Central asia - GS questions based on daily current affairs

1)   Farkhor Air Base is in

a. Turkmenistan
b. Tajikistan
c. Kazakastan
d. Kyrghyzstan
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Tajikistan

Explanation:
Farkhor Air Base is a military air base located near the town of Farkhor in Tajikistan. It is operated by the Indian Air Force in collaboration with the Tajikistan Air Force. Farkhor is India's first and only military base outside its territory.


2)    Match the Pairs of central Asian countries and their capital.

1. Kazakhstan ---------------------- i. Tashkent
2. Turkmenistan ------------------- ii. Dushanbe
3. Kyrgyzstan ---------------------- iii. Bishkek
4 Tajikistan ------------------------- iv. Astana
5. Uzbekistan ---------------------- v. Ashgabat


a. 1- iv, 2- v, 3-iii, 4- ii, 5-i
b. 1- v, 2- iv, 3-ii, 4- iii, 5-i
c. 1- iii, 2- iv, 3-i, 4- ii, 5-v
d. 1- iv, 2- iii, 3-v, 4- i, 5-ii
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: 1- iv, 2- v, 3-iii, 4- ii, 5-i

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!