [2017 - I]

Jordan
Iraq
Lebanon
Syria

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

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

Correct Answer: (c) 3 and 4 only

Solution:In the map, you can see Mediterranean Sea doesn't touch Jordan and Iraq so, by elimination, we are left with answer "c".

38. Which of the following has/have shrunk immensely/dried up in the recent past due to human activities? [2018 - I]

Aral Sea
Black Sea
Lake Baikal

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

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

Correct Answer: (a) 1 only

Solution:The Aral Sea, in Central Asia, used to be the fourth largest lake in the world, after the Caspian Sea, and Lakes Superior and Victori(a) Now barely 10% of it is left. BBC-2014. Lake Baikal's has been crippled by a series of detrimental phenomena. They include the disappearance of the omul fish, rapid growth of putrid algae and the death of endemic species of sponges across its vast 3.2 million-bectare, but there is no mention of immensely drying up. Hence answer A: I only.

39. Consider the following pairs: [2019 - I]

Sea	Bordering Country
1. Adriatic Sea	Albania
2. Black Sea	Croatia
3. Caspian Sea	Kazakhstan
4. Mediterranean Sea	Morocco
5. Red Sea	Syria

Which of the pairs given above are correctly matched?

(a) 1, 2 and 4 only
(b) 1, 3 and 4 only
(c) 2 and 5 only
(d) 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5

Correct Answer: (b) 1, 3 and 4 only

Solution:Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Italy, Montenegro and Slovenia. Hence, statement 1 is correct. Black Sea is a large inland sea situated at the south-eastern extremity of Europe. It is bordered by Ukraine to the north, Russia to the northeast, Georgia to the cast. Turkey to the south, and Bulgaria and Romania to the west. Black Sea is not bordered by Croatia, Hence, statement 2 is not correct. Caspian Sea is bound by Kazakhstan to the northeast, Russia to the northwest, Azerbaijan to the west, Iran to the south, and Turkmenistan to the southeast. Hence, statement 3 is correct,

40. Consider the following countries: [2022 - I]

Azerbaijan
Kyrgyzstan
Tajikistan
Turkmenistan
Uzbekistan

Which of the above have borders with Afghanistan?

(a) 1, 2 and 5 only
(b) 1, 2, 3 and 4 only
(c) 3, 4 and 5 only
(d) 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5

Correct Answer: (c) 3, 4 and 5 only

Solution:Option (c) is correct: Afghanistan does not share border with Azerbaijan so #1 is wrong. Therefore by elimination the answer is (c).

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World Political Geography (UPSC) (Part-II)

31. Turkey is located between [2014 - I]

32. Consider the following pairs: [2014 - I]

33. What is the correct sequence of occurrence of the following cities in South-East Asia as one proceeds from south to north? [2014 - I]

34. Which one of the following countries of South-West Asia does not open out to the Mediterranean Sea? [2015 - I]

35. With reference to the ‘Trans-Pacific Partnership,’ consider the following statements: [2016 - I]

36. Which of the following is geographically closest to Great Nicobar? [2017 - I]

37. The Mediterranean Sea is a border of which of the following countries? [2017 - I]

38. Which of the following has/have shrunk immensely/dried up in the recent past due to human activities? [2018 - I]

39. Consider the following pairs: [2019 - I]

40. Consider the following countries: [2022 - I]

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