General Awareness · Geography
World Facts and Geography
11,577 Questions
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
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Indonesia
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Japan
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Russia
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Philippines
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Shiveluch is one of the largest and most active volcanoes on Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula. It is located in the Russian Far East and is indeed considered one of the most threatening volcanoes due to its frequent eruptions and potential impact on aviation routes. Indonesia has Merapi and Krakatoa, Japan has Mount Fuji, and Philippines has Mount Pinatubo.
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Asia and Africa
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Asia and South America
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North America and Asia
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Asia and Europe
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Asia and Africa together contain over 80% of the world's population, with Asia alone having about 60% and Africa approximately 17%. Asia is the most populous continent with countries like China and India, while Africa has the highest population growth rate. The other options are incorrect because South America, North America, and Europe have much smaller populations compared to Asia and Africa.
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Australia
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Pakistan
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Afghanistan
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America
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Nepenthes (also called pitcher plants) are also found in Australia.
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South America
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India
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Australia
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Pakistan
A
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Tomato is native to South America.
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Sicily
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Cyprus
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Rhodes
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Majorca
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Minorca
A
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Sicily is situated in central Mediterranean.
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The US
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France
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Australia
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Japan
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China
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India
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Egypt
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China
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The Philippines
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Mexico
B
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On June 27, 1954, the USSR's Obninsk Nuclear Power Plant became the world's first nuclear power plant to generate electricity for a power grid, and produced around 5 megawatts of electric power.
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South America and North America
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Africa and South America
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Africa and Europe
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North America and Australia
B
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The theory of plate tectonics has proved that the continents of Africa and South America are juxtafix to each other.
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Indonesia
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Philippines
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Malaysia
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Vietnam
B
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Luzon Islands belong to Philippines. It is the largest island group of Philippines.
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Sumatra
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Myanmar
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Kenya
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Sri Lanka
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Manitoba
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Lake toba's present day location is Sumatra, Indonesia.
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Mexico
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Portugal
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Spain
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Grenada
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The Estrada Doctrine is Mexico's foreign policy principle regarding recognition of governments. It states that Mexico should grant or withhold recognition based on its own interests, but will always maintain diplomatic relations. This differs from the traditional approach of recognizing governments based on legitimacy. Named after Foreign Secretary Genaro Estrada, it emphasizes that recognition is an executive act and other countries should not judge legitimacy of foreign governments.
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England
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America
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Canada
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France
D
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The French body of administrative law is called "droit administratif".
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African Union
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OECD
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Arab League
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WTO
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Organisation of Islamic Cooperation
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Syria was suspended from the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in August 2012 due to its violent crackdown on protesters during the Arab Spring uprising. The OIC cited the Syrian government's handling of the political crisis as grounds for suspension. This was part of broader international isolation of the Assad regime.
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USA
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Mexico
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UK
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India
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Russia
B
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New varieties of wheat were first bred in Mexico in the 1950s and Norman Borlaug is the father of the Green Revolution of the world.