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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

Where were the pillars quarried?

  1. Afghanistan

  2. Varanasi

  3. Chunar

  4. Nepal
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The seventh sentence of the passage answers this. All the pillars were quarried at Chunar, just south of Varanasi.

Multiple choice

In February 2014, India extended the facility of visa-on-arrival for the tourists of 180 nations after barring tourists of eight nations. Which of the following is not one of the eight nations?

  1. Pakistan

  2. Sudan

  3. Bangladesh

  4. Sri Lanka

  5. Somalia
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The facility of visa-on-arrival is now being extended to 180 countries. The only exception to this rule will be nationals from Pakistan, Sudan, Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, Nigeria, Sri Lanka and Somalia. 

Multiple choice

Which of the following neighbouring countries of India have not been permanent democracies?

  1. Pakistan and Bangladesh

  2. Sri Lanka and Bangladesh

  3. Nepal and Sri Lanka

  4. Pakistan and Nepal
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Military coups in Pakistan: Since its creation in 1947, Pakistan has spent several decades under military rule (1958 – 1971, 1977 – 1988, 1999 – 2008).

Monarchy in Nepal: Multi-party democracy was born in Nepal in 1991 – after a popular uprising forced an autocratic king to make way for a constitutional monarchy. Even after that, the Federal Democratic Republican Alliance (FDRA) government of prime minister Baburam Bhattarai was an opportune coalition of the Maoists and the Madhesi parties. It had no basis in the constitution (because there was none), in an elected parliament (because there was none) or even in vague alibis such as ‘pleasure of the President’. It had no sanction from the people either.