PYQs: INTERNATIONAL MAPPING

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11. PYQS
2023
Q1 Which one of the following is a part of the Congo Basin?

(a) Cameroon

(b) Nigeria

(c) South Sudan

(d) Uganda
Q2 Consider the following pairs:

Area of conflict mentioned in news: Country where it is located

1. Donbas: Syria

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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3 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?

(a) Only two

(b) Only three

(c) Only four

(d) Only five

4 In the recent years Chad, Guinea, Mali and Sudan caught the international attention for
which one of the following reasons common to all of them?

(a) Discovery of rich deposits of rare earth elements

(b) Establishment of Chinese Military bases

(c) Southward expansion of Sahara Desert

(d) Successful coups

5 Consider the following pairs:

Regions often Reason for being in news

1. North Kivu and Ituri : War between Armenia and Azerbaijan

2. Nagorno-Karabakh : Insurgency in Mozambique

3. Kherson and Zaporizhzhia : Dispute between Israel and Lebanon

How many of the above pairs are correctly matched?

(a) Only one

(b) Only Two

(c) All three

(d) None

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2022

6 Which one of the following lakes of West Africa has become dry and turned into a desert?

(a) Lake Victoria

(b) Lake Faguibine

(c) Lake Oguta

(d) Lake Volta

7 The term "Levant" often heard in the news roughly corresponds to which of the following
regions?

(a) Region along the eastern Mediterranean shores

(b) Region along North African shores stretching from Egypt to Morocco

(c) Region along Persian Gulf and Horn of Africa

(d) The entire coastal areas of Mediterranean Sea

8 Consider the following countries:

1. Azerbaijan

2. Kyrgyzstan

3. Tajikistan

4. Turkmenistan

5. Uzbekistan

Which of the above have borders with Afghanistan?

(a) 1, 2 and 5 only

(b) 1, 2, 3 and 4 only

(c) 3, 4 and 5 only

(d) 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5
IB Consider the following countries:

1. Armenia

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 2. Azerbaijan

3. Croatia

4. Romania

5. Uzbekistan

Which of the above are members of the Organization of Turkic States?

(a) 1, 2 and 4

(b) 1 and 3

(c) 2 and 5

(d) 3, 4 and 5
9 Which one of the following statements best reflects the issue with Senkaku Islands,
sometimes mentioned in the news?

(a) It is generally believed that they are artificial islands made by a country around South
China Sea.

(b) China and Japan engage in maritime disputes over these islands in East China Sea.

(c) A permanent American military base has been set up there to help Taiwan to increase
its defence capabilities.

(d) Through International Court of Justice declared them as no man's land, some South-
East Asian countries claim them.
10 Consider the following pairs: Region often mentioned in the news Country

1. Anatolia – Turkey

2. Amhara – Ethiopia

3. Cabo Delgado – Spain

4. Catalonia – Italy

How many pairs given above are correctly matched?

(a) Only one pair

(b) Only two pairs

(c) Only three pairs

(d) All four pairs

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2020
11 In which one of the following groups are all the four countries members of G20?

(a) Argentina, Mexico, South Africa and Turkey

(b) Australia, Canada, Malaysia and New Zealand

(c) Brazil, Iran, Saudi Arabia and Vietnam

(d) Indonesia, Japan, Singapore and South Korea

12 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?

(a) 1 and 2 only

(b) 3 only

(c) 3 and 4 only

(d) 1, 2 and 4 only

2019
13 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?

(a) 1, 2 and 4 only

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 (b) 1, 3 and 4 only

(c) 2 and 5 only

(d) 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5
14 Which of the following has/have shrunk immensely/dried up 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:

(a) 1 only

(b) 2 and 3

(c) 2 only

(d) 1 and 3
15 Consider the following pairs:

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
16 Consider the following pairs:

Regions sometimes mentioned in news - Country

1. Catalonia - Spain

2. Crimea - Hungary

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 3. Mindanao - Philippines

4. Oromia - Nigeria

Which of the pair 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

2017
17 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:

(a) 1, 2 and 3

(b) 2 and 3 only

(c) 3 and 4 only

(d) 1, 3 and 4 only

18 Which of the following is geographically closest to Great Nicobar?

(a) Sumatra

(b) Borneo

(c) Java

(d) Sri Lanka

2015
19 The area known as 'Golan Heights' sometimes appears in the news in the context of the
events related to

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 (a) Central Asia

(b) Middle East

(c) South-East Asia

(d) Central Africa

20 Which one of the following countries of South-West Asia does not open out to the
Mediterranean Sea?

(a) Syria

(b) Jordan

(c) Lebanon

(d) Israel
2014

21 Consider the following pairs:

Region often in news: Country

1. Chechnya: Russian Federation

2. Darfur: Mali

3. Swat Valley: Iraq

Which of the above pairs is/are correctly matched?

(a) 1 only

(b) 2 and 3 only

(c) 1 and 3 only

(d) 1, 2 and 3
22 Turkey is located between

(a) Black Sea and Caspian Sea

(b) Black Sea and Mediterranean Sea

(c) Gulf of Suez and Mediterranean Sea

(d) Gulf of Aqaba and Dead Sea

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23 What is the correct sequence of occurrence of the following cities in South-East Asia as one
proceeds from south to north?

1. Bangkok

2. Hanoi

3. Jakarta

4. Singapore

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

(a) 4-2-1-3

(b) 3-2-4-1

(c) 3-4-1-2

(d) 4-3-2-1
2013
24 Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched?

Geographical Feature : Region

(a) Abyssinian Plateau : Arabia

(b) Atlas Mountains : North-Western Africa

(c) Guiana Highlands : South-Western Africa

(d) Okavango Basin : Patagonia

2010
25 Which one of the following can one come across if one travels through the Strait of
Malacca:

a) Bali

b) Brunei

c) Java

d) Singapore

2009
26 Consider the following countries:

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 1. Australia

2. Namibia

3. Brazil

4. Chile

Through which of the above does the Tropic of Capricorn pass?

a) 1 only

b) 2, 3 and 4

c) 1, 2 and 3

d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
2008
27 Which one of the following cities is nearest to the equator?

a) Colombo

b) Jakarta

c) Manila

d) Singapore

28 Which one of the following straits is nearest to the International Date Line?

a) Malacca Strait

b) Bering Strait

c) Strait of Florida

d) Strait of Gibraltar
29 In which one of the following is Malta located?

a) Baltic Sea

b) Mediterranean

c) Black Sea

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 d) North Sea
30 Which of the following countries share borders with Moldova?

1. Ukraine

2. Romania

3. Belarus

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

a) 1 and 2 only

b) 2 and 3 only

c) 1 and 3 only

d) 1,2 and 3
31 Through which one of the following Straits, does a tunnel connect the United Kingdom and
France?

a) Davis Strait

b) Denmark Strait

c) Strait of dover

d) Strait of Gibraltar
32 Which one of the following cities does not have the same clock time as that of the other
three cities at any given instant?

a) London (U.K)

b) Lisbon (Portugal)

c) Accra (Ghana)

d) Addis Ababa (Ethiopia)

33 Other than India and China, which of the following groups of countries border Myanmar?

a) Bangladesh, Thailand and Vietnam

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 b) Cambodia, Laos and Malaysia

c) Thailand, Vietnam and Malaysia

d) Thailand, Laos and Bangladesh

2006
34 Through which one of the following groups of countries does the Equator pass?

a) Brazil, Zambia and Malaysia

b) Colombia, Kenya and Indonesia

c) Brazil, Sudan and Malaysia

d) Venezuela, Ethiopia and Indonesia

35 Huangpu River flows through which one of the following cities?

a) Beijing b) Ho Chi Minh City

c) Shanghai d) Manila
2005
36 Which one of the following countries does not have border with Lithuania?

a) Poland b) Ukraine

c) Belarus d) Latvia
37 Which one of the following is the correct sequence of the given town of Pakistan while
moving from the North towards the South?

a) Islamabad-Gujranwala-Peshawar-Multan

b) Peshawar-Gujranwala-Multan-Islamabad

c) Peshawar-Islamabad-Gujranwala-Multan

d) Islamabad-Multan-Peshawar-Gujranwala
2004
38 Latvia does not share its borders with which one of the following countries?

a) Russia b) Estonia

c) Lithuania d) Poland

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39 Match List-I (Sea) with List- II (Country) and select the correct answer using the codes given
below the Lists:

List-I (Sea) List-II (Country)

A. Black Sea 1. Bulgaria

B. Red Sea 2. China

C. Yellow Sea 3. Eritrea

D. Caspian Sea 4. Kazakhstan

Codes:

ABCD

a) 1 4 2 3

b) 2 3 1 4

c) 1 3 2 4

d) 2 4 1 3
40 Which one of the following does not border Panama?

a) Costa Rica b) Pacific Ocean

c) Colombia d) Venezuela
2003
41 Which one of the following countries is land locked?

a) Bolivia b) Peru

c) Suriname d) Uruguay
42 Israel has common borders with:

a) Lebanon, Syria. Jordan and Egypt

b) Lebanon, Syria, Turkey and Jordan

c) Cyprus, Turkey, Jordan and Egypt

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 d) Turkey, Syria, Iraq and Yemen
43 Which one of the following countries does NOT border the Caspian Sea?

a) Armenia b) Azerbaijan

c) Kazakhstan d) Turkmenistan
2002
44 Consider the following countries:

1. Albania

2. Bosnia Herzegovina

3. Croatia

4. Macedonia

Which of these countries has/have Adriatic Sea as a boundary?

a) 1 and 2 b) 1, 2 and 3

c) 4 only d) 3 and 4
2001
45 The given map shows four towns of the Central Asian region marked as 1, 2, 3, and 4.
Identify these from the following list and select the correct answer using the codes given
below:

Towns:

A. Bishkek

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 B. Ashkhabad

C. Tashkent

D. Dushanbe

Codes:

a) A-3, B-1, C-2, D-4

b) A-3, B-1, C-4, D-2

c) A-1, B-3, C-2, D-4

d) A-1, B-3, C-4, D-2

46 Consider the following provinces of former Yugoslavia:

I. Bosnia

II. Croatia

III. Slovenia

IV. Yugoslavia

The correct sequence of these provinces from the east to the west is

a) IV, I, III, II b) IV, I, II, III

c) I, IV, III, II d) I, IV, II, III

47 Which one of the following lakes forms an international boundary between Tanzania and
Uganda?

a) Chad b) Malawi

c) Victoria d) Zambezi
1999
48 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:

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 1. Darwin

2. Kuala Lumpur

3. Lagos

4. Nairobi

5. Singapore

Codes:

a) A-1, B-2, C-4, D-3

b) A-2, B-1, C-4, D-3

c) A-1, B-4, C-5, D-2

d) A-4, B-3, C-5, D-2

49 The physical regions marked as 1, 2, 3 and 4 on the given map are respectively:

a) Andes, Brazilian Shield, Guyana Highlands and Amazon Basin

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 b) Andes, Guyana Highlands, Brazilian Shield and Amazon Basin

c) Amazon Basin, Guyana Highlands, Brazilian Shield and Andes

d) Guyana Highlands, Brazilian Shield, Andes and Amazon Basin

1998
50 Match rivers labelled A, B, C and D on the given map with their names given in the list and
select the correct answer using the codes given below the list:

1. St. Lawrence

2. Orinoco

3. Mackenzie

4. Amazon

5. Yukon

a) A-4, B-3, C-2, D-1

b) A-5, B-3, C-1, D-2

c) A-5, B-4, C-1, D-3

d) A-3, B-1, C-4, D-2

1997
51 Consider the geographical details given in the following figure:

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 The point marked by A in the above figure indicates a country in:

a) North America b) South America

c) Europe d) Asia
52 One will NOT have to pass through the Suez Canal while going from Mumbai to:

a) Alexandria b) Suez

c) Port Said d) Benghazi

53 During a flight from Delhi to Tokyo the following are the landing airports:

I. Hong Kong

II. Hanoi

III. Taipei

IV Bangkok

The correct sequence of the landing at these airports during an onward journey is

a) I, II, III, IV b) IV, II, I, III

c) III, IV, I, II d) IV, I, II, III

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1996
54 The rough outline map shows a portion of the Middle East. The countries labelled A, B, C
and D are respectively:

a) Syria, Iraq, Jordan and Saudi Arabia

b) Syria, Iraq, Saudi Arabia and Jordan

c) Iraq, Syria, Saudi Arabia and Jordan

d) Iraq, Syria, Jordan and Saudi Arabia

1995
55 Consider the map given below indicating four places frequently figuring in the news:

Which one of them is Chechenya?

Choose the correct answer from the codes given below:

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