world country capital area currency parliament section 2 Practice Questions Answers Test with Solutions & More Shortcuts

Question : 26

Which of the following statements is incorrect about ‘great circle’?

a) A great circle results when a plane passes through the centre of a sphere

b) Only one great circle can be drawn on a sphere

c) Equator is great circle

d) A ship can save fuel and time by following the great circle arc between two points

Question : 27 [UPPCS (Mains) 2005]

The International boundary between North Korea and South Korea runs along

a) 48º N, Lat.

b) 38º N, Lat.

c) 25º N, Lat.

d) 33º N, Lat.

Question : 28 [UPPCS (Mains) 2010]

Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?

a) Christ Church - New Zealand

b) Nairobi - Kenya

c) Budapest - Hungary

d) Kinshasa - Zaire

Question : 29 [UPPCS (Mains) 2005]

Assertion (A):
Most of the mega cities of the world are located in coastal areas.
Reason (R):
They are the gateways to international ocean routes.
Select the correct answer from the code given below.
Code

a) (A) is false, but (R) is true

b) (A) is true, but (R) is false

c) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)

d) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)

Question : 30

Match list I with list II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the list. Codes :

a) A - (iii), B - (i), C - (ii), D - (iv)

b) A - (iii), B - (ii), C - (i), D - (iv)

c) A - (iii), B - (i), C - (iv), D - (ii)

d) A - (ii), B - (iii), C - (iv), D - (i)