World Towns – Old Year Questions
1. Assertion (A): Most of the megacities of the world are located in coastal areas.
Reason (R): They are the gateways to international ocean routes.
Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
Code :
(a) Both (A) and (R) are true, and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
(b) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
(c) (A) is true, but (R) is false
(d) (A) is false, but (R) is true
[U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2005]
2. Match List-I and List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below the list :
List-I List-II
(Lake) (City)
A. Erie 1. Duluth
B. Michigan 2. Detroit
C. Ontario 3. Gary
D. Superior 4. Hamilton
Code:
A B C D
(a) 2 1 4 3
(b) 1 3 2 4
(c) 4 2 3 1
(d) 2 3 4 1
[U.P.P.C.S (Pre) 2011]
3. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the Lists:
List – I List – II
Country Capital
A. Palestine 1. Nicosia
B. Kosovo 2. Taipei
C. Turkish Cyprus 3. Ramallah
D. Taiwan 4. Pristina
Code :
A B C D
(a) 2 3 1 4
(b) 3 4 1 2
(c) 1 2 4 3
(d) 4 1 3 2
[U.P. Lower Sub. (Pre) 2015]
4. Alaska is a part of which of the following countries?
(a) Greenland
(b) United States of America
(c) Canada
(d) Russia
[Uttarakhand P.C.S. (Pre) 2006]
5. Which one of the following cities of California (USA) is not located within the “Silicon Valley”?
(a) Campbell
(b) Palo Alto
(c) Santa Rosa
(d) Santa Clara
[U.P. Lower Sub. (Pre) 2013]
6. Which of the following cities is the seat of the Parliament of South Africa?
(a) Pretoria
(b) Durban
(c) Johannesburg
(d) Cape Town
[I.A.S. (Pre) 2005]
7. Which one of the following is the correct sequence of the given towns of Pakistan while moving from North to South?
(a) Islamabad–Gujranwala–Peshawar–Multan
(b) Peshawar–Gujranwala–Multan–Islamabad
(c) Peshawar–Islamabad–Gujranwala–Multan
(d) Islamabad–Multan–Peshawar–Gujranwala
[I.A.S. (Pre) 2005]
8. Kandahar is located in :
(a) Southern Afghanistan
(b) Northern Afghanistan
(c) Eastern Iraq
(d) Western Pakistan
[R.A.S./R.T.S.(Pre) 2000, R.A.S./R.T.S.(Pre) 1999]
9. Arrange the following from west to east and select the correct answer from the codes given below :
1. London
2. Lisbon
3. Frankfurt
4. Beirut
Code :
(a) 1 2 3 4
(b) 2 1 3 4
(c) 2 1 4 3
(d) 1 2 4 3
[M.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2008]
10. Which one of the following is situated at the highest altitude?
(a) Gartola
(b) Kathmandu
(c) Lhasa
(d) Thimphu
[U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 1993]
11. Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
(a) Auroville – Pondicherry
(b) Baikonur – Ukraine
(c) Bandung – Indonesia
(d) Batticaloa – Sri Lanka
[U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 1992]
12. Which is not correctly matched?
(a) Tasmania – Uganda
(b) Sicily – Italy
(c) Newfoundland – Canada
(d) Durban – South Africa
[U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 1990]
13. Durban city is situated in –
(a) South Africa
(b) Australia
(c) North America
(d) South America
[M.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2014]
14. Which of the following country is located in the south of the Arctic Circle?
(a) Finland
(b) Iceland
(c) Norway
(d) Sweden
[U.P. U.D.A./L.D.A. (Pre) 2013]
15. The Sun City is located in –
(a) Italy
(b) Japan
(c) Mexico
(d) South Africa
[U.P.P.C.S (Pre) 2011]
16. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below-
List-I List-II
(Country) (Largest City)
(A) Canada (i) Lagos
(B) Greece (ii) Damascus
(C) Nigeria (iii) Toronto
(D) Syria (iv) Athens
Code:
A B C D
(a) i ii iv iii
(b) ii iii iv i
(c) iii iv i ii
(d) iv iii ii i
[R.A.S./R.T.S. (Pre) 2012]
17. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:
List – I List – II
(Town/City) (Country)
A. Davos 1. Spain
B. Barcelona 2. New Zealand
C. Auckland 3. Sri Lanka
D. Kandy 4. Switzerland
Code :
A B C D
(a) 4 1 2 3
(b) 2 3 1 4
(c) 1 2 4 3
(d) 3 4 2 1
[U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2014]
18. Kanto Plain is in :
(a) China
(b) Cambodia
(c) New Zealand
(d) Japan
[R.A.S./R.T.S.(Pre) 1999, 2000]
19. Mexico is located in
(a) South American Continent
(b) North American Continent
(c) African Continent
(d) European Continent
[Uttarakhand P.C.S. (Pre) 2006]
20. Congo is situated in –
(a) Africa
(b) Asia
(c) Europe
(d) North America
[Jharkhand P.C.S. (Pre) 2013]
21. In which one of the following is Malta located?
(a) Baltic Sea
(b) Mediterranean Sea
(c) Black Sea
(d) North Sea
[I.A.S. (Pre) 2008]
22. What is the correct sequence of the following cities in southeast Asia as one proceeds from south to north?
1. Bangkok
2. Hanoi
3. Jakarta
4. Singapore
Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
(a) 4-2-1-3
(b) 3-2-4-1
(c) 3-4-1-2
(d) 4-3-2-1
[I.A.S. (Pre) 2014]