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Practice Sheet/P1
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By Sudarshan Gurjar

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1. Consider the following countries : (UPSC 2023)
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?
(a) Only two
(b) Only three
(c) Only four
(d) Only five

2. Consider the following statements : (UPSC 2023)

Statement- 1: Switzerland is one of the leading exporters of gold in terms of value.

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Statement- 2: Switzerland has the second largest gold reserves in the world.

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Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?

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(a) Both Statement-1 and Statement-2 are correct and Statement-2 is the correct explanation for
Statement-1
(b) Both statement-1 and Statement-2 are correct and Statement-2 is not the correct

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explanation for Statement-1
(c) Statement-1 is correct but Statement-2 is incorrect
(d) Statement-1 is incorrect but Statement-2 is correct
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3. Consider the following pairs : (UPSC 2023)
Regions often mentioned in news Reason for being in news
1. North Kivu and Ituri : War between Annenia and Azerbaijan
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2. Nagomo -Karabakh : Insurgency in Mozambique

3. Kherson and Zaporizhzhia : Dispute between Israel and Lebanon

How many of the above pairs are correctly matched?

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(a) Only one

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(b) Only two

(c) All three
(d) None
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4. Consider the following pairs : (UPSC 2023)

Area of conflict mentioned in news Country where it is located
1. Don bas Syria
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2. Kachin Ethiopia
3. Tigray North Yemen
How many of the above pairs are correctly matched?
(a) Only one
(b) Only two
(c) All three
(d) None

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5. Consider the following pairs: (2019)
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

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6. Consider the following pairs: (2018)

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Regions sometimes mentioned in news Country
1. Catalonia Spain

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2. Crimea Hungary
3. Mindanao Philippines
4. Oromia Nigeria

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Which of the pairs given above are correctly matched?
(a) 1, 2 and 3 (b) 3 and 4 only
(c) 1 and 3 only (d) 2 and 4 only
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7. Turkey is located between (2014)
(a) Black Sea and Caspian Sea
(b) Black Sea and Mediterranean Sea
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(c) Gulf of Suez and Mediterranean Sea

(d) Gulf of Aqaba and Dead Sea

8. Consider the following provinces of former Yugoslavia: [2000]

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1. Bosnia 2. Croatia
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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
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9. Consider the following countries: [2002]

1. Albania 2. Bosnia Herzegovina
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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

10. Consider the following statements: [2003]

1. In Macedonia, ethnic Albanians are in a minority
2. In Kosovo, Serbians are in a majority

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Which of these statements is/are correct?
(a) Only 1 (b) Only 2
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2

11. Latvia does not share its borders with which one of the following countries? [2004]
(a) Russia (b) Estonia
(c) Lithuania (d) Poland

12. Which one of the following countries does not border Lithuania? [2005]
(a) Poland (b) Ukraine
(c) Belarus (d) North Sea

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13. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the
lists: [2005]

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List-I (City) List-II (River)
A. Washington, D.C. 1. River Manzanares
B. Berlin 2. River Seine

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C. Paris 3. River Spree
D. Madrid 4. River Potomac
Codes :
(a) A-2; B-3; C-4; D-1
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(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
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14. Consider the following statements: [2005]

1. Great Britain comprises England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
2. England covers less than 60% of the total area of the United Kingdom.
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Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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(a) 1 only (b) 2 only

(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2

15. Claims to the historical Macedonian territory have been a bone of contention between
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which of the following countries? [2006]

(a) Portugal and Spain (b) Bulgaria and Greece
(c) Romania and Bulgaria (d) Portugal and Greece
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16. Which one of the following cities does not have the same clock time as that of the
other three cities at any given instant? [2007]
(a) London (UK) (b) Lisbon (Portugal)
(c) Accra (Ghana) (d) Addis Ababa (Ethiopia)

17. Through which one of the following Straits, does a tunnel connect the United
Kingdom and France?

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(a) Davis Strait (b) Denmark Strait [2007]
(c) Strait of Dover (d) Strait of Gibraltar

18. Which of the following countries share borders with Moldova? [2008]
1. Ukraine 2. Romania 3. Belarus
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
Codes:
(a) 1 and 2 only (b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only (d) 1, 2 and 3

19. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched? [2009]

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City River

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(a) Berlin : Rhine
(b) London : Thames

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(c) New York : Hudson
(d) Vienna : Danube

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20. Consider the following pairs : [2014 - I]
Region often in news Country
1. Chechnya : Russian Federation
2. Darfur : Mali
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3. Swat Valley : Iraq
Which of the above pairs is/are correctly matched?
(a) 1 only (b) 2 and 3 only
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(c) 1 and 3 only (d) 1, 2 and 3

21. Which one of the following Continents has the highest percentage of plains in its total
area? [UPPCS (Mains) 2013]
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(A) Asia (B) Europe

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(C) North-America (D) South-America

22. From the code given below select the correct sequence of the following continents in
terms of their area in descending order. [UPPCS (Mains) 2015]
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1. Europe 2. Australia
3. Africa 4. South America
Code
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(A) 1, 2, 3, 4 (B) 4, 1, 3, 2
(C) 2, 1, 4, 3 (D) 3, 4, 1, 2

23. The Alps mountain range is not a part of which of the following countries?
[Uttarakhand PCS (Pre) 2006]
(A) France (B) Germany
(C) Austria (D) England

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24. A mountain range of Europe is [48th to 52nd BPSC (Pre) 2008]
(A) Alps (B) Himalaya
(C) Andes (D) Rocky

25. Black forest mountain is situated in [UP Lower Sub. (Pre) 2004]
(A) France (B) Germany
(C) Ukraine (D) Russia

26. Which of the following mountain is located along the Rhine river? [UPPSC (RI) 2014]
(A) Pyrenees (B) Apennines
C) Carpathian (D) Black Forest

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27. The Pennines (Europe), the Appalachians (America) and the Aravallis (India) are
examples of [56th to 59th BPSC (Pre) 2015]

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(A) Young mountains (B) Old mountains
(C) Block mountains (D) Fold mountains

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28. Mount Titlis is in [Telangana PSC (Pre) 2019 UPPCS (Mains) 2004]
(A) Germany (B) France
(C) Switzerland (D) U.S.A.
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29. Which of the following mountains is located in Italy? [UPRO/ARO (Mains) 2014]
(A) Apennine (B) Pyrenees
(C) Dimaric Alps (D) Zura
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30. Which mountain forms boundary between Spain and France? [RAS/RTS (Pre) 2012]
(A) Jura (B) Pyrenees
(C) Carpathians (D) Caucasus
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31. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the
lists. [UP UDA/LDA (Pre) 2013]
List-I
(a) Alps (b) Vosges
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(c) Vindhya (d) Fuziyama

List-II
1. Block Mountain 2. Volcano Mountain
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3. Folded Mountain 4. Residual Mountain

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

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32. Which of the following temperate grasslands are found in Eurasia? [Andhra Pradesh
PSC (Pre) 2019 UPPCS (Pre) 2014]
(A) Downs (B) Velds
(C) Steppes (D) Prairies

33. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the
lists. [UPPCS (Mains) 2016]
List-I (Grassland)
(a) Llanos (b) Steppes
(c) Prairies (d) Veld
List-II (Continent)

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1. North America 2. Africa

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3. Europe 4. South America
Code

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

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(C) 4 3 2 1
(D) 4 1 3 2

34. Which of the following countries is not larger than India in terms of area? [Assam
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PSC (Pre) 2017 UP UDA/LDA (Pre) 2013]
(A) Russia (B) Brazil
(C) Canada (D) France
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35. Which one of the following is not a Balkan country? [MPPCS (Pre) 2004]
(A) Slovenia (B) Bulgaria
(C) Romania (D) Austria
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36. Which of the following is not included in the group of Scandinavian countries?
[Punjab PSC (Pre) 2018 UP UDA/LDA (Pre) 2001]
(A) Denmark (B) Finland
(C) Norway (D) Sweden
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37. Which one of the following country is geographically located in America but
politically is a part of Europe? [UPPCS (Pre) 2002]
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(A) Iceland (B) Canary Iceland

(C) Greenland (D) Cuba

38. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the
lists. [Andhra Pradesh PSC (Pre) 2017 UPPCS (Pre) 2000]
List-I (Country)
(a) Australia (b) Denmark
(c) France (d) Spain

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List-II (Dependent Territory)
1. Martinique 2. Santa Cruz
3. Greenland 4. Christmas Island

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

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39. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the
lists. [Arunachal Pradesh PSC (Pre) 2018 UPPCS (Mains) 2014]

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List-I (World Islands)
(a) Aleutian Islands
(b) Bear Islands

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(c) Greenland
(d) Franz Josef Island
List-II (Owner Country)
1. Russia 2. Denmark
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3. Norway 4. U.S.A.

Code
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(a) (b) (c) (d)

(A) 4 3 2 1
(B) 1 2 3 4
(C) 3 1 4 2
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(D) 2 4 1 3
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40. Which one of the following is not correctly matched? [UPPCS (Mains) 2015]
(A) Redcliffe line - India and Pakistan
(B) Maginot line - France and Germany
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(C) Durand line - Bangladesh and India

(D) Hindenburg - Belgium and line Germany
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41. Vienna is the capital of which Country? [MPPCS (Pre) 1992]

(A) Canada (B) Somalia
(C) Austria (D) Australia

42. Which one of the following pairs (Country and Capital) is not properly matched?
[Chhattisgarh PCS (Pre) 2008]
(A) China - Beijing
(B) Japan - Kyoto

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(C) Austria - Vienna
(D) Spain - Madrid

43. Pisa famous for leaning tower is located in [UPPCS (Pre) 1993]
(A) Australia (B) France
(C) Italy (D) Spain

44. Which one of the following is not correctly matched? [Meghalaya PSC (Pre) 2018
UPPCS (Pre) 2008]
(A) Copenhagen - Denmark
(B) helsinki - Germany

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(C) Paris - France

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(D) Oslo - Norway

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45. Helsinki is the capital of [Mizoram PSC (Pre) 2019 UPPCS (Pre) 1993]
(A) Denmark (B) Finland
(C) Norway (D) Sweden

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46. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the
lists. [Sikkim PSC (Pre) 2017 UPPCS (Mains) 2003]
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List-I (Country)
(a) Bulgaria (b) Georgia
(c) Iceland (d) Norway
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List-II (Capital)
1. Oslo 2. Reykjavik
3. Sofia 4. Tbillsi
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Code
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 3 4 2 1
(B) 4 2 3 1
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(C) 3 4 1 2
(D) 4 2 1 3
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47. Which of the following country is located in the South of the Arctic Circle? [UP
UDA/LDA (Pre) 2013]
(A) Finland (B) Iceland
(C) Norway (D) Sweden

48. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the
lists. [UPPCS (Mains) 2014]
List-I (Town/City)

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(a) Davos (b) Barcelona
(c) Auckland (d) Kandy
List-II (Country)
1. Spain 2. New Zealand
3. Sri Lanka 4. Switzerland
Code
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 4 1 2 3
(B) 2 3 1 4
(C) 1 2 4 3
(D) 3 4 2 1

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49. Which of the following countries is called ‘Garden of Lakes’? [UPPCS (Mains) 2012]
(A) Poland (B) Finland

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(C) Netherlands (D) Switzerland

50. Which of the following cities is known as the ‘city of cities’? [MPPCS (Pre) 2012]

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(A) Amsterdam (B) Rome
(C) Venice (D) Athens

51. Match the following. [RAS/RTS (Pre) 1994]

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List-I
(a) Niagara falls
(b) The land of thousand lakes
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(c) Eiffel Tower

(d) Roof of the World
List-II
1. Pamir 2. Paris
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3. Finland 4. New York State

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Code
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 3 4 1 2
(B) 4 3 2 1
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(C) 1 2 4 3
(D) 4 1 3 2
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52. Towards the North of Turkey is [Nagaland PSC (Pre) 2019 MPPCS (Pre) 1991]
(A) Black Sea (B) Caspian Sea
(C) Red Sea (D) Mediterranean Sea

53. The sea surrounded by Italy, Sicily, Sardinia and Corsica is [UP UDA/LDA (Mains)
2010]
(A) Adriatic Sea (B) Aegean Sea
(C) Ligurian Sea (D) Tyrrhenian Sea

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54. The river duo, which fall into the Black Sea are [RAS/RTS (Pre) 1999]
(A) Volga-Danube (B) Dnieper-Volga
(C) Dnieper-Danube (D) Ural-Volga

55. River Volga falls into [UPPCS (Pre) 1992 RAS/RTS (Pre) 1992]
(A) Red Sea (B) Caspian Sea
(C) Black Sea (D) Mediterranean Sea

56. Which of the following river flows through rift valley? [UPPCS (Pre) 1998]
(A) Amazon (B) Indus

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(C) Volga (D) Rhine

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57. Which of the following pair is not correctly matched? [UPPCS (Spl)(Mains) 2008]

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River Country
(A) Dnieper - Ukraine
(B) Po - Italy

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(C) Rhine - Germany
(D) Rhone - Spain

58. Which one of the following is not correctly matched? [UPPCS (Mains) 2015]
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(A) Khartoum - Nile
(B) New York - Hudson
(C) Berlin - Spree
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(D) Sidney - Seine

59. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the
lists. [UP Lower Sub. (Pre) 2015]
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List-I (City)
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(a) London (b) Antwerp

(c) Rotterdam (d) Hamburg
List-II (River)
1. Rhine 2. Scheldt
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3. Thames 4. Elbe
Code
(a) (b) (c) (d)
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(A) 3 2 4 1
(B) 3 4 2 1
(C) 3 1 2 4
(D) 3 2 1 4

60. Which Strait separates Europe from Africa? [UPPCS (Pre) 1999]
(A) Bosphorus (B) Gibraltar
(C) Dover (D) Bering

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61.Through which one of the following straits does a tunnel connect the United Kingdom
and France? [IAS (Pre) 2007 UPPCS (Mains) 2007]
(A) Davis Strait (B) Denmark Strait
(C) Strait of Dover (D) Strait of Gibraltar

62. Strait of Dover connects [UPPCS (Mains) 2010]

(A) Baltic Sea and the Gulf of Bothnia
(B) Bay of Biscay and the English Channel
(C) English Channel and the North Sea
(D) Celtic Sea and the Irish Sea

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63. Kiel Canal connects [RAS/RTS (Pre) 1999]
(A) North Sea - Baltic Sea

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(B) Black Sea - Red Sea
(C) Baltic Sea - Red Sea
(D) North Sea - Black Sea

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64 . Which of the following canal is used as an inland waterway in Southern Germany?
[UPPCS (Pre) 2017]
(A) Volga - Don Canal
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(B) Sault - Sainte Marie Canal
(C) Ludwings Canal
(D) White sea Canal
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65. Which of the following cities is known as the oil capital of Europe? [UPPCS (Pre)
2017]
(A) Belfast (B) Aberdeen
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(C) Leeds (D) Liverpool

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66. Which of following wool producing centre belongs to Germany? [UP UDA/LDA (Pre)
2013]
(A) Saint Petersburg (B) Wuppertal (C) Bradford (D) Prato
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67. Which one of the following pairs is not correct? [UPPCS (Mains) 2013]
(A) Ruhr Industrial Region - Germany
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(B) Flanders Industrial Region - Belgium and France

(C) Scotland Industrial Region - Sweden
(D) New England Industrial Region - U.S.A.

68. Which country’s airlines is ‘Lufthansa’? [MPPCS (Spl)(Pre) 2004]

(A) Germany (B) France
(C) Yugoslavia (D) Spain

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69. The largest producer of wine in the world is [UP UDA/LDA (Mains) 2010]
(A) France (B) Italy
(C) Spain (D) United States of America

70. The headquarter of the International Maritime Organization is located at [UPPCS

(Mains) 2016]
(A) London (B) Geneva
(C) Paris (D) Rome

71. Where is Elysee Palace? [MPPCS (Pre) 1995]

(A) Germany (B) France

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(C) Italy (D) Spain

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ANSWERS :

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Answer 1: A

Option a is the correct answer.

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Ukraine is bordered by Belarus to the
north, Russia to the east, the Sea of
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Azov and the Black Sea to the south,

Moldova and Romania to the
southwest, and Hungary, Slovakia,
and Poland to the west.
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In the given countries only Hungary

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and Romania are correct. Thus only

two are correct.
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Answer 2: C
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Option c is the correct answer.

Statement 1 is correct: It is true that Switzerland is the leading exporter of gold in the world. In
2021, Switzerland exported $86.7B in Gold, making it the 1st largest exporter of Gold in the
world. The main destinations of Gold exports from Switzerland are: India ($29.3B), China
($16B), United States ($8.13B), Germany ($5.8B), and Hong Kong ($4.67B).

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Statement 2 is incorrect: Switzerland does not have the second largest gold reserves in the
world, rather it has the seventh largest gold reserve in the world. The top three countries with
largest gold reserves in the world are the United States of America (USA) followed by Germany,
Italy.

Answer 3: D
Option d is the correct answer.

Pair 1 is incorrectly matched: North Kivu and Ituri

are the eastern provinces of Democratic Republic of

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Congo. The President of Congo, Felix Tshisekedi

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declared a “State of Siege” due to the increasing
violence in the eastern provinces of North Kivu and

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Ituri. The violence killed more than hundred people
and displaced more than 1.5 million.

Pair 2 is incorrectly matched:

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Nagorno-Karabakh is a mountainous and heavily
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forested region that under international law is

recognised as part of Azerbaijan. Recently, protests
against possible concessions by Armenia over
Nagorno-Karabakh which is disputed with
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neighboring Azerbaijan, have increased.

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Pair 3 is incorrectly matched: Russia released

vote tallies showing overwhelming support in four
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provinces of Ukraine to join with Russia. The four

regions are Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia and
Kherson.

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Answer 4: D
Option d is the correct answer.

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Pair 1 is incorrectly matched: Donetsk and Luhansk are
two states located in eastern Ukraine, which share a

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border with Russia. Within these two states are two
separatist territories known as the Donetsk People’s
Republic (DPR) and Luhansk People’s Republic (LPR),

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which are run by Russian and Russian-backed separatists.
This entire region, which includes Donetsk, Luhansk and
their respective separatist territories, is generally referred
to as the ‘Donbas’ region.
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Pair 2 is incorrectly matched: The Kachin region,

also known as Kachin State, is a state located in the
northern part of Myanmar (Burma). It shares borders
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with China to the north and east, Shan State to the

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south, and Sagaing Region to the west.

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Pair 3 is incorrectly matched: The Tigray region, also known as the Tigray State, is a region
located in the northern part of Ethiopia. It is one of the ten regional states that make up the
federal system of Ethiopia. The first formal African Union-led peace talks between an Ethiopian
government team and Tigray forces are happening in South Africa.

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Answer 5: B
Pair 1 is correctly matched: Adriatic Sea is a water body that acts as a divide between the
Italian Peninsula and the Balkan Peninsula. Albania, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Italy,
Slovenia, and Montenegro share borders with the Adriatic Sea.

Pair 2 is not correctly matched: Black Sea is located between Europe and Asia. Six countries
border the Black Sea, Ukraine to the North, Russia and Georgia to the East, Turkey to the
South, and Bulgaria and Romania to the West.

Pair 3 is correctly matched: Caspian Sea is located between south-eastern Europe and
Western Asia. It is the largest inland body of water that can only be accessed through Russia’s

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Volga River and the canals connecting it to the Black Sea, the Baltic Sea, and the Sea of Azov.

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It is supplied by freshwater sources and has no salt-water connection to the open seas of the
world. The bordering states are Azerbaijan, Iran, Kazakhstan, Russia, and Turkmenistan.

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Pair 4 is correctly matched: Mediterranean Sea is an intercontinental sea placed between
Western Asia, North Africa, and Europe. 21 countries share the coastline with it. These are-

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Albania, Algeria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Cyprus, Egypt, France, Greece, Israel, Italy,
Lebanon, Libya, Malta, Monaco, Montenegro, Morocco, Slovenia, Spain, Syria, Tunisia, and
Turkey.
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Pair 5 is not correctly matched: Red Sea is located between North-east Africa and Western
Asia. The six countries bordering it are Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Egypt, Sudan, Eritrea, and
Djibouti.
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Answer 6: C
Pair 1 is correctly matched: Catalonia is an autonomous community in the north-eastern
corner of Spain. It is one of Spain’s wealthiest regions. It consists of four provinces, such as
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Barcelona, Girona, Lleida, and Tarragona.

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Pair 2 is not correctly matched: Crimea is a peninsula located on the northern coast of the
Black Sea. In 2014, Russia seized Crimea from Ukraine in an illegal move that violated the
territorial integrity of the former Soviet republic and sparked a war that has displaced nearly 2
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million people and destroyed the country’s infrastructure.

Pair 3 is correctly matched: Mindanao is the second-largest island in the Philippines, after
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Luzon.

Pair 4 is not correctly matched: The Oromo people are the native inhabitants of Ethiopia,
Eastern Africa. Their population is estimated to be 55 million, which makes it the largest ethnic
group in Eastern Africa.

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Answer 7: B
Option B is correct:

Turkey is located between Black Sea and

Mediterranean Sea. Turkey occupies a unique
geographic position, lying partly in Asia and partly
in Europe. Throughout its history it has acted as
both a barrier and a bridge between the two
continents.

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Answer 8: B
The correct sequence from east to west is Yugoslavia, Bosnia, Croatia and Slovenia.

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ANSWER 9: B
Bosnia, Hercegovina, Alabania, Croatia have Adriatic sea as a boundary. Macedonia is far away
from Adriatic sea.
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ANSWER 10: A
In Macedonia, ethinic Albanian population is 23%, which is a good number in Macedonia. But in
Kosovo 92% are Albanians and Serbians are in a minority.
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ANSWER 11: D
Latvia does not share its border with Poland. Latvia only distinct border is the Battic Sea coast,
which extends for 531 kilometers. Its neighbors include Lithuania on the south, Estonia on the
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Ukraine is a sovereign state in Eastern Europe, bordered by Russia to the east and north east;
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ANSWER 13: D
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A. Washington, D.C. 4. River Potamac
B. Berlin 3. River Spree
C. Paris 2. River Seine
D. Madrid 1. River Manzanares

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The total area of United Kingdom is 94, 226 sq miles (244, 044 sq km), where England covers
50, 344 sq miles (130, 365 sq km) i.e. less than 60 % of total land area of United Kingdom.
Great Britain donot comprise of Northern Ireland.

ANSWER 15: B
Bulgaria & Greece are in dispute over the Macedonian territory

ANSWER 16: D
London, Lisbon and Accra in Ghana are close to Greenwich Meridian. But, Addis Ababa is
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Strait of Dover connects United Kingdom and France. It is about 32 km in length.

ANSWER 18: A

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west and Ukraine in the north, east and south.

ANSWER 19: A
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ANSWER 20: A
The Chechen Republic is a federal subject (a republic) of Russia. Darfur is a region in western
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Answer 22: D Answer 47: B

Answer 23: D Answer 48: A

Answer 24: A Answer 49: B

Answer 25: B Answer 50: C

Answer 26: D Answer 51: B

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Answer 30: B Answer 55: B

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Answer 32: C Answer 57: D

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Answer 34: D Answer 59: D

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Answer 35: D Answer 60: B

Answer 36: A Answer 61: C

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Answer 37: C Answer 62: C

Answer 38: B Answer 63: A

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Answer 39: A Answer 64: C

Answer 40: C Answer 65: B

Answer 41: C Answer 66: B

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Answer 43: C Answer 68: A

Answer 44: B Answer 69: A

Answer 45: B Answer 70: A

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