Q: The longest border between any two countries in the world is between:
(a)Canada and the United States of America
(b)Chile and Argentina
(c)China and India
(d)Kazakhstan and Russian Federation
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Q: Which of the following organisms perform waggle dance for others of their kin to indicate the direction and the distance to a source of their food?
(a)Butterflies
(b)Dragonflies
(c)Honeybees
(d)Wasps
Q: 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
Q: 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
Q: 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
Q: 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
(b)1, 3 and 4 only
(c)2 and 5 only
(d)1, 2, 3, 4 and 5
Q: 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
Q: 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 only
(b)2 and 3 only
(c)3 and 4 only
(d)1, 3 and 4 only
Q: The area known as ‘Golan Heights’ sometimes appears in the news in the context of the events related to
(a)Central Asia
(b)Middle East
(c)South-East Asia
(d)Central Africa
Q: 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
Q: Consider the following countries: 1. Denmark 2. Japan 3. Russian Federation 4. United Kingdom 5. United States of America Which of the above are the members of the ‘Arctic Council’?
(a)1, 2 and 3
(b)2, 3 and 4
(c)1, 4 and 5
(d)1, 3 and 5
Q: Southeast Asia has captivated the attention of global community over space and time as a geostrategically significant region. Which among the following is the most convincing explanation for this global perspective?
(a)It was the hot theatre during the Second World War
(b)Its location between the Asian powers of China and India
(c)It was the arena of superpower confrontation during the Cold War period
(d)Its location between the Pacific and Indian oceans and its pre-eminent maritime character
Q: Which one of the following is the country's administrative capital/new federal administrative centre of Malaysia ?
(a)Kota Bharu
(b)Kuala Terengganu
(c)Putrajaya
(d)Taiping
Q: 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
Q: Consider the following statements: 1. Ajman is one of the seven Emirates of the UAE. 2. Ras al-Khaimah was the last Sheikhdom to join the UAE. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a)1 only
(b)2 only
(c)Both 1 and 2
(d)Neither 1 nor 2
Q: Which one of the following is the largest (area-wise) Lok Sabha constituency?
(a)Kangra
(b)Ladakh
(c)Kachchh
(d)Bhilwara
Q: Ogaden region has been a source of conflict between which countries?
(a)Morocco and Algeria
(b)Nigeria and Cameroon
(c)Angola and Zambia
(d)Ethiopia and Somalia
Q: Other than India and China, which of the following groups of countries border Myanmar?
(a)Bangladesh, Thailand and Vietnam
(b)Cambodia, Laos and Malaysia
(c)Thailand, Vietnam and Malaysia
(d)Thailand, Laos and Bangladesh
Q: Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched? Well-known Place : Country
(a)Baikonour : Russia
(b)Kourou : French Guiana
(c)Borobudar : Indonesia
(d)Cannes : France
Q: Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
(a)Slovenia : Bratislava
(b)Seychelles : Victoria
(c)Sierra Leone : Freetown
(d)Uzbekistan : Tashkent
Q: Consider the following statements: 1. Assam shares a border with Bhutan and Bangladesh. 2. West Bengal shares a border with Bhutan and Nepal. 3. Mizoram shares a border with Bangladesh and Myanmar. Which of the statements given above are correct?
(a)1, 2 and 3
(b)1 and 2, only
(c)2 and 3, only
(d)1 and 3, only
Q: Which one of the following cities is not a former capital of the given country (Country given in the brackets)?
(a)Karachi (Pakistan)
(b)Auckland (New Zealand)
(c)Kyoto (Japan)
(d)Brisbane (Australia)
Q: Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
(a)Bahamas — Nassau
(b)Costa Rica — San Jose
(c)Nicaragua — Belmopan
(d)Dominican Republic — Santo Domingo
Q: Which one of the following countries does not border Lithuania?
(a)Poland
(b)Ukraine
(c)Belarus
(d)Latvia
Q: Consider the following statements : 1. Great Britain comprises England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. 2. England covers less than 60% of the total area of the United Kingdom. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a)1 only
(b)2 only
(c)Both 1 and 2
(d)Neither 1 nor 2
Q: Which one of the following states border Uttar Pradesh? 1. Punjab 2. Rajasthan 3. Chhattisgarh 4. Jharkhand Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
(a)1, 2, 3 and 4
(b)2, 3 and 4
(c)1 and 4
(d)1 and 3
Q: Which one of the following cities is the seat of Parliament of South Africa?
(a)Pretoria
(b)Durban
(c)Johannesburg
(d)Cape Town
Q: Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched? Current Name — Old Name
(a)Harare — Salisbury
(b)Ethiopia — Abyssinia
(c)Ghana — Dutch Guiana
(d)Kinshasa — Leopoldville
Q: Latvia does not share its borders with which one of the following countries?
(a)Russia
(b)Estonia
(c)Lithuania
(d)Poland
Q: Match List I with List II and select the correct answer: List I (Sea) (A) Black Sea (B) Red Sea (C) Yellow Sea (D) Caspian Sea List II (Country) 1. Bulgaria 2. China 3. Eritrea 4. Kazakhstan
(a)A-1 B-4 C-2 D-3
(b)A-2 B-3 C-1 D-4
(c)A-1 B-3 C-2 D-4
(d)A-2 B-4 C-1 D-3
Q: Which one of the following does not border Panama?
(a)Costa Rica
(b)Pacific Ocean
(c)Colombia
(d)Venezuela
Q: Which one of the following cities (they were in the news in recent times) is NOT correctly matched with its country?
(a)Salamanca — Spain
(b)Cannes — Italy
(c)Cancun — Mexico
(d)Bruges — Belgium
Q: Match List I (State/Province/Overseas Territory) with List II (Country) and select the correct answer using the codes given below: List I (A) British Columbia (B) Bavaria (C) Gibraltar (D) Rhode Island List II 1. USA 2. UK 3. Canada 4. Germany 5. Denmark Codes:
(a)A 1 B 2 C 5 D 3
(b)A 3 B 4 C 2 D 1
(c)A 1 B 4 C 2 D 3
(d)A 3 B 2 C 5 D 1
Q: Match List I (New Names of the Countries) with List II (Old Names of the Countries) and select the correct answer using the codes given below: List I (A) Benin (B) Belize (C) Botswana (D) Malawi List II 1. Nyasaland 2. Basutoland 3. Bechuanaland 4. British Honduras 5. Dohomey Codes:
(a)A 3 B 1 C 2 D 4
(b)A 5 B 4 C 3 D 1
(c)A 3 B 4 C 2 D 1
(d)A 5 B 1 C 3 D 4
Q: Which one among the following States is smallest in area?
(a)Andhra Pradesh
(b)Gujarat
(c)Karnataka
(d)Tamil Nadu
Q: Which one of the following countries is land locked?
(a)Bolivia
(b)Peru
(c)Suriname
(d)Uruguay
Q: Israel has common borders with
(a)Lebanon, Syria, Jordan and Egypt
(b)Lebanon, Syria, Turkey and Jordan
(c)Cyprus, Turkey, Jordan and Egypt
(d)Turkey, Syria, Iraq and Yemen
Q: Which one of the following countries does NOT border the Caspian Sea?
(a)Armenia
(b)Azerbaijan
(c)Kazakhstan
(d)Turkmenistan
Q: 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
Q: The above map is the Union Territory of
(a)Chandigarh
(b)Daman and Diu
(c)Dadra and Nagar Haveli
(d)Pondicherry
Q: 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 B. Ashkhabad C. Tashkent D. Dushanbe Codes:
(a)A-3, B-1, C-3, 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
Q: 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
Q: Which one of the following lakes forms an international boundary between Tanzania and Uganda?
(a)Chad
(b)Malawi
(c)Victoria
(d)Zambezi
Q: 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: 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
Q: ‘MERCOSUR’ consists of a group of countries of
(a)Africa
(b)Asia
(c)Latin America
(d)South-East Asia
Q: Consider the geographical details given in the following figure: The point marked by A in the above figure indicates a country in
(a)North America
(b)South America
(c)Europe
(d)Asia
Q: A rough outline map of northern Sri Lanka is shown in the figure. Jaffna is located at the point marked
(a)A
(b)B
(c)C
(d)D
Q: Consider the map given below: The dotted (broken) line in the map is the
(a)Durand line
(b)MacMahon line
(c)line of demarcation between India and Pakistan suggested by the Boundary Commission (1947)
(d)route followed by the Younghusband Expedition
Q: 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
Q: 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 are respectively
(a)Tajikistan, Turkmenia, Uzbekistan, Kirgizia, Kazakhstan
(b)Turkmenia, Kirgizia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan
(c)Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kirgizia, Turkmenia
(d)Kazakhstan, Turkmenia, Uzbekistan, Kirgizia, Tajikistan
Frequently Asked Questions
How many UPSC Prelims questions have been asked from World Political Geography & Borders?▼
UPSC has asked 50 questions on World Political Geography & Borders in GS Paper 1 Prelims between 1995 and 2024. This sub-topic falls under Geography.
In which years has UPSC asked about World Political Geography & Borders?▼
Questions on World Political Geography & Borders have appeared in UPSC Prelims in the following years: 2024, 2023, 2022, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2015, 2014, 2011, 2009, 2008, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001, 2000, 1999, 1998, 1997, 1996, 1995. The topic has appeared in 23 out of 31 years.
What is the difficulty level of World Political Geography & Borders questions in UPSC Prelims?▼
Among 50 questions on World Political Geography & Borders: 32 are easy, 17 are moderate, and 1 are difficult. Most questions test conceptual understanding of the topic.