32 Objective Questions on World Political Geography Part-1 (Civil Service Examination)

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2. The standard time of the following countries is ahead of behind Greenwich Mean Time depending on whether they are East or West of the longitude passing through Greenwich. [1995] 1. Cuba 2. Greece 3. Iraq 4. Costa Rice 5. Japan Which one of the following sequential orders gives the correct arrangement of the countries according to their standard time from ahead to behind GMT? (a) 5,3,2,1,4 (b) 2,4,1,3,5 (c) 4,1,3,2,5 (d) 3,5,4,1,2 3. The original home of the gypsies was: [1995] (a) Egypt (b) Russia (c) India (d) Persia 4. Which one of the following is the continent with the highest mean elevation in the world? [1995] (a) Antarctia (b) North America (c) Asia (d) South America 6. Which one of the following does not belong to biosphere reserves set-up so far? [1995] (a) Great Nicobar (b) Sunderbans (c) NandaDevi (d) GulfofKachch 7. Arakan Yoma is the extension of the Himalayas located in: [1995] (a) Baluchistan (b) Myanmar (c) Nepal (d) Kashmir 9. In the Indian context the term 'De-notified tribes' refers to: [1996] (a) Tribes which are aboriginals (b) Nomadic tribes (c) Tribes practising shifting cultivation (d) Tribes which were earlier classified as criminal tribes

10. Which one of the following regions of India is now regarded as an 'ecological hot spot'? (a) Western Himalayas (b) Eastern Himalayas (c) Western Ghats (d) Eastern Ghats 11. Consider the following programmes: [1996] 1. Afforestation and development of wastelands 2. Reforestation and replantation in existing forests 3. Encouraging the wood substitutes and supplying other types of fuel 4. Promotion of wide use of insecticides and pesticides to restrict the loss of forest area from degradation caused by pests and insects. The National Forest Policy of 1988 includes: (a) 1, 2, 3 and 4 (b) 2 and 4 (c) 1, 3 and 4 (d) 1, 2 and 3 13. The Palk Bay lies between: [1996] (a) Gulf of Kachch and Gulf of Khambhat (b) Gulf of Mannar and Bay of Bengal (c) Lakshadweep and Maldive Islands (d) Andaman and Nicobar Islands 15. About 50% of the world population is concentrated between the latitudes of: [1997] (a) 5N and 20 N (b) 20N and 40N (c) 40N and 60N (d) 20S and 40S 16. "..... They are people of yellow complexion, oblique eyes, high check bones, sparse hair and medium height." The reference here is to: [1997] (a) Nordic Aryans (b) Austrics (c) Negroids (d) Mongoloids 18. "From Aceh in the far north west to Torres Strait in the east 5000 miles, almost as far as from London to Baghadad. The archipelago has 14,000 islands, some mere equatorial rocks, others some of the largest in the world." This description best fits: [1997] (a) West Indies (b) Japan (c) Philippines (d) Indonesia 20. Daily weather map showing isobars is an example of: [1997]

(a) Choropleth map (b) Isopleth map (c) Chorochromatic map (d) Choroschematic map 21. Which one of the following countries is the largest producer of fuel wood in the world? [1997] (a) Indonesia (b) Russia (c) India (d) China 22. During a flight from Delhi to Tokyo the following are the landing airports: 1. Hongkong 2. Hanoi 3. Taipei 4. Bangkok (a) 1, 2, 3, 4 (b) 4, 2, 3, 1 (c) 2, 4, 3, 1 (d) 3, 2, 1, 4 23. The satellites of which one of the following countries have helped in the preparation of a detailed and complete map of Antarctica? [1998] (a) Canada (b) France (c) Russia (d) U.S.A 24. Which one of the following countries has replaced Italy as the major importer of bauxite from India? [1998] (a) Canada (b) Greece (c) Ukraine (d) United Arab Emirates 25. Indonesian forest fire in 1997 was caused by: [1998] (a) Greenhouse effect (b) Depletion of ozone layer (c) El Nino effect (d) None of these 27. When there is noon at I.S.T. meridian people another place of the Earth are taking their 6 O' clock morning tea. The longitude of the place is: [1998] (a) 1730'E (b) 730'W (c) 17230'E (d) 90 W 28. Which one the following port cities in Venezuela has been developed as an oil port? [1999] (a) Caracas (b) Maracaibo (c) Maracay (d) Carupano

30. A person of mixed European and Indian blood in Latin America a called a: [1999] (a) Mulatto (b) Mestizo (c) Meiji (d) Mau Mau 32. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists: List I (Volcanic Mountain) A Mt. Rainier B. Etna C. Paricutin D. Taal List II (Country) 1. Italy 2. Mexico 3. Philippines 4. U.S.A. Codes: (a) A-4; B-2;C- 1;D-3 (b) A-4; B- 1;C-2; D-3 (c) A - 2; B-1; C- 4; D-3 (d) A-4; B-3;C-2; D-1 33. Consider the following provinces of former Yugoslavia: [2000] 1. Bosnia 2. Croatia 3. Slovenia 4. Yugoslavia The correct sequence of these provinces from the east to west is: (a) 4,1,3,2 (b) 4,1,2,3 (c) 1,4,3,2 (d) 1,4,2,3 34. Which one of the following lakes forms as international boundary between Tanzania and Uganda? [2000] (a) Chained (b) Malawi (c) Victoria (d) Zambenzi 35. A class of animals known as Marsupials is a characteristic feature of: [2001]

(a) Africa (b) Australia (c) South America (d) South-east Asia 37. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists: [2001] List 1 (Local Wind) A. Fohn B. Sarmun C. Santa Ana D. Zonda Codes: List II (Region) 1. Argentina 2. Kurdistan 3. California 4. Alps (a) A-2; B-4; C-1; D-3 (b) A-4; B-2; C-3; D-1 (c) A-2; B-4; C-3; D-1 (d) A-4; B-2; C-1; D-3 39. Consider the following statements regarding environment issues of India: [2001] 1. Gulf of Mannar is one of the biosphere reserves 2. The Ganga Action Plan, phase II has been merged with the National River Conservation Plan. 3. The National Museum of Natural History at New Del" imparts non-formal education in environment an7 conservation 4. Environmental Information System (ENVIS) acts as a decentralized information network for environment information Which of these statements are correct? (a) 1, 2 and 4 (b) 1, 2,3and4 (c) 2 and 3 (d) 1, 3 and 4 40. Consider the following countries: [2002] 1. Brazil 2. Indonesia 3. Japan 4. Russia What is the descending order of the size of the following countries population-wise ?

(a) 1,2,4,3 (b) 2,3,1,4 (c) 2,1,4,3 (d) 1,2,3,4 41. Consider the following countries of South Asia: [2002] 1. Bangladesh 2. India 3. Pakistan 4. Sri Lanka The descending order of literacy status of these countries is: (a) 4,2,1,3 (b) 2,4,3,1 (c) 4,2,3,1 (d) 2,4,1,3 42. Consider the following countries: [2002] 1. Albania 2. Bosnia Hercegovina 3. Croatia 4. Macedonia Which of these countries has/have Adriatic Sea as a boundary? (a) 1, 2 and 4 (b) 1,2 and 3 (c) 2 and 3 (d) 1, 2,3 and 4 44. The waterfall 'Victoria' is associated with the river: [2003] (a) Amazon (b) Missouri (c) St. Lawrence (d) Zambenzi 45. Consider the following statements: [2003] 1. In Macedonia, ethnic Albanians are a minority 2. In Kosovo, Serbians are a majority Which of these statements is/are correct? (a) Only 1 (b) Only 2 (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2 Answers: 2. (a) Greenwich Mean Time is the standard time for time assessment in different countries of earth. The countries which lies east of the Greenwich line is ahead of Greenwich Mean Time while the countries which lies west of Greenwich has their standard time behind the Greenwich Mean Time. So, the correct sequences of the countries are Japan, Iraq, Greece, Cuba and Costa Rica.

3. (c) The 'gypsies' are a group of people which found in Central Asia. But, the original home of gypsies was in India (Western Rajasthan and Punjab) area. 'Gypsies' are an ethnic group, which for unknown reasons took to a wandering life style in the late middle age. 4. (a) The Continent Antarctica is present atthe highest mean elevation in the world. This is because it is covered by a huge layer of ice, about 7,100 feet (2,200 m) thick. 6. (d) Great Nicobar, Sundarbans, Nanda Devi are biosphere reservoir declared by Govt, of India, but Gulf of Kutch is not a biosphere reservoir, it is dry sandy plain. 7. (b) Arakan Yoma is located in western Myanmar. It is the part of eastern Himalayas. It includes the Naga hills, the Chin hills and the Patkai range which includes Lushai hills. 9. (a) De-notified tribes refers to tribes which are aboriginals. These tribes are extremely backward and are struggling to come out of stone age of livelihood. Usually this type of tribes live in forests. 10. (c) Western Ghat is known as ecological hot spots in India by the Wild Life Act of 1972 of Indian Constitution. 11. (d) National Forest Policy 1988 describes the protection of forest and development of forest, it does not describe the use of insecticide and pesticide in forest areas. 13. (b)The Palk strait separates India and Srilanka. It lies between Gulf of Mannar and Bay of Bengal. 15. (b)About 50% of the world population is concentrated between latitude of 20N and 40N, because most populous countries like China, U.S.A, Europe. India lies with in this latitude. 16. (d) Mongloids are inhabitants of northern, eastern and south-east Asia. Their eyes has a characteristic fold of skin on the upper lid, hair is lank and straight, height is medium. The group also includes the Chinese, Japanese, Burmese, Thais, Vietnamese and Malays. 18. (d) Indonesia consists of 13,677 islands (nearly 14,000) and this country is 5000 miles from Torres strait. 20. (b) Daily wheather map showing isobars is an example of isopleth map. Isopleth map shows an imaginary surface by means of lines joining points of equal values. 21. (b) Russia is the largest producer of fuel woods in the world because Russia has the largest cover of forests. 22. (b) During a flight from Delhi to Tokyo the respective airports are Bangkok -> Hanoi -> Vietnam -> Taipei 23. (a) The satellite launched by Canada has helped in the prepration of a detailed and complete map of Antartica. 24. (a) Canada is the major importer of Bauxite from India 25. (d) The Indonesia forest fire in 1997was caused by human mistake.

27. (b) 28. (b) Maracaibo is the oil-port of Venezuela. 30. (b) Mestizo is a type of person with mixed racial ancestry, especially of mixed European and native American ancestry. 32.(c) Mt. Rainier is a volcanic mountain situated in U.S.A Mt. Etna is situated in Europe, Paricutin volcanic mountain present in Mexico and Taal volcanic mountain is present at Philippines. 33. (b) The correct sequence from east to west of Yugoslavia is Yugoslavia, Bosnia, Croatia and slovenia. 34. (c) Lake Victoria acts as the international boundary be tween Tanzania and Uganda. It is the largest lake of all African lakes and 2nd widest fresh water body in the world. 35. (b) Marsupials are the group of mammals commonly have pouches or pocket of skin, where mother nurse their, young child. These marsupians are found in Australia. The common example of marsupians are kangaroo and koala. 37. (b) Fohn is the warm and dry, wind of Alps region, Sarmun is local wind of Kuristan region, Santa Ana is local wind of California and Zonda is local wind of Argentina. 39. (b) All the statements given in the options are correct. 40. (c) According to the recent data of 2010, the population of Indonesia is 242 million, population of Brazil is 201 million, Population of Japan is 126.8 million and population of Russia is 139.3 million, so the descending order of the size of the country is Indonesia, Brazil, Japan and Russia. 41. (c) The descending order literacy status of these countries is: Srilanka - 90.7%, India - 65.5% Pakistan -40.9% and Bangladesh-38.9%. 42. (b) Bosnia, Hercegovina, Alabama, Cratia have Adriatic sea as a boundary. Macednia is for from Adriatic sea. 44. (d) The waterfall Victoria is associated with the river Zambenzi which is situated in Africa. 45. (b) In Macedonia, ethinic Albanian population is 23%, which is a good number in Macedonia. But in Kosovo 92% Albanians present where Serbians are the minority.