World Towns

21. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below: [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2014]

List – I (Town/City)	List – II (Country)
A. Davos	1. Spain
B. Barcelona	2. New Zealand
C. Auckland	3. Sri Lanka
D. Kandy	4. Switzerland

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

Correct Answer: (a)
Note:

The correct match is as follows:

Town/City	Country
Davos	Switzerland
Barcelona	Spain
Auckland	New Zealand
Kandy	Sri Lanka

22. Kanto plain is in : [R.A.S./R.T.S. (Pre) 1999, 2000]

(a) China
(b) Cambodia
(c) New Zealand
(d) Japan

Correct Answer: (d) Japan
Note:

Kanto plain is a highly developed, urbanized, and industrialized plain of Japan.

23. Mexico is located in- [Uttarakhand P.C.S. (Pre) 2006]

(a) South American Continent
(b) North American Continent
(c) African Continent
(d) European Continent

Correct Answer: (b) North American Continent
Note:

Mexico is located in the North America continent. It is bordered by the USA in the north and Guatemala in south-west and Belize South East. Gulf of Mexico is situated to its east and Pacific Ocean and Bay of California to the west. It is the third largest country of North American continent after Canada (99,84,670 sq. km) and USA (9833517 sq km). Its total area is 19,64,375 sq km.

24. Congo is situated in - [Jharkhand P.C.S. (Pre) 2013]

(a) Africa
(b) Asia
(c) Europe
(d) North America

Correct Answer: (a) Africa
Note:

The Democratic Republic of the Congo is located in Africa. Democratic Republic of the Congo is situated at the Equator. It is the second largest country of Africa after Algeria. Republic of Congo is also country in Africa and equator passes through it.

25. In which one of the following is Malta located? [I.A.S. (Pre) 2008]

(a) Baltic Sea
(b) Mediterranean Sea
(c) Black Sea
(d) North Sea

Correct Answer: (b) Mediterranean Sea
Note:

The small island country of Malta is located in southern Europe. It is situated in the Mediterranean sea.

26. What is the correct sequence of the following cities in south-east Asia as one proceeds from south to north? [I.A.S. (Pre) 2014]

(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
Note:

The correct sequence of the above cities in south-east Asia as one proceeds from south to north is as follows:

Cities	approx Latitudes Position
Jakarta	6°12'S
Singapore	1°09'N
Bangkok	13°45'N
Hanoi	21°2'N

27. Consider the following pairs: [I.A.S.(Pre) 2018]

Towns sometimes mentioned in news	Country
1. Aleppo	Syria
2. Kirkuk	Yemen
3. Mosul	Palestine
4. Mazar-i-sharif	Afghanistan

Which of the pairs given above are correctly matched?

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

Correct Answer: (b) 1 and 4

28. Which of the following city/cities is/are not situated in present day Afghanistan? [U.P. R.O./A.R.O. (Pre) 2023]

Ghazni
Fergana
Kandahar
Samarkand

Select the correct answer from the code given below :

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

Correct Answer: (c) 2 and 4
Note:

Ghazni and Kandahar are located in Afghanistan, while Fergana and Samarkand are located in Uzbekistan.