Geography chapter practice
Practise 80+ Places in News and Map-Based Geography MCQs for UPSC Prelims in Geography, including 31+ previous year questions. The sample set below is shown with correct answers and explanations.
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Consider the following pairs: Region - Country 1. Mallorca - Italy 2. Normandy - Spain 3. Sardinia - France In how many of the above rows is the given information correctly matched?
Explanation
Correct. Mallorca belongs to Spain, Normandy is a region of France, and Sardinia is part of Italy. Since each pair assigns the wrong country, none is correctly matched.
Consider the following countries: 1. The UK 2. Australia 3. Brazil How many of the above countries have more than four time zones?
Explanation
Correct. The UK (through overseas territories), Australia (mainland plus external territories), and Brazil each span more than four time zones when all territories are included.
Consider the following water bodies: 1. Lake Tanganyika 2. Lake Tonle Sap 3. Patos Lagoon Through how many of them does the equator pass?
Explanation
Correct. Lake Tanganyika lies entirely south of the equator, Tonle Sap is in Cambodia well north of it, and Patos Lagoon in southern Brazil is also far south of the equator. None of the three is crossed by the equator.
Consider the following countries: 1. Finland 2. Germany 3. Norway 4. Russia How many of the above countries have a border with the North Sea?
Explanation
Correct. Germany and Norway border the North Sea. Finland borders the Baltic Sea and the Arctic Ocean, while Russia's European coast fronts the Baltic and Arctic seas, not the North Sea.
The longest border between any two countries in the world is between:
Explanation
Correct. The Canada-United States boundary is the world's longest international border at about 8,891 km, including the Alaska-Canada segment.
Consider the following countries: 1. Bulgaria 2. Czech Republic 3. Hungary 4. Latvia 5. Lithuania 6. Romania How many of the above-mentioned countries share a land border with Ukraine?
Explanation
Correct. Ukraine shares land borders with Hungary and Romania among the listed countries. Bulgaria connects only via the Black Sea region without a direct land border, while Czech Republic, Latvia, and Lithuania do not directly border Ukraine.
Consider the following countries: 1. Azerbaijan 2. Kyrgyzstan 3. Tajikistan 4. Turkmenistan 5. Uzbekistan Which of the above have borders with Afghanistan?
Explanation
Correct. Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan share land borders with Afghanistan. Azerbaijan lies west of the Caspian and Kyrgyzstan is separated from Afghanistan by Tajikistan.
Consider the following pairs: River - Flows into 1. Mekong - Andaman Sea 2. Thames - Irish Sea 3. Volga - Caspian Sea 4. Zambezi - Indian Ocean Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?
Explanation
Correct. The Volga drains into the Caspian Sea and the Zambezi empties into the Indian Ocean via the Mozambique Channel. The Mekong flows into the South China Sea and the Thames into the North Sea.
Consider the following pairs: 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?
Explanation
Correct. Albania borders the Adriatic Sea, Kazakhstan borders the Caspian Sea, and Morocco borders the Mediterranean Sea. Croatia does not border the Black Sea (it borders the Adriatic), and Syria does not border the Red Sea.
Which of the following has/have shrunk immensely or dried up in the recent past due to human activities? 1. Aral Sea 2. Black Sea 3. Lake Baikal Select the correct answer using the code given below.
Explanation
Correct. The Aral Sea, once the world's fourth-largest lake, has shrunk drastically since the 1960s because the rivers Amu Darya and Syr Darya were diverted for Soviet irrigation projects.
Among the following cities, which one lies on a longitude closest to that of Delhi?
Explanation
Correct. Delhi is at approximately 77.2°E. Bengaluru is at roughly 77.6°E, making it the closest in longitude among the four cities.
Mediterranean Sea is a border of which of the following countries? 1. Jordan 2. Iraq 3. Lebanon 4. Syria Select the correct answer using the code given below.
Explanation
Correct. Lebanon and Syria have coastlines on the eastern Mediterranean. Jordan accesses the sea only via the Gulf of Aqaba (Red Sea), and Iraq's coast is on the Persian Gulf.
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