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Question 81. Dinar is not the currency of
  1.    Sudan
  2.    Yugoslavia
  3.    U.A.E.
  4.    Tunisia
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Sudan
:
A
Ans. (a)
Explanation
Sudan's currency is Sudanese pound, whereas remaining countries (i.e. Yugoslavia, U.A.E., Tunisia) are associated with Dinar/New Dinar.
Question 82. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists :
List I
A. European trans - continental railway
B. Trans-Andean railway
C. Trans-Siberian railway
D. Orient Express
List II
1. Paris to Istanbul
2. Leningrad to Vladivostok
3. Leningrad to Volgograd
4. Buenos Aires to Valparaiso
5. Paris to Warsaw
A    B    C    D
  1.    5,4,2,1
  2.    1,4,3,2
  3.    5,1,2,3
  4.    1,2,3,4
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> 5,4,2,1
:
A
Ans. (a)
Explanation
European transcontinental railway is from Paris to WarSaw. Trans-Andean railway is from Buenos Aires to Valparaiso. Trans-Siberian railway is from Leningrad to Vladivostok. Orient express is from Paris to Istanbul.
Question 83. Which one of the following is the continent with the highest mean elevation in the world?
  1.    Antarctica
  2.    North America
  3.    Asia
  4.    South America
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Antarctica
:
A
Ans. (a)
Explanation
Antarctica is having highest mean elevation. It is located in South pole region. Its Eastern side is more elevated than the Western side.
Question 84. The Standard time of the following countries is ahead or behind Greenwich Mean Time depending on whether they are east or west of the longitude passing through Greenwich.
1. Cube
2. Greece
3. Iraq
4. Costa Rica
5. Japan
Which one of the following sequential orders gives the correct arrangement of the countries according to their standard time from ahead to behind GMT?
  1.    5, 3, 2, 1, 4
  2.    2, 4, 1, 3, 5
  3.    4, 1, 3, 2, 5
  4.    3, 5, 4, 1, 2
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> 5, 3, 2, 1, 4
:
A
Ans. (a)
Explanation
The Greenwich line which passes through London is called Prime Meridian. It is 0° longitude. The countries which lies east of the Prime Meridian has their standard time ahead of the Greenwich Mean Time, and which lies west of the Prime Meridian has their standard time behind the Greenwich Mean Time. Accordingly from East to West, the order of the given countries is Japan, Iraq, Greece, Cuba and Costa Rica.
Question 85. Consider the map given below indicating four places frequently figuring in the news :
Consider The Map Given Below Indicating Four Places Frequent...
Which one of them is Chechenya ? Choose the correct answer.
  1.    1
  2.    2
  3.    3
  4.    4
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> 3
:
C
Ans. (c)
Explanation
The place indicated is Chechenya. It is a part of the Russia, it is located in the South-West region of that country. It was in news recently because the separatist movement going on in there. Russia is trying to supress that movement.
Question 86. Consider the map given below:
Consider The Map Given Below:The Dotted (broken) Line In The...
The dotted (broken) line in the map is the :
  1.    Durand line
  2.    MacMahon line
  3.    line of demarcation between India and Pakistan suggested by the Boundary Commission (1947
  4.    route followed by the Youghhusband Expedition
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Durand line
:
A
Ans. (a)
Explanation
It is the Durand line which is demarcated by a Commission under Mr. Durand, between India and Afghanistan.
Question 87. Given below is a map of some countries which were parts of the erstwhile Soviet Union with water bodies shown by shaded areas :
Given Below Is A Map Of Some Countries Which Were Parts Of T...
The countries marked 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 are respectively
  1.    Tajikistan, Turkmenia, Uzbekistan, Kirgizia, Kazakhstan
  2.    Turkmenia, Kirgizia, Tajikistan, Uzebekistan, Kazakhastan
  3.    Kazakhastan, Uzebekistan, Tajikistan, Kirgizia, Turkmenia
  4.    Kazakhstan, Turkmenia, Uzebekistan, Kirgizia, Tajikistan
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> Kazakhstan, Turkmenia, Uzebekistan, Kirgizia, Tajikistan
:
D
Ans. (d)
Explanation
1. Kazakhastan; 2. Turkmenia (Tukmenistan); 3. Uzbekistan; 4. Kirgizia (Kirgystan); 5. Tajukistan.
These were separated from U.S.S.R. in 1991
Question 88. The original home of the gypsies was
  1.    Egypt
  2.    Russia
  3.    India
  4.    Persia
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> India
:
C
Ans. (c)
Explanation
Gypsies are the nomadic people, whose origin place is Noth-West India i.e. Western Rajasthan and Punjab, and migrated and found mostly now in Central Asia. 'Gypsy' is an Egyptian term.
Question 89. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists :
List I (Sea)             List II (Country)
Black Sea               1. Bulgaria
Red Sea                 2. China
Yellow Sea            3. Eritrea
Caspian Sea          4. Kazakhstan
Codes:
A     B    C     D
  1.    1,4,2,3
  2.    2,3,1,4
  3.    1,3,2,4
  4.    2,4,1,3
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> 1,3,2,4
:
C
Ans. (c)
Explanation
Black sea shares its borders with Bulgaria in the west.
Red sea shares its borders with Eritrea (Africa) in south west.
Yellow sea is located in the east of China, and
Caspian sea is located in the south west region of Kazakhstan.
Question 90. Latvia does not share its borders with which one of the following countries?
  1.    Russia
  2.    Estonia
  3.    Lithuania
  4.    Poland
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> Poland
:
D
Ans. (d)
Explanation
Latvia shares its borders with Estonia, Russia, Belarus and Lithuania.

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