UPSC World Geography – Chapter 13: West and Central Asia (25 MCQs)

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UPSC World Geography – Chapter 13: West and Central Asia (25 MCQs) – 25 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 largest landlocked country in the world is:

Correct Answer: D [Kazakhstan]

Explanation:

Kazakhstan, about 2.7 million square kilometres, is the largest landlocked country; Mongolia is second.

2.  

Jordan's only outlet to the sea is through:

Correct Answer: B [Aqaba]

Explanation:

Red Sea.

3.  

Mount Damavand is located in the:

Correct Answer: D [Elburz]

Explanation:

Iran.

4.  

The Fergana Valley is shared by:

Correct Answer: D [Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan]

Explanation:

The fertile Fergana basin is divided among Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan, with tangled borders and enclaves.

5.  

The Aral Sea shrank mainly because of:

Correct Answer: B [diversion of the Amu Darya and Syr Darya for irrigation]

Explanation:

From the 1960s Soviet planners diverted the Amu Darya and Syr Darya to irrigate cotton, so little water reached the sea.

6.  

The Karakum Desert lies mainly in:

Correct Answer: C [Turkmenistan]

Explanation:

The Karakum, the 'Black Sand' desert of the Turan Lowland, covers most of Turkmenistan.

7.  

The Southeastern Anatolia Project (GAP) is based on the waters of the:

Correct Answer: A [Tigris and Euphrates]

Explanation:

Türkiye.

8.  

The Convention on the Legal Status of the Caspian Sea was signed in 2018 at:

Correct Answer: C [Aktau]

Explanation:

Kazakhstan.

9.  

The Rub' al Khali is also known as the:

Correct Answer: C [Empty Quarter]

Explanation:

Rub' al Khali is Arabic for 'Empty Quarter', the great sand sea of southern Arabia.

10.  

Consider the following statements:

1. The Dead Sea lies in the northern part of the Great Rift system.
2. The Jordan River flows into the Dead Sea.
3. The Dead Sea opens into the Gulf of Aqaba.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Correct Answer: B [1 and 2 only]

Explanation:

The Dead Sea lies in the northern Great Rift system and receives the Jordan, but it has no outlet to Aqaba.

11.  

Assertion (A): Uzbekistan is a doubly landlocked country.

Reason (R): All the countries surrounding Uzbekistan are themselves landlocked.

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

Explanation:

Uzbekistan's neighbours are all landlocked, which is exactly what makes a country doubly landlocked.

12.  

Issyk-Kul, one of the largest mountain lakes, is in:

Correct Answer: B [Kyrgyzstan]

Explanation:

Issyk-Kul lies in the Tian Shan of north-eastern Kyrgyzstan.

13.  

Which country's territory touches China through the Wakhan Corridor?

Correct Answer: D [Afghanistan]

Explanation:

The Wakhan Corridor is a narrow strip of Afghan territory that reaches east to the border with China.

14.  

Tengiz and Kashagan are oil fields of:

Correct Answer: A [Kazakhstan]

Explanation:

Tengiz (onshore) and Kashagan (offshore in the Caspian) are Kazakhstan's giant oil fields.

15.  

Which of the following countries does NOT border the Caspian Sea?

Correct Answer: A [Uzbekistan]

Explanation:

doubly landlocked.

16.  

The Gulf Cooperation Council was formed in:

Correct Answer: B [1981]

Explanation:

The six Gulf monarchies set up the Gulf Cooperation Council in 1981.

17.  

Arrange the following in chronological order:

1. Gulf Cooperation Council formed
2. United Arab Emirates formed
3. Shanghai Cooperation Organisation founded
4. Aktau Convention on the Caspian Sea signed

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

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

Explanation:

1971, 1981, 2001, 2018.

18.  

The Kok-Aral dam has helped to partly revive the:

Correct Answer: D [North Aral Sea]

Explanation:

The Kok-Aral dam (2005) holds water in the northern basin, partly reviving the North Aral Sea.

19.  

The Shatt al-Arab is formed by the joining of the:

Correct Answer: A [Tigris and Euphrates]

Explanation:

The Tigris and Euphrates join in southern Iraq to form the Shatt al-Arab, which enters the Persian Gulf.

20.  

Rogun and Nurek are hydropower projects in:

Correct Answer: B [Tajikistan]

Explanation:

on the Vakhsh river.

21.  
UPSC Prelims 2022

Consider the following countries:

1. Azerbaijan
2. Kyrgyzstan
3. Tajikistan
4. Turkmenistan
5. Uzbekistan

Which of the above have borders with Afghanistan?

Correct Answer: C [3, 4 and 5 only]

Explanation:

Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan border Afghanistan; Azerbaijan and Kyrgyzstan do not.

22.  
UPSC Prelims 2022

The term "Levant" often heard in the news roughly corresponds to which of the following regions?

Correct Answer: A [Region along the eastern Mediterranean shores]

Explanation:

Syria, Lebanon, Israel, Palestine and Jordan.

23.  
UPSC Prelims 2015

Which one of the following countries of South-West Asia does not open out to the Mediterranean Sea?

Correct Answer: B [Jordan]

Explanation:

Jordan's only port is Aqaba on the Red Sea.

24.  
UPSC Prelims 2008

Consider the following statements :

1. Ajman is one of the seven emirates of the UAE.
2. Ras al-Khaimah was the last Sheikhdom to join the UAE.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Correct Answer: C [Both 1 and 2]

Explanation:

Ras Al Khaimah joined in February 1972.

25.  
UPSC Prelims 2006

Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?

Well-known Place : Country

Correct Answer: A [Baikonur : Russia]

Explanation:

not matched; Baikonur is in Kazakhstan.

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