The Islands – Old Year Questions

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]

 

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]

 

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]

 

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]

 

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]

 

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]

 

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]

 

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]

 

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]

 

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]

 

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]

 

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]

 

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]

 

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]

 

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]

 

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]

 

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]

 

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]

 

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]

 

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]

 

21. When was Macau island transferred to China ?

(a) 1990
(b) 1992
(c) 1997
(d) 1999

[U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 1990]

 

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]

 

23. Where are the Balearic islands located?

(a) Mediterranean Sea
(b) Black Sea
(c) Baltic Sea
(d) North Sea

[I.A.S. (Pre) 2005]

 

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]

 

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]

 

26. Grenada is located in –

(a) Pacific Ocean
(b) Indian Ocean
(c) Caribbean Sea
(d) Mediterranean Sea

[Uttarakhand P.C.S. (Pre) 2012]

 

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]

 

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]

 

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]

 

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]