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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The Netherlands
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Belgium
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France
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Mexico
C
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AFP (Agence France-Presse) is France's national news agency, founded in 1944. It is headquartered in Paris and is the world's oldest news agency still in operation. The other options are countries where AFP has bureaus but not its origin.
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New Zealand
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China
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Egypt
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Japan
D
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The Amami rabbit is an endangered species endemic to the Amami Islands in Japan's Kagoshima Prefecture. It is found only on these specific islands in the Ryukyu chain and nowhere else on Earth.
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South America
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North America
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Africa
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Europe
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Sri Lanka
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Banks Island
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Alexander Island
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Hawaiian Islands
D
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The Tropic of Cancer (23.5°N) passes through the main islands of the Hawaiian chain, making it the northernmost tropical location in the United States. It does not pass through Sri Lanka (A), Banks Island (B) is in Canada, and Alexander Island (C) is in Antarctica.
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South America
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North America
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Africa
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Europe
B
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Bald eagles are native to North America, where they serve as the national bird of the United States. They are not found in South America, Africa, or Europe naturally.
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Taiwan
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Indonesia
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Papua New Guinea
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India
B
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Kalimantan is the Indonesian portion of the island of Borneo. It is not in Taiwan, Papua New Guinea, or India.
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Sweden
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Norway
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Netherlands
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Denmark
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Poland
D
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Anker Joergensen was a Danish Social Democratic politician who served as Prime Minister of Denmark from 1972 to 1973. He was a significant figure in Danish politics and led the country during a period of social reform.
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North Korea
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South Korea
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China
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Japan
C
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Haier is a Chinese multinational home appliances and consumer electronics company headquartered in Qingdao, China. It is one of the world's largest appliance manufacturers. Haier is not from North Korea, South Korea, or Japan - it is distinctly a Chinese brand.
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Germany and Italy
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Hungary and Austria
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Sweden and Norway
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Switzerland and Germany
C
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Sweden and Norway
In English, casual and unofficial usage is to include the countries of Denmark, Norway, Sweden and often Finland and Iceland in the term Scandinavia.
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Egypt
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Lebanon
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Syria
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Tunisia
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1, 2 and 3
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2, 3 and 4
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1, 4 and 5
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1, 3 and 5
D
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The members of Arctic Council are Canada, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Russia, Sweden, and the United States.
A
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The word 'island' begins with a vowel sound /aɪ/ (eye sound), so it takes the indefinite article 'an'. Even though 'New Zealand' is a specific place, when we're classifying it as 'an island', we use the indefinite article. The rule is based on pronunciation, not spelling.
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China
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Korea
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Japan
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Singapore
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Thailand
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Japan
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China
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Switzerland
A
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God's Army was a Karen rebel group led by twins Johnny and Luther Htoo, operating in the Myanmar-Thailand border region. While based in Myanmar, the group's activities and the border context lead to Thailand being the best match among the given options.
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West Indies
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Saudi Arabia
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Thailand
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Bermuda