Previous Year Papers

41. Which strait separates Europe from Africa?

42. ‘Horn of Africa’ consists of:

43. The coldest place on the earth is:

44. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly  matched?

45. Which of the following statements are correct?  I. China is the leading coal producer of the world.  II. Donetsk Basin is the major coal-producing region in  Ukrain.  III. Saar Region is the major coal-producing area in  Germany.  IV. The major coal-mining areas of the U.S.A. lie in the  Appalachian Region.  Select the correct answer from the codes given below:  Codes:

46. Which one of the following countries is not a member  of OPEC?

47. Match List–I with List–II and select the correct answer  using the codes given below:  List–I                                                List–II  (Town)                                             (River)  A. Berlin                                          1. Tiber  B. Lahore                                        2. Hudson  C. New York                                    3. Ravi  D. Rome                                          4. Spree  Codes:  A B C D

48. Match List–I with List–II and select the correct answer  using the codes given below:  List–I                                                List–II  A. Iron ore                                      1. Port Radium  B. Petroleum                                  2. Bingham  C. Copper                                        3. Baku  D. Uranium                                     4. Mesabi  Codes:  A B C D

49. Which of the following statements are correct?  1. China is the largest producer of Tobacco in the world.  2. India is the largest producer of Jawar in the world.  3. Brazil is the largest producer of Soyabean in the world.  4. Italy is the largest producer of raw silk in the world.  Codes:

50. Which one of the following is the biggest shipping  canal in the world?

51. Match List–I with List–II and select the correct answer  using the codes given below the list:  List–I                                                               List–II  (Leading producer country)                      (Commodity)  A. China                                                         1. Natural Rubber  B. India                                                          2. Milk  C. Saudi Arabia                                             3. Iron ore  D. Thailand                                                   4. Petroleum  Codes:  A B C D

52. The ’Bermuda Triangle’ lies in:

53. Which one of the following is correctly matched?

54. The coniferous forests are not found in:

55. Which one of the following is not correctly matched?

56. Which one of the following is not a member of the  Ganga-Mekong Swarnbhoomi Cooperation Project?

57. Which is the deepest lake of the world?

58. Which one of the following countries is situated  geographically in America but politically is part of  Europe?

59. The largest producer and exporter of long staple cotton  in the world is

60. Which one of the following countries has the largest  known reserves of oil?