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World Geography and Politics

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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

Multiple choice

Relations between which of the following two countries are strained by a territorial dispute centered on the ancient Preah Vihear temple on their shared border?

  1. Cambodia and Thailand

  2. Thailand & Myanmar

  3. Cambodia and Myanmar

  4. Thailand and Vietnam
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The Preah Vihear Temple is a Khmer temple in the Preah Vihear province of Cambodia near the border with Thailand. In 1962, following a significant dispute between Thailand and Cambodia over ownership of the temple, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague awarded the ownership to Cambodia. On July 7, 2008, Preah Vihear was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Multiple choice

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was the Chief Guest at the National Day celebrations of which country on July 14, 2009?

  1. Britain

  2. Germany

  3. Australia

  4. France
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was the chief guest at this year's French National Day celebrations on July 14. French President Nicolas Sarkozy was the chief guest at the Republic Day parade here last year. The French National Day marks the anniversary of the storming of the Bastille fortress-prison on July 14, 1789.

Multiple choice

The largest network of roads is in

  1. China

  2. India

  3. Pakistan

  4. none of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

India possesses one of the largest road networks in the world, spanning millions of kilometers across the country.