WORLD MAPS

Practice Sheet/P1
Australia and New

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WORLD MAPS Practice Sheet/P1 Australia and New Zealand By Sudarshan Gurjar
1. Match the cities labelled as A, B, C and D in the
given map with the names of cities and select the
correct answer using the codes given below the
names of cities: [1999]
Name
1. Darwin
2. Kuala Lumpur
3. Lagos
4. Nairobi
5. Singapore

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Code :

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(a)A-1; B-2; C-4; D-3
(b)A-2; B-1; C-4; D-3

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(c)A-1; B-4; C-5; D-2
(d)A-4; B-3; C-5; D-2

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2. The largest coral reef in the world is found near the coast of which one of the following
countries? 2007
(a)Australia
(b)Cuba
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(c)Ghana
(d)Philippines
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3. Consider the following countries: 2009

1. Australia 2. Namibia
3. Brazil 4. Chile
Through which of the above does the Tropic of Capricorn Pass?
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(a)1 only (b)2, 3 and 4

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(c)1, 2 and 3 (d)1, 2, 3 and 4

4. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below the
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lists: 2009
L-I L-II
A. Great Victoria Desert 1. Australia
B. Grand Canyon 2. Canada
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C. Lake Winnipeg 3. New Zealand

D. Southern Alps 4. USA
Code :
(a)A-1; B-2; C-4; D-3
(b)A-1; B-4; C-2; D-3
(c)A-3; B-2; C-4; D-1
(d)A-3; B-4; C-2; D-1

WORLD MAPS Practice Sheet/P1 Australia and New Zealand By Sudarshan Gurjar
5. Which among the following has the world’s largest reserves of Uranium? 2009
(a)Australia (b)Canada
(c)Russian Federation (d)USA

6. The two smallest Continents of the world are [UPPCS (Spl)(Pre) 2008]
(A) Australia and Antarctica
(B) Antarctica and Europe
(C) Australia and Europe
(D) Australia and South America

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7. Which of the following Continents has the maximum per capita land? [Uttarakhand

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Lower Sub. (Pre) 2010]
(A) Asia

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(B) Europe
(C) N. America
(D) Australia

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8. From the code below, select the correct sequence of the following continents in terms
of their area in descending order. [UPPCS (Mains) 2015]
1. Europe
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2. Australia
3. Africa
4. South America
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Code
(A) 1, 2, 3, 4
(B) 4, 1, 3, 2
(C) 2, 1, 4, 3
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(D) 3, 4, 1, 2
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9. Southern Alps mountain ranges are situated in [RAS/RTS (Pre) 1992]

(A) Australia (B) South Africa
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(C) Antarctica (D) New Zealand

10. Place the following mountain ranges of the world in the descending order of their
lengths and find the correct option from the given code. [UPPCS (Spl)(Pre) 2008]
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1. Andes
2. Great Dividing Range
3. The Himalayas
4. The Rocky
Code
(A) 1 3 4 2 (B) 1 4 3 2
(C) 4 1 2 3 (D) 4 3 1 2

WORLD MAPS Practice Sheet/P1 Australia and New Zealand By Sudarshan Gurjar
11. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the
lists. [RAS/RTS (Pre) 2016]
List-I (Mountain Peak)
(a) Kosciuszko (b) Mckinley
(c) Elbrus (d) Kilimanjaro
List-II (Continent)
1. Europe 2. Africa
3. Australia 4. North America
Code
(a) (b) (c) (d)

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(A) 3 4 1 2

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(B) 2 4 3 1
(C) 4 3 2 1

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(D) 3 1 2 4

12. The Great Victorian Desert is located at [60th to 62nd BPSC (Pre) 2016]

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(A) Australia (B) India
(C) Egypt (D) North Africa an
13. Which one of the following is not correctly matched? [UPPCS (Mains) 2002]
(A) Downs - Tropical grassland
(B) Steppes - Temperate grassland
(C) Selva - Tropical forest
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(D) Taiga - Temperate forest

14. Which of the following is not a temperate grassland? [UP Lower Sub. (Pre) 2013
UPPCS (Pre) 2012]
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(A) Pampas (B) Veld

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(C) Downs (D) Savanna

15. Which of the following is not included in the geographical group of countries named
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Oceania? [Himachal Pradesh PSC (Pre) 2019 Uttarakhand PCS (Pre) 2010]
(A) Indonesia (B) Melanesia
(C) Micronesia (D) Australia
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16. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the
lists. [Andhra Pradesh PSC (Pre) 2017 UPPCS (Pre) 2000]
List-I (Country)
(a) Australia (b) Denmark
(c) France (d) Spain
List-II (Dependent Territory)
1. Martinique 2. Santa Cruz
3. Greenland 4. Christmas Island

WORLD MAPS Practice Sheet/P1 Australia and New Zealand By Sudarshan Gurjar
Code
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 1 2 3 4
(B) 4 3 2 1
(C) 1 3 2 4
(D) 2 1 4 3

17. Which one of the following cities is not a former capital of the given country (Country
given in the brackets)? [IAS (Pre) 2005]
(A) Karachi (Pakistan)

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(B) Auckland (New Zealand)

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(C) Kyoto (Japan)
(D) Brisbane (Australia)

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18. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched? [UPPCS (Mains) 2010]
(A) Budapest - Hungary

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(B) Kinshasa - Zaire
(C) Nairobi - Kenya
(D) Christ Church - New Zealand
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19. Which of the following is not a capital city of a country? [53rd to 55th BPSC (Pre)
2013]
(A) Canberra (B) Sydney
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(C) Wellington (D) Riyadh

20. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the
lists. [Himachal Pradesh PSC (Pre) 2019 UPPCS (Pre) 1997]
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List-I
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(a) Australia (b) Tajikistan

(c) Tanzania (d) Switzerland
List-II
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1. Dodoma 2. Bern
3. Dushanbe 4. Canberra
Code
(a) (b) (c) (d)
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(A) 1 2 3 4
(B) 3 4 1 2
(C) 4 3 1 2
(D) 4 2 3 1

WORLD MAPS Practice Sheet/P1 Australia and New Zealand By Sudarshan Gurjar
21. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the
lists. [UPPCS (Mains) 2014]
List-I (Town/City)
(a) Davos (b) Barcelona
(c) Auckland (d) Kandy
List-II (Country)
1. Spain 2. New Zealand
3. Sri Lanka 4. Switzerland
Code

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(a) (b) (c) (d)

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(A) 4 1 2 3
(B) 2 3 1 4

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(C) 1 2 4 3
(D) 3 4 2 1

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22. Which one of the following is the largest in area? [UPPCS (Mains) 2015]
(A) New Zealand North Island (B) New Foundland
(C) New Zealand South Island (D) Java
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23. Which of the following islands of the Pacific Ocean belongs to Melanesia groups of
islands. [Sikkim PSC (Pre) 2019 UPPCS (Spl)(Mains) 2004]
(A) Soloman island (B) Gilbert island
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(C) Society island (D) Marshall island

24. The Great Barrier Reef is located in [Sikkim PSC (Pre) 2016 MPPCS (Pre) 2015]
(A) Pacific Ocean (B) Indian Ocean (C) Mediterranean Sea (D) Atlantic Ocean
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25. The ‘Great Barrier Reef’ of corals is situated near the coast of [Haryana PSC (Pre)
2017 RAS/RTS (Pre) 1993]
(A) New Zealand (B) Finland
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(C) Ireland (D) Queensland

26. Generally, where are coral reefs found? [Tripura PSC (Pre) 2017 RAS/RTS (Pre) 2008]
(A) In temperature climate above 18ºC
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(B) Between tropics of cancer and tropics of capricorn coastal areas

(C) On both East and West coast of continents and islands only
(D) On colder sea coasts.

27. ‘Great Barrier Reef’ is [RAS/RTS (Pre) 1999]

(A) A coral reef near Australia
(B) A watershed in Rajasthan
(C) Wall of China
(D) A range of the Rocky Mountains

WORLD MAPS Practice Sheet/P1 Australia and New Zealand By Sudarshan Gurjar
28. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the
lists. [UPPCS (Mains) 2013]
List-I (Coalfields)
(a) Kuzbas
(b) Red Basin
(c) Bristol
(d) New South Wales
List-II (Location)
1. United Kingdom

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2. Russia

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3. Australia
4. China

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Code
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 1 3 2 4

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(B) 2 4 1 3
(C) 3 2 4 1
(D) 4 3 1 2
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29. Which one of the following is not a sea port city? [40th BPSC (Pre) 1995]
(A) Tokyo (B) Canberra
(C) New York (D) London
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30. Consider the following statements and select the correct answer from the code given
below. [Tamil Nadu PSC (Pre) 2018 UPPCS (Pre) 2005]
1. Cuba is known as the ‘sugar bowl’ of the world.
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2. Hong Kong is a special Administrative Region of China.

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3. U.S.A. is the leading producer of milk in the world.

4. Australia is a Federal State.
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(A) Only 1 and 2 (B) Only 1, 2 and 3

(C) Only 2, 3 and 4 (D) Only 1, 2 and 4
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ANSWERS….

Answer 1: A
‘A’ marked city in map is Darwin in Australia. ‘B’ marked city in the given map is Kualalumpur
in Malayasia. ‘C’ marked city in map is Nairobi in Kenya. The city marked ‘D’ in the map is
Lagos in Nigeria.

WORLD MAPS Practice Sheet/P1 Australia and New Zealand By Sudarshan Gurjar
Answer 2: A
The largest coral reef is the Great Barrier Reef, located just off the north-eastern coast of
Australia. The 1200 mile (1900 km) long reef is protected as a Marine Park.

Answer 3: D
The Tropic of Capricorn runs through 10 countries: Namibia, Botswana, South Africa,
Mozambique, Madagascar, Australia, Chile, Argentina, Paraguay and Brazil.

Answer 4: B

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Great Victoria Desert – Australia Grand Canyon – USA

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Lake Winnipeg – Canada
Southern Alps – New Zealand

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Answer 5: A
Australia has the world’s largest uranium reserves. Approximately 24% of the planet’s uranium

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is present in Australia.
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Answer 6: C Answer 11: A Answer 16: B Answer 21: A Answer 26: B

Answer 7: D Answer 12: A Answer 17: D Answer 22: C Answer 27: A

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Answer 8: D Answer 13: A Answer 18: D Answer 23: A Answer 28: B

Answer 9: D Answer 14: D Answer 19: B Answer 24: A Answer 29: B

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Answer 10: B Answer 15: A Answer 20: C Answer 25: D Answer 30: D
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WORLD MAPS Practice Sheet/P1 Australia and New Zealand By Sudarshan Gurjar