7M) World Geography – Map Based Questions (Prelims PYQs)

1] Consider the following countries: [2022]
1. Azerbaijan
2. Kyrgyzstan
3. Tajikistan
4. Turkmenistan
5. Uzbekistan
Which of the above have borders with Afghanistan?

a) 1, 2 & 5 only
b) 1, 2, 3 & 4 only
c) 3, 4 & 5 only
d) 1, 2, 3, & and 5

2] Consider the following pairs: [2020]
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

3] 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

4] Which of the following has/have shrunk immensely/ dried up in the recent past due to human activities? [2018]
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

5] Mediterranean Sea is a border of which of the following countries? [2017]
1. Jordan
2. Iraq
3. Lebanon
4. Syria
Select the correct answer using the code given below:

a) 1, 2 and 3 only
b) 2 and 3 only
c) 3 and 4 only
d) 1, 3 and 4 only

6] Which one of the following countries of South-West Asia does not open out to the Mediterranean Sea? [2015]

a) Syria
b) Jordan
c) Lebanon
d) Israel

7] Turkey is located between: [2014]

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 Se

8] What is the correct sequence of occurrence of the following cities in South-East Asia as one proceeds from south to north? [2014]
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

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