1. Which of the following islands are known as ‘Sheep Islands’?
(a) Canary Islands
(b) Madeira Islands
(c) Faroe Islands
(d) Wellington Islands
[U.P. Lower Sub. (Pre) 2015]
Ans. (c) Faroe Islands
- The Faroe Islands are sometimes referred to as “Sheep Island”.
- This group of 18 rocky and volcanic islands is self-governed and part of Denmark.
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2. Which one of the following is the largest in area?
(a) New Zealand North Island
(b) Newfoundland
(c) New Zealand South Island
(d) Java
[U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2015]
Ans. (c) New Zealand South Island
- The South Island of New Zealand is the biggest area of them all, with an area of 150416 square kilometres.
- Java is second with 138794 square kilometres, followed by the North Island of New Zealand at 114154 square kilometres and Newfoundland at 108860 square kilometres.
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3. The largest Island of the World is :
(a) Borneo
(b) Greenland
(c) Madagascar
(d) New Guinea
[U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 1993, M.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 1990]
Ans. (b) Greenland
- The largest island of the world is Greenland. The area of all the above-mentioned islands is as follows:
- Greenland (Denmark) – 21,66,086 sq. km.
- New Guinea – 785,753 sq. km.
- Borneo – 748,168 sq. km.
- Malagasy and Madagascar – 587,713 sq. km.
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4. Which one among the following is the largest island in the area?
(a) Borneo
(b) Great Britain
(c) Madagascar
(d) Sumatra
(e) None of the above/More than one of the above
[64th B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2018]
Ans. (a) Borneo
- Out of the four options, Borneo has the biggest area with 748168 sq. km., followed by Madagascar (587713 sq. km.), Sumatra (443066 sq. km.) and Great Britain (209331 sq. km.).
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5. Which one of the following countries has the highest number of islands?
(a) Philippines
(b) Indonesia
(c) Maldives
(d) Cuba
(e) None of the above/More than one of the above
[65th B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2019]
Ans. (b) Indonesia
- Indonesia has the most islands out of the choices given, but Sweden has the most islands of all the countries in the world.
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6. The largest island (after Greenland ) in the world is :
(a) Borneo
(b) Malagasy
(c) Sumatra
(d) New Guinea
[Uttarakhand P.C.S. (Pre) 2010]
Ans. (d) New Guinea
- New Guinea is the second biggest island in the world, after Greenland.
- It is situated in the West Pacific Sea and is divided almost equally between Papua New Guinea in the east and Indonesia in the west.
- The total area of New Guinea is 785,753 square kilometers (303,381 square miles).
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7. Which one of the following statements is correct?
(a) Greenland is the second largest (area) island in the World.
(b) Nuuk is a small town in Greenland.
(c) The elevation of Nuuk above the sea level is 3 meter
(d) Greenland belongs to the U.S.A.
[U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2012]
Ans. (c) The elevation of Nuuk above the sea level is 3 meter
- Nuuk is the biggest city in Greenland and is located at 1-3 meters above sea level.
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8. Greenland is a part of which one of the following countries?
(a) Denmark
(b) Finland
(c) Canada
(d) United Kingdom
(e) None of the above/More than one of the above
[66th B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2020]
Ans. (a) Denmark
- Greenland is the biggest island on Earth and it is owned by Denmark.
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9. Which one among the following eastern islands is divided into three countries?
(a) Borneo
(b) Celebes
(c) New Guinea
(d) Timor
[U.P.P.C.S (Pre) 2010]
Ans. (a) Borneo
- Borneo is the third biggest island on our planet and the biggest island in Asia.
- This island is split among three countries:
- Malaysia (26%)
- Brunei (1%)
- Indonesia (73%)
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10. Kalimantan is a part of which of the following islands?
(a) Honshu
(b) Borneo
(c) Cuba
(d) Madagascar (Malagasy)
[R.A.S./R.T.S.(Pre) 2010]
Ans. (b) Borneo
- Kalimantan is the name for the part of the island of Borneo that belongs to Indonesia.
- This area makes up 73% of the whole island.
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11. Madagascar is the largest island in –
(a) Indian Ocean
(b) Pacific Ocean
(c) Bay of Bengal
(d) Red Sea
[Uttrakhand U.D.A./LDA (Mains) 2007]
Ans. (a) Indian Ocean
- Madagascar is an island located in the Indian Ocean to the southwest of Mauritius and to the east of Mozambique.
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12. Which one of the following islands is located in the south Indian Ocean?
(a) Chagos
(b) Maldives
(c) Mauritius
(d) Seychelles
[U.P.P.C.S. (Spl) (Mains) 2004]
Ans. (c) Mauritius
- Madagascar is an island situated in the Indian Ocean towards the southwest.
- Mauritius is located east of Madagascar and Mozambique is situated west of it.
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13. Which of the following islands of the Pacific Ocean belongs to Melanesia group of islands ?
(a) Solomon island
(b) Gilbert island
(c) Society island
(d) Marshall island
[U.P. P.C.S. (Mains) 2012]
Ans. (a) Solomon island
- Melanesia is a part of Oceania located in the western part of the Pacific Ocean, and stretching to the Arafura Sea and Tonga.
- It is made up of islands and island groups, such as the ones mentioned below :
- Bismarck Archipelago
- Fiji
- New Caledonia
- New Guinea
- Solomon Islands
- Vanuatu
- Santacruz
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14. Diego Garcia is situated in –
(a) Indian Ocean
(b) Pacific Ocean
(c) Arctic Ocean
(d) Atlantic Ocean
[M.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 1999]
Ans. (a) Indian Ocean
- Diego Garcia is an island in the Indian Ocean.
- It was named after a Portuguese explorer, Diego Garcia, who discovered it in 1500.
- It was ruled by Mauritius from 1814 to 1965, then taken over by Britain and rented to the United States.
- Now it is a strategic base for both countries.
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15. The distance from Aceh in the far North West to Torres Strait in the east is 5000 miles, almost equal to the distance London and Baghdad. The archipelago has 14,000 islands, some mere equatorial rocks, others some of the largest in the world.” This description best fits:
(a) West Indies
(b) Japan
(c) Philippines
(d) Indonesia
[I.A.S. (Pre) 1997]
Ans. (d) Indonesia
- Indonesia is a large country stretching from the northwest (Aceh) to the east (Torres Strait).
- It has around 17,508 islands, 1,000 of which are populated.
- The country is 5,120 kilometers long from west to east, and 1,760 kilometers wide from north to south.
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16. Which of the following statement is not correct ?
(a) Falkland Archipelago is located in the Indian Ocean
(b) Namibia is located in Africa
(c) Nicaragua is in Central America
(d) Yemen is in Asia
[U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 1993]
Ans. (a) Falkland Archipelago is located in the Indian Ocean
- The Falkland Islands are located in the South Atlantic ocean.
- The biggest island is about 483 km away from the South American continent.
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17. Fiji Island is located in –
(a) Atlantic Ocean
(b) Pacific ocean
(c) Indian ocean
(d) Arabian sea
[44th B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2000]
Ans. (b) Pacific ocean
- Fiji is a country made up of many islands in the South Pacific Ocean.
- Vanuatu, Tonga, and Tuvalu are near Fiji.
- Most of the people live on two big islands, Viti Levu and Vanua Levu, but there are 333 islands in total.
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18. Which of the following is the largest island of Japan?
(a) Hokkaido
(b) Shikoku
(c) Hodouri
(d) Honshu
[U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 1991]
Ans. (d) Honshu
- Japan is made up of four main islands:
- Hokkaido
- Shikoku
- Kyushu
- Honshu
- Honshu is the biggest island, and it is home to the capital city of Tokyo.
- Hokkaido (83,453.57 km2) is in the north, and Honshu (288000 km2), Shikoku and Kyushu are located in the south-west of the archipelago.
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19. The largest island of Japan in terms of the geographical area is.
(a) Hokkaido
(b) Honshu
(c) Shikoku
(d) Kyushu
(e) None of the above/More than one of the above
[66th B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2020]
Ans. (b) Honshu
- Japan is a collection of four main islands: Hokkaido, Shikoku, Kyushu and Honshu.
- Honshu is the biggest island and the capital, Tokyo, is located there.
- Hokkaido is the northernmost island, while Honshu, Shikoku and Kyushu are situated to the southwest of the archipelago.
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20. Which of the following represents the correct north-to-south sequence of the following four islands of Japan?
(a) Hokkaido, Honshu, Kyushu, Shikoku
(b) Hokkaido, Shikoku, Honshu, Kyushu
(c) Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu
(d) Hokkaido, Kyushu, Honshu, Shikoku
[U.P. R.O./A.R.O. (Pre) 2017, U.P. B.E.O. (Pre) 2019]
Ans. (c) Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu
- The Islands of Japan from North to South are Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, and Kyushu.
- Honshu is the biggest and most populated island.
- It lies between the Sea of Japan and the North Pacific Ocean.
- Hokkaido is the second biggest island and is connected to Honshu through the Seikan Tunnel.
- Shikoku is the smallest and least populated of the four main islands, and Kyushu is the third largest.
- Mt. Aso, Japan’s most active volcano, is on Kyushu Island.
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21. When was Macau island transferred to China ?
(a) 1990
(b) 1992
(c) 1997
(d) 1999
[U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 1990]
Ans. (d) 1999
- Macau is located west of Hong Kong, which is about 64 km away.
- It is a small area of land which is attached to mainland China.
- The Portuguese Republic officially transferred control of Macau to the People’s Republic of China in December 1999, after lengthy talks.
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22. Which of the following islands is known for its Salt-Pan resources?
(a) Isle of Man
(b) Saint-Martin Island
(c) Norfolk Island
(d) Paracel Island
[U.P.P.S.C. (GIC) 2017]
Ans. (c) Norfolk Island
- Salt Flats or Salt Pans are large areas of land covered in salt and other minerals.
- These areas often look white due to the large amount of salt present.
- They form in deserts and dry areas where large bodies of water have evaporated over thousands of years, leaving behind salt and other minerals.
- Norfolk Island is an example of a Salt Pan.
- So, the correct answer would be option (c).
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23. Where are the Balearic islands located?
(a) Mediterranean Sea
(b) Black Sea
(c) Baltic Sea
(d) North Sea
[I.A.S. (Pre) 2005]
Ans. (a) Mediterranean Sea
- The Balearic Islands are a group of four islands located in the Western Mediterranean Sea that is part of Spain.
- Palma de Mallorca is the capital and Catalan and Spanish are the co-official languages.
- The Balearic Islands have been part of Spain since 1833 and have had autonomy since 1983.
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24. On which river is the world’s largest river island?
(a) Nile
(b) Amazon
(c) Brahmaputra
(d) Sindh
[M.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 1997]
Ans. (c) Brahmaputra
- Majuli is an island located in the Brahmaputra river in Assam.
- It is the biggest river island in the world and has recently been made into a district in India, making it the first riverine island to receive this status.
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25. Which of the following is an island continent?
(a) Africa
(b) New Zealand
(c) Greenland
(d) Australia
[Uttrakhand U.D.A./LDA (Mains) 2006]
Ans. (d) Australia
- Australia is an island nation and the smallest continent in the world.
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26. Grenada is located in –
(a) Pacific Ocean
(b) Indian Ocean
(c) Caribbean Sea
(d) Mediterranean Sea
[Uttarakhand P.C.S. (Pre) 2012]
Ans. (c) Caribbean Sea
- Grenada is a country made up of three islands in the Caribbean Sea.
- It is nicknamed the “Island of Spice” due to its large production of spices.
- It is situated roughly 100 km north of Venezuela.
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27. Which of the following Islands is NOT located in the Caribbean Sea?
(a) Grenada
(b) Montserrat
(c) Madeira
(d) Anguilla
[U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2021]
Ans. (c) Madeira
- The Caribbean Islands is a large group of islands located in the Caribbean Sea.
- It is divided into four regions: Lucayan Archipelago, Greater Antilles, Lesser Antilles, and ABC Islands.
- There are 13 countries and 17 territories in the Caribbean, and the most common languages are English, Spanish, French, Dutch, and Antillean Creole.
- Some major islands include Anguilla, Antigua, British Virgin Islands, Grenada, Montserrat, Saint Martins, etc.
- Madeira Islands is an archipelago of volcanic origin near Portugal that has two inhabited islands (Madeira and Porto Santo) and two uninhabited groups (Desertas and Selvagens).
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28. Which of the following is the correct sequence of the Islands of Indonesia from West to East?
(a) Java, Sumatra, Lombok, Bali
(b) Sumatra, Java, bali, Lombok
(c) Sumatra, Java, Lombok, Bali
(d) Bali, Sumatra, Java, Lombok
[U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2021]
Ans. (b) Sumatra, Java, bali, Lombok
- The islands of Indonesia, from west to east, are Sumatra, Java, Bali and Lombok.
- The Greater Sunda Islands are Sumatra, Java, Borneo and Celebes, and the Lesser Sunda Islands include Bali and a chain of islands to the east.
- The Moluccas are between Celebes and New Guinea, and the western part of New Guinea is known as Papua.
- Jakarta, the capital, is located near the west coast of Java.
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29. With reference to Socotra Island which of the following statements is/are correct?
1. It is an Island of Oman, situated in the Arabian Sea.
2. It was designated as a World Natural Heritage Site by UNESCO in 2008.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
codes :
(a) Only 1
(b) Only 2
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
[U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2021]
Ans. (b) Only 2
- Socotra or Saqatri is the biggest island in the Socotra Archipelago and is situated between the Guardafui Channel and the Arabian Sea.
- It is part of Yemen, and is located about 240 kilometers away from the coast of Somalia and 380 kilometers from the Arabian Peninsula.
- Socotra makes up about 95% of the total landmass of the archipelago.
- UNESCO declared it as a World Natural Heritage Site in 2008.
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30. Which of the following is not a part of the Polynesia group of Islands?
(a) Tonga
(b) Tuvalu
(c) Tahiti
(d) Tinian
[U.P.R.O./A.R.O. (Pre) 2021]
Ans. (d) Tinian
- Tonga, Tuvalu, and Tahiti are all located in the Polynesian Islands region.
- Tahiti is an island in French Polynesia, which is itself a part of Polynesia.
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