1. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given the lists: (UPPSC 2019)
List-I List-II
(Country) (Capital)
A. Uzbekistan 1. Tashkent
B. Tajikistan 2. Dushanbe
C. Kyrgyzstan 3. Bishkek
D. Turkmenistan 4. Ashgabat
Codes:
A B C D
a) 1 2 3 4
b) 1 2 4 3
c) 1 3 4 2
d) 1 4 2 3
Answer. a) 1 2 3 4
2. The name of which of the following countries closely means "country of 40 tribes"? (UPPSC 2015)
a) Kazakhstan
b) Kyrgyzstan
c) Tajikistan
d) Uzbekistan
Answer. b) Kyrgyzstan
3. Kara Kum desert is located in which central Asian country?
a) Kazakhstan
b) Kyrgyzstan
c) Tajikistan
d) Turkmenistan
Answer. d) Turkmenistan
4. Kyzylkum desert is located in which central Asian country?
a) Kazakhstan
b) Turkmenistan
c) Uzbekistan
d) All of the above
Answer. d) All of the above; the Kyzylkum desert is the 15th largest desert on the earth which is located in Central Asia.
5. Which of the following desert is not located in Central Asia?
a) Araklum Desert
b) Kyzylkum desert
c) Gobi Desert
d) Kara Kum desert
Answer. c) Gobi Desert is located in mainly Mongolia.
Araklum Desert is located in Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan.
6. Which of the following plateau is located in Central Asia?
a) Ustyurt Plateau
b) Pothohar Plateau
c) Altiplano Plateau
d) Deccan Plateau
Answer. a) Ustyurt Plateau is located in Central Asia; Ustyurt Plateau is mainly located in Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan;
7. Most populous country of central Asia is---
a) Kazakhstan
b) Turkmenistan
c) Uzbekistan
d) Tajikistan
Answer. c) Uzbekistan;
The central Asian countries with decreasing order of their population are:
Uzbekistan > Kazakhstan> Tajikistan> Kyrgyzstan > Turkmenistan
8. Arrange the following Central Asian cities from north to South.
1. Bishkek
2. Tashkent
3. Dushanbe
4. Ashgabat
a) 1,2,3,4
b) 1,2,4,3
c) 2,1,3,4
d) 2,1,4,3
Answer. a) 1,2,3,4
1. Bishkek- Kyrgyzstan
2. Tashkent- Uzbekistan
3. Dushanbe-Tajikistan
4. Ashgabat-Turkmenistan
9. Arrange the following Central Asian cities from west to east.
1. Bishkek
2. Tashkent
3. Dushanbe
4. Ashgabat
a) 1,2,3,4
b) 1,2,4,3
c) 4,3,2,1
d) 4,2,3,1
Answer. c) 4,3,2,1
10. How many countries are in Central Asia?
a) 4
b) 5
c) 6
d) 11
Answer. b) 5
There are five countries in Central Asia namely Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, and Turkmenistan.
11. Which central Asian country has the second-largest Uranium reserves in the world after Australia?
a) Kazakhstan
b) Kyrgyzstan
c) Uzbekistan
d) Tajikistan
Answer. a) Kazakhstan
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