UPSC World Geography Test 4 (Old Year Questions)

The great Asian river Mekong does not run through:

Latvia does not share its borders with which one of the following countries?

Match List I (State/Province/Overseas Territory) with List II (Country) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:

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 the lists:

Assertion (A): The thickness of the atmosphere maximum over the Equator.

Reason (R): High insolation and strong convection currents occur over the Equator.

Consider the following geological phenomena:

1. Development of fault
2. Movement along a fault
3. Impact produced by a volcanic eruption
4. Folding of rocks
   Which of the above cause earthquakes?

Which one of the following countries does NOT border the Caspian Sea?

Consider the following statements:

1. In Macedonia, ethnic Albanians are a minority.

2. In Kosovo, Serbians are a majority.

Which of these statements is/are correct?

Israel has common borders with

Which one of the following countries is land locked?

Among the following which planet takes maximum time for one revolution around the Sun?

Assertion (A): Areas lying within five to eight degrees latitude on either side of the equator receive rainfall throughout the year.

Reason (R): High temperatures and high humidity cause convectional rain to fall mostly in the afternoons near the equator.

Which one among the following covers the highest percentage of forest area in the world?

Which one of the following counties does Not border the Caspian Sea?

Consider the following statements:

1. In equatorial regions, the year is divided into four main seasons.

2. In Mediterranean region, summer receives more rain.

3. In China type climate, rainfall occurs throughout the year.

4. Tropical highlands exhibit vertical zonation of different climates.

Which of these statements are correct ?

Assertion (A): The surface winds spiral inwards upon the centre of the cyclone.

Reason (R): Air descends in the centre of the cyclone.

Consider the following statements:

1. In equatorial regions, the year is divided into four main seasons.

2. In Mediterranean region, summer receives more rain.

3. In China type climate, rainfall occurs throughout the year.

4. Tropical highlands exhibit vertical zonation of different climates.

Which of these statements are correct ?

Assertion (A): The surface winds spiral inwards upon the centre of the cyclone.

Reason (R): Air descends in the centre of the cyclone.

Consider the following statements :

1. Ocean currents are the slow-surface movement of water in the ocean.
2. Ocean currents assist in maintaining the Earth”s heat balance.
3. Ocean currents are set in motion primarily by prevailing winds.
4. Ocean currents are affected by the configuration of the ocean.
   Which of these statements are correct ?

Consider the following ecosystems

1. Taiga

2. Tropical evergreen

3. Tropical deciduous

4. Tundra

The correct sequence in decreasing order of the albedo values of these ecosystems is