World Political Geography - 1 (Civil Services)
| Description: World Political Geography | |
| Number of Questions: 30 | |
| Created by: Jatin Goyal | |
| Tags: World Political Geography Geography |
Given below is a map of some countries which were parts of the erstwhile Soviet Union, with water bodies shown by shaded areas:
The countries marked 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 respectively are
The standard time of the following countries is ahead of or behind Greenwich Mean Time, depending on whether they are East or West of the longitude passing through Greenwich. Put them in decreasing order of Greenwich Time.
- Cuba
- Greece
- Iraq
- Costa Rica
- Japan
The original home of the gypsies was
Which one of the following is the continent with the highest mean elevation in the world?
Consider the map given below indicating four places frequently figuring in the news:
Which one of them is Chechenya?
Which one of the following does not belong to biosphere reserves set up so far?
Arakan Yoma is the extension of the Himalayas located in
Consider the map given below:
The dotted (broken) line in the map is the
In the Indian context, the term ‘De-notified tribes’ refers to
Which one of the following regions of India is now regarded as an ‘ecological hot spot’?
Consider the following programmes:
- Afforestation and development of wastelands
- Reforestation and replantation in existing forests
- Encouraging the wood substitutes and supplying other types of fuel
- 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
The rough outline map shows a portion of the Middle East.
The countries labelled A, B, C and D respectively are
The Palk Bay lies between
A rough outline map of northern Sri Lanka is shown below. Jaffna is located at the point marked
About 50% of the world population is concentrated between the latitudes of
"They are people of yellow complexion, oblique eyes, high cheek bones, sparse hair and medium height.” The reference here is to
Consider the map given below:
The river shown on the map is
“From Aceh in the far north-west to Torres Strait in the east is 5000 miles, almost as far as from London to Baghdad. The archipelago has 14,000 islands, some mere equatorial rocks, others some of the largest in the world.” This description best fits
Consider the geographical details given in the following figure:
The point marked by A in the above figure indicates the countries in
Daily weather map showing isobars is an example of
Which one of the following countries is the largest producer of fuel wood in the world?
During a flight from Delhi to Tokyo, what is the correct sequence for these landing airports?
- Hongkong
- Hanoi
- Taipei
- Bangkok
The satellites of which one of the following countries have helped in the preparation of a detailed and complete map of Antarctica?
Which one of the following countries has replaced Italy as the major importer of bauxite from India?
Indonesian forest fire in 1997 was caused by the
Match the rivers labelled A, B, C and D on the given map in List-I with their names given in List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:
When there is noon at I.S.T. meridian, people at another place on Earth are taking their 6 o’clock morning tea. The longitude of the place is
Which one of the following port cities in Venezuela has been developed as an oil port?
Match the cities labelled as A, B, C and D in the given map with the names of cities and select the correct answer using the codes given below the names of cities:
Names of cities
- Darwin
- Kualalumpur
- Lagos
- Nairobi
- Singapore
A person of mixed European and Indian blood in Latin America is called a