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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Irkutsk region
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Omsk, Tomsk region
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Kuznetsk Basin
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Tashkent Basin
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The Kuznetsk Basin (Kuzbass) in southwestern Siberia is one of the largest coal mining areas in the world, containing vast deposits of high-quality coal used for both domestic industry and export.
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their closeness to the U.S. border
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history of settlement
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concentration of economic activities and facility of transport
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their easy accessibility to Western Europe
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Western U.S.A.
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Eastern Africa
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Northern China
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South East Asia
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Mormonism, or The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, is centered in the state of Utah. It has a very high concentration of followers throughout the Western United States due to the 19th-century migration of the pioneers.
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Brazil
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Russia
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India
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China
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In 2011, Russia was the world's second-largest producer of crude oil, following Saudi Arabia. The United States was the third-largest producer at that time, before the shale boom significantly increased its output in later years.
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the US
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the UK
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Italy
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Germany
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In 2011, the United States was the world's largest apparel market by value. It was the leading consumer of garments and textiles globally, though China has since grown to challenge this position.
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India was the first country in the world to adopt an official national family planning program in 1952, aimed at stabilizing the population to suit the resources of the economy.
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India was the first country in the world to launch a national family planning program in 1952. The program was designed to stabilize the population at a level consistent with the requirements of the national economy. It has since evolved into the National Family Welfare Programme.
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United States of America
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Canada
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Russia
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Israel
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In 2001, researchers at the Weizmann Institute in Israel developed a programmable molecular computing machine, which was recognized as the world's smallest biological computer. This DNA-based computer was designed for medical applications, such as detecting and treating disease at the cellular level.
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Great Britain
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USA
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France
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Switzerland
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The doctrine of Judicial Review, which empowers the judiciary to invalidate laws or executive actions that violate the Constitution, was borrowed from the United States. This principle ensures that the Constitution remains the supreme law of the land.
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Philippines
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Japan
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South Korea
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Brunei
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Myanmar
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Japan
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Singapore
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France
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China
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Australia
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Italy
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Turkey
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France
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Germany
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The term 'Sick Man of Europe' was historically used to describe the Ottoman Empire (modern-day Turkey) during its period of economic and political decline in the 19th century. It reflected the empire's inability to maintain its vast territories against European powers.
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Canada
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New Zealand
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Australia
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Mauritius
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Australia is known as the 'Land of the Kangaroos' because these marsupials are indigenous to the continent and are not found in the wild anywhere else. The kangaroo is a national icon of Australia.