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Question 1. Israel has common borders with
  1.    Lebanon, Syria, Jordan and Egypt
  2.    Lebanon, Syria, Turkey and Jordan
  3.    Cyprus. Turkey. Jordan and Egypt
  4.    Turkey, Syria, Iraq and Yemen
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Lebanon, Syria, Jordan and Egypt
:
A
Ans. (a)
Explanation
Israel has common borders with Lebanon and Syria in the north and north-east, Jordan in the east, and Egypt in the west.
Question 2. Which one of the following sets of conditions is necessary for a good cultivation of wheat Medium?
  1.    Moderate temperature and moderate rainfall
  2.    High temperature and heavy rainfall
  3.    High temperature and moderate rainfall
  4.    Low temperature and low rainfall
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Moderate temperature and moderate rainfall
:
A
Ans. (a)
Explanation
Wheat is a temperate crop. So it requires moderate ranges of temperature (between 15° to 20°C) and rainfall (between 25 - 75 cm). That is why, if grown in tropical region, it is grown as Rabi crop.
Question 3. Consider the following statements :
1. In Macedonia, ethnic Albanians are a minority.
2. In Kosovo, Serbians are a majority.
Which of these statements is/are correct?
  1.    Only 1
  2.    Only 2
  3.    Both 1 and 2
  4.    Neither 1 nor 2
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Only 1
:
A
Ans.a
In Macedonia, ethnic Albanians are a minority. In Kosovo, Serbians are a minority..
Question 4. Which one among the following rivers is the longest?
  1.    Amazon
  2.    Amur
  3.    Congo
  4.    Lena
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Amazon
:
A
Ans. (a)
Explanation
Amazon - 6570 km (longest river of the world)
Amur - 2825 km (A river in N-E Asia)
Congo - 4667 km (Second largest river of Africa)
Lena - 4410 km (A river in Siberia)
Question 5. Consider the following countries of South Asia:
1. Bangladesh
2. India
3. Pakistan
4. Sri Lanka
The descending order of literacy status of these countries is :
  1.    4, 2, 1, 3
  2.    2, 4,-3, 1
  3.    4, 2, 3, 1
  4.    2, 4, 1, 3
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> 4, 2, 3, 1
:
C
Ans. (c)
Explanation
The literacy percentage of the given Asian countries are -Srilanka (90-7%) > India (64-8%) > Pakistan (40-9%) > Bangladesh (38-9%).
Question 6. Which among the following countries has the largest population?
  1.    Indonesia
  2.    Japan
  3.    Pakistan
  4.    Sudan
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Indonesia
:
A
Ans. (a)
Explanation
In the given countries, Indonesia has the largest population (23,20,73,071) next to it Pakistan (14,76,00,000), Japan (12,70,00,000), Sudan (3,71,00,000).
Question 7. Which one among the following languages has largest number of speakers in the world?
  1.    Bengali
  2.    French
  3.    Japanese
  4.    Portuguese
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> Portuguese
:
D
Question 8. Which one of the following countries is planning to construct a rival to the Panama Canal to link the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans?
  1.    Colombia
  2.    Costa Rica
  3.    Guatemala
  4.    Nicaragua
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> Nicaragua
:
D
Ans. (d)
Explanation
Nicaragua is likely to pursue an ambitious $20 b project to create an alternative to Panama canal. This project would redraw the map of the world trade by opening an east coast of North America, Europe, Brazil to large scale sea traffic from pacific Rim countries like China and South Korea.
Question 9. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists :
List-I (City)                    List II (River)
Bangkok                       1. Irrawaddy
Phnom-Penh               2. Mekong
Hanoi                           3. Menam (Chao Phraya)
Yangon                        4. Red River
Codes:
A    B    C    D
  1.    3,2,4,1
  2.    4,1,3,2
  3.    3,1,4,2
  4.    4,2,3,1
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> 3,2,4,1
:
A
Ans. (a)
Explanation
Bangkok is the capital of Thailand. It is found at the banks of Chao Phraya river near the Gulf of Thailand.
Phnom-Penh is located is south-central region of Cambodia, at the confluence of Mekong river.
Hanoi is the capital of Vietnam. It is located on the right bank of the Red river.
Yangon is the largest city and former capital of Myanmar. It is located at the convergence of the Yangon and Bago rivers.
Question 10. Which one of the following countries is not a member of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS)?
  1.    Armenia
  2.    Belarus
  3.    Estonia
  4.    Georgia
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Estonia
:
C
Ans. (c)
Explanation
Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), (1991), Minsk (Belarus). CIS is made up of 12 of the 15 former Soviet Constituent Republics. Members of the CIS in 1995 includes Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine and Uzbekistan.

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