Places and Locations: World Geography: UPSC Previous Year Questions (Geography)
1 previous year UPSC Prelims question on Places and Locations: World Geography (Geography). Choose an option to see the answer and explanation.
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UPSC 2010Geography · Places and Locations: World Geography
Q1. Which one of the following can come across if one travels through the Strait of Malacca?
Explanation
Option (d) is correct: Singapore is located at the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula at the entrance to the Strait of Malacca. It is one of the key landmarks along this waterway and serves as a critical port in the region.
Option (a), (b) and (c) are incorrect:
Bali is an Indonesian island located to the southeast of Java. It is not directly in the path of the Strait of Malacca. Brunei is located on the island of Borneo. It is far to the east of the Strait of Malacca, and is not near the strait. Java is an island of Indonesia located to the south of the Strait of Malacca. It lies relatively close to the Strait but it is not directly within the strait.
Answer key for these questions
Q
UPSC year
Correct answer
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2010
(d) Singapore
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This page covers 1 previous year UPSC Prelims GS Paper-I questions on Places and Locations: World Geography (Geography), asked from 1997 to 2025. Each has the correct answer and an explanation.
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