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World Facts and Geography

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World facts and geography encompass global statistics, technological history, and international political systems. This includes facts about research, natural resources, and democratic structures worldwide. Such questions are common in the general awareness papers of SSC, UPSC, and banking exams.

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World Facts and Geography Questions

Multiple choice general knowledge culture
  1. Brazil

  2. England

  3. Australia

  4. Belgium

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Australia used "God Save the Queen" as its national anthem until 1984, when "Advance Australia Fair" was officially adopted. England still uses "God Save the Queen/King" as its anthem today, which makes the "until 1984" timeframe significant for identifying Australia.

Multiple choice general knowledge culture
  1. Argentina

  2. Tanzania

  3. Mauritiua

  4. Turkey

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Tragically, Tanzania has documented cases of violence against people with albinism due to superstitions about their body parts having magical properties. This human rights issue has received international attention. The other countries listed don't have this specific documented problem.

Multiple choice general knowledge
  1. France

  2. USA

  3. India

  4. Germany

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Bugatti is a French luxury hypercar manufacturer founded in 1909 in Molsheim, Alsace (then part of Germany, now France). Known for record-breaking cars like the Veyron and Chiron. The spelling 'Buggati' in the question is a typo. The other options are wrong: USA has Ford/GM, India has Tata/Mahindra, Germany has Porsche/Mercedes.

Multiple choice general knowledge
  1. France

  2. Japan

  3. Germany

  4. Australia

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The United Nations Security Council has 5 permanent members with veto power: USA, UK, Russia, China, and France. France (Option A) is the correct answer. Options B, C, and D (Japan, Germany, Australia) are not permanent members - they are frequently elected as non-permanent members but do not have veto power.

Multiple choice general knowledge
  1. Mahajanga

  2. Toamasina

  3. Toliara

  4. Antananarivo

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Antananarivo is the capital and largest city of Madagascar. Mahajanga, Toamasina, and Toliara are other major cities in Madagascar but none serve as the national capital.

Multiple choice general knowledge
  1. French Guiana

  2. Rio de Janeiro

  3. Brasilia

  4. Minas Gerais

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Brasilia is the capital of Brazil, specifically built as the planned capital city in 1960. Rio de Janeiro was the previous capital, French Guiana is not even in Brazil (it's a French territory), and Minas Gerais is a Brazilian state.

Multiple choice general knowledge
  1. Basque Country

  2. Madrid

  3. Catalonia

  4. Andalusia

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Madrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. Basque Country, Catalonia, and Andalusia are autonomous regions or communities within Spain, not cities serving as the national capital.

Multiple choice general knowledge
  1. El Aaiún

  2. Bir Lehlou

  3. Tifariti

  4. Morocco

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Bir Lehlou serves as the temporary capital of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (Western Sahara) in the liberated territories. El Aaiún (Laayoune) is the largest city but is under Moroccan control, while Bir Lehlou is in the Polisario-controlled area and hosts the Sahrawi refugee camps.

Multiple choice general knowledge
  1. Central Africa & Antartica

  2. Greenland & Antartica

  3. Antartica & Australia

  4. Freenland & Iceland

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The seven continents are North America, South America, Africa, Asia, Europe, Antarctica, and Australia. Option C correctly identifies the two missing continents, though 'Antartica' is misspelled (should be Antarctica). Options A and B are incorrect because Central Africa is a region, not a continent, and Greenland is an island territory, not a continent.

Multiple choice general knowledge
  1. USA

  2. India

  3. Qatar

  4. Nigeria

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Qatar's national anthem is indeed the world's shortest. The current anthem (since 1996) is approximately 32-35 seconds long, though the original (pre-1996) was even shorter at about 19 seconds. This is a well-documented trivia fact about national anthems.