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World Geography and Politics
2,115 Questions
World geography and politics cover international boundaries, significant global treaties, and organizations. It includes geopolitical relationships, Indian border lines, and international cooperative missions. These questions are vital for general studies and general awareness exam sections.
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World Geography and Politics Questions
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Mexico
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Venezuela
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Australia
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India
A
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Ximena Navarrete, the winner of Miss Universe 2010, belongs to Mexico.
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Argentina
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Nepal
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India
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USA
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Republic of South Korea.
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India
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Mexico
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United Kingdom
A
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It was the host for the year 2010 of G-20.
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Nepal
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Bhutan
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China
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Malayasia
B
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The King belongs to Bhutan
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UK
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China
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Britain
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Sri Lanka
B
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China is visited by the President of Pakistan on 11th March 2010.
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Central Asia
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Polynesia
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West Asia
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South East Asia
D
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South East Asia has been profoundly influenced by Indian culture, religion (Hinduism and Buddhism), and language (Sanskrit) for centuries. However, the majority of its population is ethnically more closely related to the Mongoloid groups of China.
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Sri Lanka
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Mongolia
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Japan
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Russia
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France
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Myanmar
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Bhutan
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Thailand
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Mongolia
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Laos
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Srilanka
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India
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Bhutan
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China
C
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Bhutan is known as the 'Land of Thunderbolt' (Druk Yul) because of the violent storms that frequently occur in the Himalayas. These storms were traditionally believed to be the sound of dragons.
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Tibet, China, and Myanmar
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Bhutan, Nepal and India
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Tibet, India and Bangladesh
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China, Nepal and Bhutan
C
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The Brahmaputra river originates in the Chemayungdung glacier in Tibet (China), flows through the Indian states of Arunachal Pradesh and Assam, and finally enters Bangladesh before emptying into the Bay of Bengal.
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Bangladesh
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India
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Pakistan
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Bhutan
C
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The 12th SAARC (South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation) Summit was held in Islamabad, Pakistan, from January 4 to 6, 2004. This summit was notable for the signing of the South Asian Free Trade Area (SAFTA) agreement.
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China, Russia and Bangladesh
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China, Mayanmar and Nepal
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Afghanistan, Nepal and Mayanmar
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China, Mayanmar and Afghanistan
B
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India shares land borders with China, Myanmar, and Nepal. Russia does not share a border with India, and while Afghanistan shares a border with the POK region, China, Myanmar, and Nepal are the primary undisputed neighbors listed in the correct option.
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Pakistan and Afghanistan
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Pakistan and China
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Pakistan and Aksai chin
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Srinagar and Jammu
B
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The Karakoram Highway (KKH) is one of the highest paved roads in the world, connecting the Gilgit-Baltistan region of Pakistan with the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of China. It crosses the Karakoram mountain range through the Khunjerab Pass.
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Pakistan and India
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Pakistan and Afghanistan
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India and Bangladesh
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India and China
D
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The McMahon Line is the boundary line between the Tibetan region of China and the North-East region of India. It was proposed by British administrator Henry McMahon at the 1914 Simla Convention.
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Sri Lanka
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India
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Myanmar
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China
C
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Myanmar is called the 'Land of the Golden Pagoda' because of the thousands of Buddhist temples and pagodas that characterize its landscape. Many of these structures, like the Shwedagon Pagoda, are covered in gold leaf.