Geography and Vocabulary Quiz

Sage refers to a wise person, someone with deep wisdom and judgment. 'Fool' represents the opposite - someone lacking wisdom or good sense. 'Egoist' and 'snob' describe negative personality traits but are not direct antonyms of wisdom. 'Lusture' appears to be a misspelling and is not a standard English word.

An acquittal is a judgment that a person is not guilty of the crime with which they have been charged. This is the direct legal opposite of a conviction.

Sluggish means slow, lethargic, or lacking energy. 'Prompt' means quick, punctual, or ready to act - the direct antonym. 'Keenness' is related (showing eagerness) but 'prompt' more directly opposes slowness. 'Simple' and 'war' are irrelevant antonyms.

Greenland is the world's largest island, covering approximately 2.16 million square kilometers. It is an autonomous territory within the Kingdom of Denmark. Katchal and Trinket are small islands in India's Nicobar archipelago, and 'Monkey Island' is not a recognized major island.

The Suez Canal is approximately 162.5 km long, connecting the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea. This length represents the main canal channel. Option B (170.3) is incorrect, while A and D are too short.

The Ganges-Brahmaputra Delta (also called the Ganges Delta) is the world's largest river delta, covering about 105,000 square kilometers. Krishna and Kaveri deltas are much smaller Indian deltas. Yamuna is a tributary and doesn't form its own significant delta.

The Nile River in Africa is the world's longest river at approximately 6,650 km. The Amazon is the second-longest (about 6,400 km) but has the largest discharge. Pamba and Valapattanam are minor rivers in India, nowhere near the longest.

The Amazon River discharges approximately 209,000 cubic meters of water per second, making it the river carrying the maximum quantity of water into the sea - far more than the Nile, Danube, or Indus. The Amazon accounts for about 20% of the world's fresh water flowing into the oceans.