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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 social studies some neighbouring countries of india and its relationship with them india and her neighbours india and other countries introduction of the continents - africa and asia

Which of the following country has boundary with India in the north?

  1. Bhutan

  2. Pakistan

  3. China

  4. USSR
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A,C Correct answer
Explanation

India shares its border with seven countries- Afghanistan and Pakistan to the north-west, China, Bhutan and Nepal to the north, Myanmar to the far East and Bangladesh to the east. Sri Lanka (from south-east) and Maldives (from south-west) are two countries with water borders.

Multiple choice social studies some neighbouring countries of india and its relationship with them india and her neighbours india and other countries introduction of the continents - africa and asia

Uttaranchal, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal and Sikkim have common frontiers with ________.

  1. China

  2. Bhutan

  3. Nepal

  4. Myanmar
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Nepal is bounded by India from 3 sides - South, East and West. Nepal has boundaries with five of the Indian states. They are Sikkim, West Bengal, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand. Altogether 26 out of 75 districts of Nepal have border linkages with India.

Multiple choice social studies some neighbouring countries of india and its relationship with them india and her neighbours india and other countries introduction of the continents - africa and asia

Which of the following do not have common border with Myanmar?

  1. Nagaland

  2. Arunachal Pradesh

  3. Assam

  4. Manipur
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C Correct answer
Explanation

India shares a 1643 km long border with Myanmar.  Arunachal Pradesh,  Nagaland, Manipur,  Mizoram are the states which share the border with Myanmar while Assam shares the international border with Bhutan and Bangladesh.

Multiple choice social studies some neighbouring countries of india and its relationship with them india and her neighbours india and other countries introduction of the continents - africa and asia

A neighbouring country but not a part of Indian subcontinent is ______________.

  1. Pakistan

  2. Bangladesh

  3. Nepal

  4. China
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D Correct answer
Explanation

A neighbouring country but not a part of Indian subcontinent is China. Politically,the Indian subcontinent is said to comprise of the following seven States(countries): India,Pakistan,Nepal,Bhutan,Bangla Desh, Sri Lanka and Maldives. There is no consensus about the limits of the Subcontinent.

Multiple choice geography asia india and her neighbours india and other countries some neighbouring countries of india and its relationship with them

38th parallel is dividing line between the countries of ___________.

  1. North Vietnam and South Vietnam

  2. North Korea and South Korea

  3. Communist China and Taiwan

  4. India and Pakistan
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B Correct answer
Explanation

The 38th parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 38 degree north of the Earth's equatorial plane .The 38th parallel north has been especially important as it is demarcation line between North Korea and South Korea at the end of World War II.

Multiple choice geography asia india and her neighbours india and other countries some neighbouring countries of india and its relationship with them

Which of the following is a land locked country ?

  1. Afghanistan

  2. Myanmar (Burma)

  3. Philippines

  4. Israel
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A Correct answer
Explanation

A landlocked state or landlocked country is a sovereign state entirely enclosed by land, or whose only coastlines lie on closed seas. There are currently 49 such countries, including five partially recognized states.


Afghanistan, a mountainous landlocked republic in Central Asia is bordered by Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan to the north, Iran in west, Pakistan in east and south and it has a small stretch of border in north east with both China and India.

Multiple choice civics following the mahatma - part 2 flow of refugees and integration of princely states the indian independence act, 1947 constitution and the first general election

The Radcliffe Line was drawn between ______ and _____.

  1. India, Myanmar (Burma)

  2. Pakistan, China

  3. Pakistan, India

  4. Pakistan, Nepal
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C Correct answer
Explanation

On 17th August 1947, the Radcliffe Line was declared as the boundary between India and Pakistan, following the Partition of India. The line is named after Sir Cyril Radcliffe who was commissioned to equitably divide 4,50,000 km sq of territory with 88 million people. The idea behind the Radcliffe Line was to create a boundary which would divide India along religious demographics, under which Muslim majority provinces would become part of the new nation of Pakistan and Hindu and Sikh majority provinces would remain in India.

Multiple choice organisation of commerce and management trade trade and factors affecting trade trading and economic organisations trade and trade organisations

India shares longest international boundary with which one of the following country?

  1. Bangladesh

  2. China

  3. Nepal

  4. Bhutan
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A Correct answer
Explanation
Bangladesh
Bangladesh and India share a 4,096-kilometer (2,545-mile) long international border, the fifth-longest land border in the world. West Bengal with 2,217 km share longest border with Bangladesh. Other states include 262 km in Assam, 856 km in Tripura, 180 km in Mizoram, 443 km in Meghalaya, and 2,217 km in West Bengal.
Multiple choice history guru nanak dev ji and his contemporary society guru nanak dev ji and his teachings political and social conditions of punjab before guru nanak dev ji sufism in india

Guru Nanak Dev ji visited which of the following countries during his Udasis?

  1. Sri Lanka

  2. Nepal

  3. Tibet

  4. All of these
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Travels or Divine Journeys of Guru Nanak Ji called Udasis. During these Udasis(religious tours), he visited holy places of different faith, met people of various faiths, professed his newfound path. He undertook five missionary journeys to the far away places of Ceylon (Sri Lanka), Mecca, Baghdad, Kamroop (Assam), Tibet, Nepal and many more.

Multiple choice political science national integration diverse democracy diversity unity and diversity in india community and community development community development national symbols our national symbols

_____ is an important example of the claim that unity and diversity can co-exist.

  1. Afghanistan

  2. Bangladesh

  3. Pakistan

  4. India
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D Correct answer
Explanation

India is a diversified country with many languages, religions, castes, creed etc. in spite of being diverse there is a feeling of oneness among people. Thus India is said to have unity in Diversity and is called a sub continent due to presence of varied features. India is the country which has proved unity can exist in spite of diversity.

Multiple choice business organisation conditions of purchase and sale and documents used in foreign trade foreign invoice procedure and documents used in foreign trade export and import procedures

India is the fourth largest FDI source for which Arab nation?

  1. Iran

  2. Iraq

  3. Qatar

  4. None of the above
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C Correct answer
Explanation

The Department of Analysis, Commercial and Industrial Information at the Ministry of Economy (MOE) has released an analytical study on the reality of the Indian economy and the non-oil foreign trade between the UAE and India. Along with featuring India’s salient economic indicators, the study contains economic, statistical and descriptive data on the movement of foreign trade and investment in India. The study concludes that trade and investment sectors form the cornerstone of the booming bilateral economic ties between the UAE and India. As far as the direct foreign non-oil trade between the two countries is concerned, the study reveals a 21 per cent decline in the total value of bilateral trade exchange during 2014 as compared to 2013

Multiple choice business organisation conditions of purchase and sale and documents used in foreign trade foreign invoice procedure and documents used in foreign trade export and import procedures

Which one of the following  has the least trade relations with India?

  1. USA

  2. Singapore

  3. Malaysia

  4. Egypt
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Many countries have good relationship with India like japan,Russian Federation,Israel, Afghanistan, France, Bhutan Bangladesh, and the united states. Intact russia is the largest supplier of military equipment to India, followed by Israel and France.

Multiple choice history contribution of madhya pradesh in freedom struggle the age of industrialisation emerging from the shadow of china the nationalist movement in indo-china

Indochina (Indo-China) region comprises which of the following modern countries?

  1. Mynmar, Thailand and Cambodia

  2. Korea, Vietnam and Taipei

  3. Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia

  4. Korea, Vietnam and Cambodia
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C Correct answer
Explanation

The term “Indochina” is used to denote a particular part of Southeast Asia, specifically the “Indochinese Peninsula”. Indo-China comprises the modern countries of Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia.

Multiple choice economics environment pollution international efforts for conserving biodiversity effects of pollution on environment government efforts in pollution control

Which among the following countries is not a Non Annex I party to the UNFCC?

  1. India

  2. China

  3. Brazil

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

Annex I parties to the UNFCCC include industrialized countries and economies in transition. Australia is an Annex I country, while India, China, and Brazil are classified as Non-Annex I parties.

Multiple choice civics expansion of democracy different forms of government government government and its forms

Absolute monarchy prevails in _______________.

  1. Saudi Arabia

  2. Libya

  3. Nigeria

  4. India
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Absolute monarchy prevails in Saudi Arabia. The King is both the head of the state and government. Whereas, in Libya the political condition is uncertain due to the collapse of Libyan Arab Jamahiriya. In Nigeria there exist a federal form of government, whereas India is a democratic republic country.