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UPSC – CSE Prelims 2024

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GEOGRAPHY – MAPPING – WORLD

1. The longest border between any two countries in the world is between:

(a) Canada and the United States of America

(b) Chile and Argentina

(d) Kazakhstan and Russian Federation

Ans. (a)

The international land border between the United States and Canada is the longest in the world at almost 8,900 kilometers. It includes the border between Canada and the continental U.S. as well as the border between Alaska and northern Canada

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2. Consider the following countries:

Finland
Germany
Norway
Russia

How many of the above countries have a border with the North Sea?

(a) Only one

(b) Only two

(d) All four

Ans. (b)

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3. Consider the following statements

The Red Sea receives very little precipitation in any form.
No water enters the Red Sea from rivers.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(a) 1 only

(b) 2 only

(d) Neither 1 nor 2

Ans. (c)

The Red Sea is a sea inlet of the Indian Ocean, lying between Africa and Asia. Its connection to the ocean is in the south, through the Bab-el-Mandeb strait and the Gulf of Aden.

GEOGRAPHY MAPPING TEST – ASIA

The countries bordering the Red Sea are:

1. Saudi Arabia

2. Yemen

3. Ethiopia

4. Egypt

5. Djibouti

Select the correct answer code:

(a) 1, 2, 4 and 5 only

(b) 1, 3, 4 and 5 only

(d) All the above

Ans. (a)

UPSC – CSE Prelims 2022

GEOGRAPHY – MAPPING – WORLD

1. Consider the following countries:

Azerbaijan
Kyrgyzstan
Tajikistan
Turkmenistan
Uzbekistan

Which of the above have borders with Afghanistan?

(a) 1,2 and 5 only

(b) 1,2,3 and 4 only

(d) 1,2,3,4 and 5

Ans. C

Afghanistan:

It is a landlocked country situated in Central South Asia.
It is bounded by
- East and south by Pakistan
- To the west by Iran
- To the north by the Central Asian states of Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, and Tajikistan. Hence, Option 3 is correct.
It also has a short border with Xinjiang, China, at the end of the long, narrow Vakhan (Wakhan Corridor), in the extreme northeast.
Afghanistan can be divided into the central highlands, the northern plains, and the southwestern plateau.
The country has tall mountains and dry deserts both covering most of its landscape.
The summers are hot and dry whereas the winters are extremely cold, especially in the north of the Hindu Kush mountains.
The Hindu Kush is located on the eastern side of the country close to Pakistan and Tajikistan.
It is so isolated from the waters of the Indian Ocean by the mountains that it has a dry climate most of the year.
The main rivers are the Kabul river which meets the Arabian sea by joining the Indus and the Amu Darya originating from the glaciers of the Pamir.