General Awareness · Geography

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

Monash University is in

  1. UK

  2. USA

  3. Australia

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

Monash University is a public research university based in Melbourne, Australia.

Multiple choice

In which country has the Lake Winnipeg situated?

  1. India

  2. Canada

  3. France

  4. Poland

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

Lake Winnipeg is a large lake located in the province of Manitoba, Canada. It is the sixth largest freshwater lake in Canada and is a major part of the country's geography.

Multiple choice

The newspaper “herald” was published from?

  1. Britain

  2. New Zealand

  3. Australia

  4. Argentina

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

The Herald most commonly refers to The Sydney Morning Herald, founded in 1831 and published in Australia. It is Australia's oldest continuously published newspaper. Note: Other newspapers called 'Herald' exist in different countries (Glasgow, Zimbabwe, etc.), making this slightly ambiguous.

Multiple choice

Which country is known as FRG?

  1. Holland

  2. Poland

  3. India

  4. Germany

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

FRG stands for the Federal Republic of Germany (Bundesrepublik Deutschland), which was the official name of West Germany during the division of the country.

Multiple choice

Mother Teresa was born in

  1. India

  2. Germany

  3. Albania

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

Mother Teresa was born Anjezë Gonxhe Bojaxhiu in Skopje, which is in present-day North Macedonia, but was part of the Ottoman Empire at the time. Her family was of Albanian descent.

Multiple choice

The largest producer of coffee in the world is

  1. Ivory Coast

  2. Brazil

  3. India

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

Brazil has been the world's largest producer of coffee for over 150 years, accounting for a significant portion of global production.

Multiple choice

Centre of origin of rubber is:

  1. Brazil

  2. Peru

  3. Central Asia

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

The Para rubber tree (Hevea brasiliensis) is native to the Amazon rainforest in Brazil.