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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

Countries in which continent are prohibited from nuclear commerce with countries that have not signed the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT)?

  1. South America

  2. North America

  3. Africa

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

The African Nuclear-Weapons-Free Zone Treaty � also known as the Treaty of Pelindaba after a nuclear research facility in South Africa � requires that African countries do nuclear trade only with countries that agree on the full scope of nuclear safeguards for all their nuclear sources and associated facilities. The treaty stands in the way of India sourcing uranium from several African countries, including Namibia, Gabon, Niger, Uganda and Angola and clinching a nuclear research arrangement with South Africa.

Multiple choice

Which country has criticised an agreement between Turkey and Armenia for establishing diplomatic relations and opening their shared border without a deal over the disputed enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh in country's territory?

  1. Italy

  2. Belarus

  3. Cyprus

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

During the war there in 1993, Turkey closed its border with Armenia out of solidarity with Azerbaijan. Azerbaijan's government wants Armenia to withdraw troops from Nagorno-Karabakh and return land. Turkey and Armenia signed a historic accord recently paving the way for the opening of their shared border.

Multiple choice

The new headquarter of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) will be located in Masdar, a carbon-neutral city under construction in a Gulf country. In which country is Masdar being constructed?

  1. Oman

  2. Yemen

  3. United Arab Emirates

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

Indian pharmaceutical companies* were in news recently for cornering an overwhelming majority of drug approvals under the US President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR). The PEPFAR programme, started in 2003, aimed at the prevention, treatment, and care of people infected with HIV/AIDS worldwide.