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  1. Which one of the following straits is nearest to the International Date Line?

  2. Which of the following countries share borders with Moldova?

    1.Ukraine
    2.Romania
    3.Belarus

    Select the correct answer using the code given below:

  3. Consider the following statements:

    1.Ajman is one of the seven Emirates of the UAE.
    2.Ras al-Khaimah was the last Sheikhdom to join the UAE.

    Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  4. In India, how many States share the coastline?

  5. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the Lists :

    List-I (City)

    A.Bangkok
    B.Phnom-Penh
    C.Hanoi
    D.Yangon

    List-II (River)

    1.Irrawaddy
    2.Mekong
    3.Menam (Chao Phraya)
    4.Red River
  6. Which one among the following major cities is most eastward located?

  7. Out of the Southern States – Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu – which shares boundaries with the maximum number of Indian States?

  8. Through which one of the following Straits does a tunnel connect the United Kingdom and France?

  9. Where is Copacabana Beach located?

  10. What is the new administrative capital proposed for Myanmar?

  11. Other than India and China, which of the following groups of countries border Myanmar?

  12. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?

    Well-known Place : Country

  13. Through which one of the following groups of countries does the Equator pass?

  14. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?

  15. Where is Davos—the venue of the annual meeting of World Economic Forum—located?

  16. Consider the following statements:

    1.Assam shares a border with Bhutan and Bangladesh.
    2.West Bengal shares a border with Bhutan and Nepal.
    3.Mizoram shares a border with Bangladesh and Myanmar.

    Which of the statements given above are correct?

  17. Huangpu River flows through which one of the following cities?

  18. Bermuda triangle extends up to which of the following places?

    1.Southern Florida
    2.Puerto Rico
    3.Hawaii Islands

    Select the correct answer using the code given below:

  19. Which one of the following cities is not a former capital of the given country (Country given in the brackets)?

  20. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?

  21. For which one of the following countries, is Spanish not an official language?

  22. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?

  23. Which one of the following is the correct sequence of the given towns of Pakistan while moving from the North towards the South?

  24. Where are the Balearic Islands located?

  25. Which one of the following countries does not border Lithuania?

  26. Consider the following statements :

    1.Great Britain comprises England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
    2.England covers less than 60% of the total area of the United Kingdom.

    Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  27. Which one of the following states border Uttar Pradesh?

    1.Punjab
    2.Rajasthan
    3.Chhattisgarh
    4.Jharkhand

    Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

  28. Which one of the following cities is the seat of Parliament of South Africa?

  29. In which one of the following countries is Tamil a major language?

  30. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:

    List-I (City)

    A.Washington D.C.
    B.Berlin
    C.Paris
    D.Madrid

    List-II (River)

    1.River Manzanares
    2.River Seine
    3.River Spree
    4.River Potomac
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