Places in the news & maps
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2026Which of the following with reference to Indian States is/are not correct ?2026Ships from which of the following countries have to cross the Strait of Hormuz to reach out to the Indian Ocean ?2026Tungurahua Volcano, which was declared a Global Geopark by UNESCO in 2025, is situated in which one among the…2026Which of the following statements with reference to Lake Turkana is/are correct ?2025Andes mountains pass through how many of the above countries? (Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Venezuela)2025Through how many of them does the equator pass? (Lake Tanganyika, Lake Tonlé Sap, Patos Lagoon)2025How many of the above countries have more than four time zones? (United Kingdom, Denmark, New Zealand, Australia…2025Region: Mallorca, Normandy, Sardinia2024How many of the above countries have a border with the North Sea ? (Finland, Germany, Norway, Russia)2024Region: Central Asia, Europe, North America, South AmericaShow all 34
2024The longest border between any two countries in the world is between2024“Sumed pipeline is a strategic route for Persian Gulf oil and natural gas shipments to…” and 1 more statement2024“The Red Sea receives very little precipitation in any form.” and 1 more statement2023Which one of the following is a part of the Congo Basin?2023How many of the above-mentioned countries share a land border with Ukraine? (Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Hungary…2023Which one of the following countries has been suffering from decades of civil strife and food shortages and was in…2023Regions often mentioned in news: North Kivu and Ituri, Nagorno-Karabakh, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia2023Area of conflict mentioned in news: Donbas, Kachin, Tigray2022Which one of the following lakes of West Africa has become dry and turned into a desert ?2022The term “Levant” often heard in the news roughly corresponds to which of the following regions ?2022Which of the above have borders with Afghanistan ? (Azerbaijan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan)2022“Bidibidi is a large refugee settlement in north-western Kenya.” and 2 more statements2022Which one of the following statements best reflects the issue with Senkaku Islands, sometimes mentioned in the news ?2022Country: Chad, Guinea, Lebanon, Tunisia2022Region often mentioned in the news: Anatolia, Amhara, Cabo Delgado, Catalonia2020River: Mekong, Thames, Volga, Zambezi2019Sea: Adriatic Sea, Black Sea, Caspian Sea, Mediterranean Sea, Red Sea2018Which of the following has/have shrunk immensely/dried up in the recent past due to human activities ?2018Towns sometimes mentioned in news: Aleppo, Kirkuk, Mosul, Mazar-i-sharif2018Regions sometimes mentioned in news: Catalonia, Crimea, Mindanao, Oromia2017If you travel by road from Kohima to Kottayam, what is the minimum number of States within India through which you can…2017Mediterranean Sea is a border of which of the following countries ?2017Which of the following is geographically closest to Great Nicobar ?2016Community sometimes mentioned in the news: Kurd, Madhesi, RohingyaAdvertiseReach UPSC aspirants with one line here. Sponsor Crack Prelims →