UPSC World Geography – Chapter 11: Asia – Physical Setting and Regions (21 MCQs)

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UPSC World Geography – Chapter 11: Asia – Physical Setting and Regions (21 MCQs) – 21 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.  

Which of the following is the correct order of the great Siberian rivers from west to east?

Correct Answer: A [Ob – Yenisei – Lena]

Explanation:

the Ob drains West Siberia, the Yenisei central Siberia and the Lena eastern Siberia (Yakutia), all into the Arctic.

2.  

The Pamir Knot is known as the:

Correct Answer: B [Roof of the World]

Explanation:

The high Pamir Knot, where the Hindu Kush, Karakoram, Kunlun and Tian Shan meet, is called the Roof of the World.

3.  

Which of the following rivers flows into the Arctic Ocean?

Correct Answer: A [Lena]

Explanation:

The Lena flows north across eastern Siberia and drains into the Arctic Ocean, like the Ob and the Yenisei.

4.  

The Huang He is called "China's sorrow" because of its:

Correct Answer: B [floods and changes of course]

Explanation:

Its loess-laden bed silts up, so it breaks its banks and has shifted course many times, causing devastating floods.

5.  

The Tigris and Euphrates join to form the:

Correct Answer: B [Shatt al-Arab]

Explanation:

The Tigris and Euphrates unite in southern Iraq as the Shatt al-Arab, which enters the Persian Gulf.

6.  

Which of the following ranges radiates from the Armenian Knot?

Correct Answer: C [Zagros]

Explanation:

The Zagros run south-east from the Armenian Knot into Iran, as do the Elburz; the other three radiate from the Pamir Knot.

7.  

The longest river of Asia is the:

Correct Answer: B [Yangtze]

Explanation:

The Yangtze (Chang Jiang), about 6,300 km long, is Asia's longest river and the third longest in the world.

8.  

The Mekong does NOT flow through:

Correct Answer: D [Malaysia]

Explanation:

The Mekong flows through China, Myanmar, Laos, Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam; Malaysia lies outside its basin.

9.  

The northernmost point of the Asian mainland is:

Correct Answer: D [Cape Chelyuskin]

Explanation:

Cape Chelyuskin on the Taymyr Peninsula, at about 77°N, is the northernmost point of the Asian mainland.

10.  

Consider the following statements:

1. The Ural Mountains are part of the conventional boundary between Europe and Asia.
2. The Suez Canal separates Asia from Africa.
3. The Bering Strait separates Asia from Australia.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Correct Answer: B [1 and 2 only]

Explanation:

The Urals form part of the Europe–Asia boundary and the Suez Canal marks the Asia–Africa boundary; statement 3 is wrong.

11.  

Assertion (A): The great rivers of Siberia cause floods in spring.

Reason (R): Their upper courses thaw while their lower courses near the Arctic are still frozen.

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

Explanation:

Melt water from the thawed southern upper courses is blocked by ice in the frozen northern lower courses, so R explains A.

12.  

Norilsk in Siberia is known for:

Correct Answer: D [nickel]

Explanation:

Norilsk, in Arctic Siberia, is one of the world's leading nickel-mining and smelting centres.

13.  

The largest continuous sand desert in the world is the:

Correct Answer: C [Rub' al Khali]

Explanation:

Arabian Peninsula.

14.  

The Baikal seal (nerpa) is notable because it:

Correct Answer: D [is one of the few freshwater seals]

Explanation:

The nerpa lives only in freshwater Lake Baikal, one of very few seals living wholly in fresh water.

15.  

Which of the following is the largest island of Asia?

Correct Answer: C [Borneo]

Explanation:

Borneo, shared by Indonesia, Malaysia and Brunei, is the largest island of Asia and the third largest in the world.

16.  

Bratsk and Krasnoyarsk in Siberia are known for:

Correct Answer: A [large hydropower stations]

Explanation:

on the Angara and the Yenisei.

17.  

Arrange the following in chronological order:

1. First ascent of Everest
2. Asian Development Bank founded
3. Main structure of the Three Gorges Dam completed
4. Trans-Siberian Railway completed

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

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

Explanation:

1916, 1953, 1966, 2006.

18.  

Which one of the following rivers ends in an inland basin and does NOT reach the open sea?

Correct Answer: C [Tarim]

Explanation:

the Tarim is an inland (endorheic) river of Xinjiang that dries out in the Taklamakan basin without reaching any sea.

19.  

The revised height of Mount Everest announced jointly by Nepal and China in 2020 is:

Correct Answer: A [8,848.86 m]

Explanation:

Nepal and China jointly announced the revised height of 8,848.86 m in December 2020.

20.  

Oymyakon in Siberia is known as:

Correct Answer: A [one of the coldest inhabited places of the northern hemisphere]

Explanation:

Oymyakon in Yakutia has recorded about −68°C, among the lowest temperatures of any inhabited place in the northern hemisphere.

21.  
UPSC Prelims 2014

Turkey is located between

Correct Answer: B [Black Sea and Mediterranean Sea]

Explanation:

the Black Sea to the north and the Mediterranean to the south.

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