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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

Which one of the following is a landlocked country?

  1. Bulgaria

  2. Hungary

  3. Romania

  4. Ukraine
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Hungary is a landlocked country in Central Europe, meaning it has no direct access to the sea or ocean. Bulgaria and Romania have coastlines on the Black Sea, while Ukraine has coastline on both the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov. Hungary is surrounded by seven other countries: Austria, Slovakia, Ukraine, Romania, Serbia, Croatia, and Slovenia.

Multiple choice

Which of the following statement is not correct?

  1. For the first time, no Indian university figures in Britain's most authoritative league table of the world's top 200 universities.

  2. While China is in with six universities revealing a wide gap in higher educational standards between the two competing Asian giants.

  3. Other Asian countries with world-class universities are Japan, Singapore, Hong - Kong, Taiwan, and South

  4. The survey covers 50 countries of the world.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Statement D is not correct because the survey being referenced (Britain's league table of world universities) does not cover 50 countries - it covers many more countries worldwide. The other statements accurately reflect the state of higher education rankings where no Indian university featured in the top 200, while China had six universities in the list, and other Asian nations like Japan, Singapore, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and South Korea had world-class institutions.

Multiple choice

Where is Waterloo situated?

  1. France

  2. Switzerland

  3. U.K

  4. Belgium
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Waterloo is located in Belgium, near Brussels. It was the site of Napoleon's final defeat in 1815, where he was defeated by a coalition of European forces led by the Duke of Wellington.

Multiple choice

RDX is also known as Hexogen in -

  1. USA

  2. France

  3. Italy

  4. Germany
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

RDX (Research Department Explosive) was developed during World War II and is known as Hexogen in Germany. It's a powerful military explosive used in various applications.

Multiple choice

The chess player Alexi Shirov represents

  1. Albania

  2. Kazhakstan

  3. Russia

  4. Spain
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Alexei Shirov, originally from Latvia, became a Spanish citizen in 1994 and has represented Spain in international chess competitions throughout his professional career.

Multiple choice

Where is the museum, which is just for strawberries?

  1. France

  2. Germany

  3. Belgium

  4. Switzerland
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Belgium is home to the Strawberry Museum (Musée de la Fraise) in Wépion, dedicated entirely to strawberries. This niche museum celebrates Belgium's strawberry-growing heritage and is one of the few museums specifically focused on this fruit.

Multiple choice

Yoweri Museveni is the President of-

  1. Uganda

  2. Namibia

  3. Kenya

  4. Botswana
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has been the President of Uganda since 1986, making him one of Africa's longest-serving leaders. He came to power after the bush war that toppled Milton Obote's government and Tito Okello's military regime.

Multiple choice

Which one of the following is the largest country area-wise?

  1. Argentina

  2. India

  3. Kazakhstan

  4. Sudan
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

India ranks 7th globally by total area (~3.29 million sq km) and is the largest among the given options. Argentina is ~2.78 million sq km, Kazakhstan is ~2.72 million sq km, and Sudan is ~1.88 million sq km. India is approximately one-third the size of the largest country (Russia).