UPSC World Geography – Chapter 10: World Transport Routes, Chokepoints and Trade (23 MCQs)

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UPSC World Geography – Chapter 10: World Transport Routes, Chokepoints and Trade (23 MCQs) – 22 questions, subject: Geography. Every question has the correct answer with a one-line explanation; tap "Show Answer". Free practice for TNPSC, UPSC, SSC, Bank and RRB exams – Shanmugam IAS Academy, Coimbatore.

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1.  

The Suez Canal connects the:

Correct Answer: D [Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea]

Explanation:

The Suez Canal runs across Egypt from Port Said on the Mediterranean to Suez on the Red Sea.

2.  

The Kiel Canal links the North Sea with the:

Correct Answer: C [Baltic Sea]

Explanation:

The Kiel Canal crosses northern Germany, joining the North Sea with the Baltic Sea; it opened in 1895.

3.  

Passage of ships through the Bosporus and the Dardanelles is governed by the:

Correct Answer: D [Montreux Convention]

Explanation:

1936.

4.  

The Trans-Siberian Railway connects Moscow with:

Correct Answer: A [Vladivostok]

Explanation:

The Trans-Siberian Railway runs about 9,300 km from Moscow to Vladivostok on the Pacific coast.

5.  

The Panama Canal lifts ships through locks to:

Correct Answer: A [Gatun Lake]

Explanation:

Panama's locks lift ships up to Gatun Lake, an artificial lake fed by rainfall, and then lower them to the other ocean.

6.  

The Nullarbor Plain is crossed by the:

Correct Answer: B [Trans-Australian Railway]

Explanation:

The Trans-Australian line between Sydney and Perth crosses the Nullarbor Plain, with the world's longest straight stretch of track.

7.  

The India–Middle East–Europe Economic Corridor was announced at the G20 summit held in:

Correct Answer: C [New Delhi]

Explanation:

September 2023.

8.  

The Bab-el-Mandeb strait joins the Red Sea with the:

Correct Answer: C [Gulf of Aden]

Explanation:

Bab-el-Mandeb, between Yemen and Djibouti/Eritrea, joins the southern Red Sea with the Gulf of Aden.

9.  

Consider the following statements:

1. The Suez Canal has no locks.
2. The Panama Canal depends on rainfall to keep its lake full.
3. The Kiel Canal was opened after the Panama Canal.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Correct Answer: B [1 and 2 only]

Explanation:

Suez is a sea-level canal without locks and Panama needs rain to fill Gatun Lake; statement 3 fails because Kiel opened first.

10.  

Assertion (A): Many ships sailed round the Cape of Good Hope from late 2023 instead of using the Suez Canal.

Reason (R): Attacks on shipping in the Red Sea made the Suez route risky.

Correct Answer: A [Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A]

Explanation:

Red Sea attacks from late 2023 made the Suez route risky, which is exactly why ships diverted round the Cape.

11.  

Which country has operated a terminal at Chabahar port since 2018, seeking access to Afghanistan and Central Asia?

Correct Answer: C [India]

Explanation:

India Ports Global Limited has operated the Shahid Beheshti terminal at Chabahar since 2018, giving India a route that avoids Pakistan.

12.  

The Kaladan project connects Kolkata with Mizoram through:

Correct Answer: B [Myanmar]

Explanation:

via Sittwe port.

13.  

Europe's largest port is:

Correct Answer: B [Rotterdam]

Explanation:

Rotterdam in the Netherlands, at the Rhine–Maas mouth, is Europe's largest port.

14.  

The Strait of Gibraltar separates Spain from:

Correct Answer: A [Morocco]

Explanation:

The Strait of Gibraltar separates southern Spain from Morocco and links the Mediterranean with the Atlantic.

15.  

The International North–South Transport Corridor links India with Russia mainly through:

Correct Answer: C [Iran and the Caspian region]

Explanation:

The INSTC runs from Mumbai by sea to Bandar Abbas in Iran, then overland via the Caspian region to Russia.

16.  

Arrange the following in chronological order:

1. Suez Canal opened
2. Kiel Canal opened
3. Belt and Road Initiative announced
4. Panama Canal opened

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

Correct Answer: C [1-2-4-3]

Explanation:

1869, 1895, 1914, 2013.

17.  

The Northern Sea Route runs along the Arctic coast of:

Correct Answer: D [Russia]

Explanation:

The Northern Sea Route follows Russia's Arctic coast between the Barents Sea and the Bering Strait.

18.  

Which mode of transport carries the largest share of world trade by volume?

Correct Answer: B [Sea]

Explanation:

Ships carry the large majority of world trade by volume because sea transport is cheapest for bulky goods over long distances.

19.  

The Druzhba pipeline carries:

Correct Answer: D [crude oil from Russia to Europe]

Explanation:

The Druzhba, or friendship, pipeline carries Russian crude oil to central and eastern Europe.

20.  
UPSC Prelims 2011

Between India and East Asia, the navigation-time and distance can be greatly reduced by which of the following?

1. Deepening the Malacca straits between Malaysia and Indonesia.
2. Opening a new canal across the Kra isthmus between the Gulf of Siam and Andaman Sea.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Correct Answer: B [2 only]

Explanation:

a Kra canal would let ships cut across southern Thailand instead of going round through Malacca.

21.  
UPSC Prelims 2010

Which one of the following can one come across if one travels through the Strait of Malacca?

Correct Answer: D [Singapore]

Explanation:

at the southern end of the strait.

22.  
UPSC Prelims 2007

Through which one of the following Straits, does a tunnel connect the United Kingdom and France?

Correct Answer: C [Strait of Dover]

Explanation:

the Channel Tunnel (1994).

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