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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

Lemurs are native to the island of ...

  1. Jamaica

  2. Tasmania

  3. Taiwan

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

Lemurs are primates endemic to the island of Madagascar, meaning they are found in the wild nowhere else on Earth.

Multiple choice social studies on the move again various farming seasons and communities farming seasons and migration of communities seasons in india

World's largest producer of Jute is ______.

  1. Bangladesh

  2. India

  3. Pakistan

  4. China
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation
India
India is the largest jute producing country in the world, with annual production estimated at more 1.968 million tonnes. The prominence of India in the global production of jute is attributed to improvements in the crop cultivation process, as well as the use of technology in jute farming. The majority of jute produced in India is consumed domestically, as the country is also one the largest consumers of jute and jute products in the world. Strict laws in India regarding allowable types of packaging materials is a primary cause of the country's demand for jute. In 2011, India imported over 337,000 tonnes of jute and jute products to meet domestic demand. West Bengal accounts for as much as 50% of the country's total jute production. Other major jute producing regions in the country include Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Meghalaya, Assam, and Orissa.
Multiple choice zoology forest and wildlife laws - environmental ethics and resource use participation of people in conservation people's contribution in forest conservation laws and movements for the conservation of forests and wildlife

The pioneer country in the production of fuel alcohol is

  1. Suadi Arabia

  2. Iran and Iraq

  3. Brazil

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

Sugarcane ethanol is an alcohol-based fuel produced by the fermentation of sugarcane juice and molasses. Because it is a clean, affordable and low-carbon biofuel, sugarcane ethanol has emerged as a leading renewable fuel for the transportation sector. 

Brazil has achieved greater energy security by developing a competitive sugarcane industry and making ethanol a key part of its energy mix. Brazil has replaced almost 40 percent of its gasoline needs with sugarcane ethanol making gasoline the alternative fuel in the country. Brazil is the world's largest sugarcane ethanol producer and a pioneer in using ethanol as a motor fuel. Thus, the correct answer is option C.

Multiple choice sociology community study of community forests - tribals study of tribals

Which tribal people are found in Europe, North and South America, Palestine, Asia, Iran, Baluchistan and North India?

  1. Mongolian

  2. Negro

  3. Caucasians

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

The Caucasian race (also Caucasoid or Europid) is a grouping of human beings historically regarded as a biological taxon, which, depending on which of the historical race classifications used, have usually included some or all of the ancient and modern populations of Europe, Western Asia, Central Asia, South Asia, North Africa, and the Horn of Africa.

Multiple choice sociology community study of community forests - tribals study of tribals

Which tribal people are found on the east side of Asia, Malai peninsular island and in America?

  1. Mongolian

  2. Caucasians

  3. Adivasis

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

Mongol, member of a Central Asian ethnographic group of closely related tribal peoples who live mainly on the Mongolian Plateau and share a common language and nomadic tradition. Mangolian tribal people are found on the east side of Asia, Malai peninsular island and in America.

Multiple choice geography natural regions tropical desert regions natural regions of the world weather maps

Which of the following countries fall in all the three regions: hot desert, Mediterranean and cool temperate?

  1. Egypt

  2. Spain

  3. U.K.

  4. None of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

None of the listed countries (Egypt, Spain, U.K.) possess all three distinct climate zones (hot desert, Mediterranean, and cool temperate) within their borders. Egypt is mostly desert, Spain is Mediterranean/temperate, and U.K. is temperate.

Multiple choice geography the polar regions polar regions natural regions of the world diversified world

Which continent is also known as the frozen continent?

  1. Australia

  2. Antarctica

  3. Europe

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

Antarctica is located in the southernmost part of the world. It covers an area of 14,000,000 square km which is the fifth-largest continent in the world. 98%of the area covered by ice which is at least 1.6km thick. It has 90% of the world's ice. The temperature recorded -80 degrees Celsius to -89 degree Celsius in winter and 5 degrees Celsius to 15 degrees Celsius in summer near the adjoining areas of the coast. This is why it is also known as the frozen continent in the world.

Multiple choice population change population dynamics population : distribution, density and growth population, migration, settlements geography

Which of the following has the smallest population?

  1. Myanmar

  2. Canada

  3. Romania

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

The way in which people are spread across the earth surface is known as the pattern of population distribution. More than 90 per cent of the world’s population lives in about 10 per cent of the land surface. The distribution of population in the world is extremely uneven. Some areas are very crowded and some are sparely populated. The crowded areas are south and south east Asia, Europe and north eastern North America. Very few people live in high latitude areas, tropical deserts, high mountains and areas of equatorial forests. Among the following countries Romania has the smallest population.

Multiple choice functions and origin of a state the state and political science civics

The nation in which women have bigger role in public and political life is ______________.

  1. Ireland.

  2. England.

  3. Finland.

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

Finland is widely recognized for its high level of gender equality and the significant participation of women in public and political life.