1. Which one of the following country is geographically located in America but politically is a part of Europe?
(A)
Iceland
(B)
Canary Iceland
(C)
Greenland
(D)
Cuba
Answer
(C) Greenland[UPPCS (Pre) 2002]
2. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists.
List-I (Country) | List-II (Dependent Territory) |
---|---|
(a) Australia | 1. Martinique |
(b) Denmark | 2. Santa Cruz |
(c) France | 3. Greenland |
(d) Spain | 4. Christmas Island |
Code
(A)
(a) – 1, (b) – 2, (c) – 3, (d) – 4
(B)
(a) – 4, (b) – 3, (c) – 2, (d) – 1
(C)
(a) – 1, (b) – 3, (c) – 2, (d) – 4
(D)
(a) – 2, (b) – 1, (c) – 4, (d) – 3
Answer
(B) (a) – 4, (b) – 3, (c) – 2, (d) – 1[Andhra Pradesh PSC (Pre) 2017 UPPCS (Pre) 2000]
3. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists.
List-I (World Islands) | List-II (Owner Country) |
---|---|
(a) Aleutian Islands | 1. Russia |
(b) Bear Islands | 2. Denmark |
(c) Greenland | 3. Norway |
(d) Franz Josef Island | 4. U.S.A. |
Code
(A)
(a) – 4, (b) – 3, (c) – 2, (d) – 1
(B)
(a) – 1, (b) – 2, (c) – 3, (d) – 4
(C)
(a) – 3, (b) – 1, (c) – 4, (d) – 2
(D)
(a) – 2, (b) – 4, (c) – 1, (d) – 3
Answer
(A) (a) – 4, (b) – 3, (c) – 2, (d) – 1[Arunachal Pradesh PSC (Pre) 2018 UPPCS (Mains) 2014]
4. Consider the map given below indicating four places frequently figuring in the news. Which one of them is Chechnya? Choose the correct answer from the code given below.

(A)
1
(B)
2
(C)
3
(D)
4
Answer
(C) 3[IAS (Pre) 1995]