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Question 21. Which of the following is not included in the geographical group of countries designated the name Oceania?
  1.    Australia
  2.    Micronesia
  3.    Indonesia
  4.    Melanesia
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Indonesia
Answer: (c)
Question 22. Rand is the currency of :
  1.    Norway
  2.    Romania
  3.    Namibia
  4.    Iran
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Namibia
Answer: (c)
The rand is the currency of South Africa and the Common Monetary Area between South Africa, Swaziland and Lesotho. Although Namibia withdrew from this union, the rand is still legal tender there.
Though Namibia, at present, uses the Namibian Dollar this is linked on a one to one exchange with the South African Rand. The Rand is legal tender in Namibia.
Question 23. Maginot line was
  1.    The border between India and Afghanistan
  2.    The border between America and Canada
  3.    The border between France and Germany
  4.    The border between East Germany and Poland
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> The border between France and Germany
Answer: (c)
Question 24. Which of the following two countries are separated by the 49th parallel?
  1.    Mexico and USA
  2.    North Korea and South Korea
  3.    France and Germany
  4.    USA and Canada
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> USA and Canada
Answer: (d)It is the boundary between USA and Canada.
Question 25. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists.
List I
List II
(Country)
(Capital)
A. Azerbaijan
1. Banjul
B. Gambia
2. Riga
C. Kazakhstan
3. Baku
D. Latvia
4. Astana
Codes: A B C D
  1.    1 2 4 3
  2.    4 1 2 3
  3.    3 1 4 2
  4.    3 4 1 2
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> 3 1 4 2
Answer: (c)
Question 26. Consider the map given below. The dotted (broken) line in the map is the
  1.    Route followed by the Young husband Expedition
  2.    Line of demarcation between India and Pakistan suggested by the Boundary Commission (1947)
  3.    Durand line
  4.    Mc Mahon line
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Durand line
Answer: (c)
Question 27. Which one of the following continents has no land-locked country?
  1.    N. America
  2.    Europe
  3.    Africa
  4.    Asia
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> N. America
Answer: (a)
Question 28. Which country is known as the “Cockpit of Europe”?
  1.    Luxembourg
  2.    Netherlands
  3.    Belgium
  4.    Switzerland
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Belgium
Answer: (c)
Belgium is usually called the cockpit of Europe. Belgium, officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a state in Western Europe. Belgium is so-called because it has been the site of more European battles than any other country;
for example, Oudenarde, Ramillies, Fontenoy, Fleurus, Jemmapes, Ligny, Quatre Bras, Waterloo.
Question 29. Consider the following statements:
  1. The axis of the Earth’s magnetic field is inclined at to the geographic axis of the Earth.
  2. The Earth’s magnetic pole in the Northern hemisphere is located on a peninsula in Northern Canada.
  3. Earth’s magnetic equator passes through Thumba in South India.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
  1.    1, 2, and 3
  2.    2 and 3 only
  3.    2 only
  4.    1 and 2 only
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> 2 and 3 only
Answer: (b)The angle at which the magnetic field lines intersect the surface of the earth. This angle ranges from 0 degrees at the equator to 90 degrees at the poles. Intensity: The magnetic field also varies in strength over the earth’s surface. It is strongest at the poles and weakest at the equator.
Question 30. What is called as the ‘Roof’ of the World ?
  1.    Indira Col
  2.    Pamir Knot
  3.    Indira Point
  4.    Kanchenjunga
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Pamir Knot
Answer: (b)
The Pamir Mountains are a mountain range in Central Asia formed by the junction or knot of the Himalayas, Tian Shan, Karakoram, Kunlun, and the Hindu Kush ranges.
They are among the world’s highest mountains and since Victorian times they have been known as the “Roof of the World” a probable translation from Persian.

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