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Which of the following with reference to Indian States is/are not correct ?
1.Uttar Pradesh shares its boundary with the highest number of other Indian States.2.Rajasthan shares the longest international border among all Indian States.3.Sikkim is the only State that shares its boundary with just one other Indian State.Select the answer using the code given below :
Ships from which of the following countries have to cross the Strait of Hormuz to reach out to the Indian Ocean ?
1.Bahrain2.Syria3.Qatar4.EgyptSelect the answer using the code given below :
Consider the following pairs :
Region — Country
I.Mallorca : ItalyII.Normandy : SpainIII.Sardinia : FranceIn how many of the above rows is the given information correctly matched?
Consider the following countries :
1.Finland2.Germany3.Norway4.RussiaHow many of the above countries have a border with the North Sea ?
The longest border between any two countries in the world is between :
Consider the following countries :
1.Bulgaria2.Czech Republic3.Hungary4.Latvia5.Lithuania6.RomaniaHow many of the above-mentioned countries share a land border with Ukraine?
The term “Levant” often heard in the news roughly corresponds to which of the following regions ?
Consider the following countries :
1.Azerbaijan2.Kyrgyzstan3.Tajikistan4.Turkmenistan5.UzbekistanWhich of the above have borders with Afghanistan ?
Consider the following pairs :
Region often mentioned in the news : Country
1.Anatolia — Turkey2.Amhara — Ethiopia3.Cabo Delgado — Spain4.Catalonia — ItalyHow many pairs given above are correctly matched ?
Consider the following pairs :
Sea : Bordering country
1.Adriatic Sea : Albania2.Black Sea : Croatia3.Caspian Sea : Kazakhstan4.Mediterranean Sea : Morocco5.Red Sea : SyriaWhich of the pairs given above are correctly matched?
Among the following cities, which one lies on a longitude closest to that of Delhi ?
Consider the following pairs :
Towns sometimes mentioned in news — Country
1.Aleppo — Syria2.Kirkuk — Yemen3.Mosul — Palestine4.Mazar-i-sharif — AfghanistanWhich of the pairs given above are correctly matched ?
Consider the following pairs :
Regions sometimes mentioned in news — Country
1.Catalonia — Spain2.Crimea — Hungary3.Mindanao — Philippines4.Oromia — NigeriaWhich of the pairs given above are correctly matched ?
If you travel by road from Kohima to Kottayam, what is the minimum number of States within India through which you can travel, including the origin and the destination ?
Mediterranean Sea is a border of which of the following countries ?
1.Jordan2.Iraq3.Lebanon4.SyriaSelect the correct answer using the code given below :
Which of the following is geographically closest to Great Nicobar ?
Consider the following pairs :
Famous place : Region
1.Bodhgaya : Baghelkhand2.Khajuraho : Bundelkhand3.Shirdi : Vidarbha4.Nasik (Nashik) : Malwa5.Tirupati : RayalaseemaWhich of the pairs given above are correctly matched?
Which one of the following pairs of States of India indicates the easternmost and westernmost State?
Which one of the following countries of South-West Asia does not open out to the Mediterranean Sea?
Turkey is located between
What is the correct sequence of occurrence of the following cities in South-East Asia as one proceeds from south to north?
1.Bangkok2.Hanoi3.Jakarta4.SingaporeSelect the correct answer using the code given below.
Which one of the following can one come across if one travels through the Strait of Malacca?
The latitudes that pass through Sikkim also pass through
Consider the following countries :
1.Australia2.Namibia3.Brazil4.Chile Through which of the above does the Tropic of Capricorn pass ?Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
City : River
Cape Canaveral, the site from which space shuttles are launched is located on the coast of
Consider the following pairs:
Famous place : Country
1.Cannes : France2.Davos : Denmark3.Roland Garros : The NetherlandsWhich of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched ?
Which one of the following is the country's administrative capital/new federal administrative centre of Malaysia ?
In which one of the following is Malta located?
Which one of the following cities is nearest to the equator?