Which of the following islands are known as 'Sheep Islands'?
Correct Answer:
(C) Faroe Islands
Faroe Island is also known as "Sheep Island". It is a self-governing archipelago part of Denmark. It comprises of 18 rocky and volcanic islands.
Ques: 2
Which one of the following is the largest in area?
Correct Answer:
(C) New Zealand South Island
New Zealand South Island has an area of 150416 sq. km is the largest in the area whereas Java has an area of 138794 sq km, New Zealand North Island has an area of 114154 sq. km and Newfoundland has an area of 108860 sq. km accordingly.
Ques: 3
The largest Island of the World is :
Correct Answer:
(B) Greenland
Ques: 4
Which one among the following is the largest island in area?
Correct Answer:
(A) Borneo
In the given option, Borneo's area is highest (748168 sq. km.), Madagascar (587713 sq. km.), Sumatra (443066 sq. km.) and Great Britain area (209331 sq. km.).
Ques: 5
Which one of the following countries has the highest number of islands?
Correct Answer:
(B) Indonesia
Indonesia with 17,508 islands has the highest number of islands in the given option, but in the world, Sweden has the highest number of islands.
Ques: 6
Which one among the following eastern islands is divided into three countries?
Correct Answer:
(A) Borneo
Borneo is the third -largest island in the world and the largest island in Asia. The island is divided among three countries: Malaysia (26%), Brunei (1%) and Indonesia (73%).
Ques: 7
Kalimantan is a part of which of the following islands?
Correct Answer:
(B) Borneo
Kalimantan is the Indonesian portion of the island of Borneo. It comprises of 73% of the island area.
Ques: 8
Madagascar is the largest island in –
Correct Answer:
(A) Indian Ocean
Madagascar is an island located in the south west of the Indian Ocean. Mauritius is located to its east and Mozambique to its west.
Ques: 9
(A) Seychelles,
(B) Chagos,
(C) Mauritius and
(D) Socotra are marked as 1, 2, 3 and 4. Match them and select the correct answer from the codes given below:
Code :
A B C D
Correct Answer:
(D) 3 1 4 2
The four islands of Indian Ocean indicated on the map are as follows: Seychelles is indicated by point 3.
Seychelles is completely surrounded by the Indian Ocean. It is located between 4-110 south latitude and 45-560. East longitude. The archipelago consists of 155 islands in which some granite islands and some Coral islands also exist.
Chagos is indicated by point 1. Chagos Archipelago coordinates are 4°54’ south latitude and 7°39’ eastern longitude in the Central Indian Ocean. Diego Garcia (27.20 km2) is the largest islands of the Chagos Archipelago.
Mauritius is indicated by point 4. It is located at 20° south latitude and 570 eastern longitude. Socotra is indicated by point 2.
Socotra is a part of Yemen and located at 12° 30' N latitude & 54° E longitude.
Ques: 10
Which of the following islands of the Pacific Ocean belongs to Melanesia group of islands ?
Correct Answer:
(A) Soloman island
Melanesia is a sub-region of Oceania extending from the western end of the Pacific Ocean to the Arafura Sea and eastward to Tonga. The following islands and groups of islands are traditionally considered as part of Melanesia :
1. Bismarck Archipelago
2. Fiji
3. New Caledonia
4. New Guinea
5. Solomon Islands
6. Vanuatu
7. Santacruz
Ques: 11
Diego Garcia is situated in -
Correct Answer:
(A) Indian Ocean
Diego Garcia is located in the Indian Ocean. Portuguese adventurer Diego Garcia first spotted it in year 1500. Thus, it was named after him. It was administered by Mauritius from 1814 to 1965. Later it came under the control of Britain and was leased to the USA. Currently, it serves as a strategic base for both countries.