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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 botany biotechnology and its applications biopiracy biotechnological regulations principles and process of biotechnology

Which of the following pirates the 200 strains of fungi from Thailand?

  1. British University of Portsmouth

  2. The royal garden

  3. University of Mississippi

  4. None of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Answer is option A i.e. "British University of Portsmouth"
Thailand's Ministry of Science says that  Portsmouth University is guilty of "biopiracy" because it failed to return the 200 specimens of fungi which could provide a cure for cancer and were collected by Portsmouth University staff on a research trip to Thailand. Biopiracy is unethical,unlawful or commercial exploitation of biological materials that are native to a particular country.

Multiple choice history the east and the west: era of exchanges east and west : cultural exchanges in medieval period east asia in the middle ages china: two different phases east and west : trade exchanges in medieval period

The Bologna University is in 

  1. England

  2. France

  3. Italy

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

The University of Bologna, founded in 1088, is located in Bologna, Italy, and is recognized as the oldest university in continuous operation.

Multiple choice civics social problems of india and challenges social problems and solutions towards a bright future struggles for equality

The 'coloured people' of South Africa are the ________________.

  1. People of 'mixed races'

  2. Europeans

  3. Africans

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

Under the system of "Apartheid" prevalent in African nations, the whites used to discriminate against blacks and coloured people that is people of mixed races. The discrimination was solely based upon the race and the supremacy of whites was imposed upon these people who were called inferior races.

Multiple choice geography the signature of time volcanoes volcanism earthquake and volcanoes earthquakes and volcanoes

Mt. Aconcagua in South America is an __________.

  1. extinct volcano

  2. dormant volcano

  3. active volcano

  4. none of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Aconcagua is the highest mountain outside Asia, at 6,961 metres and by extension the highest point in both the Western Hemisphere and the Southern Hemisphere. Aconcagua is of volcanic origin, but it is not an active volcano and cab be considered as extinct.

Multiple choice geography volcanoes volcanism earthquake and volcanoes development of landforms earthquakes and volcanoes types and features of earthquakes and volcanoes

Mt. Kenya is an Extinct volcanoes in __________.

  1. South America

  2. Africa

  3. Europe

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

Mount Kenya is the second highest mountain in Africa, after Kilimanjaro. Mount Kenya is a stratovolcano created approximately 3 million years after the opening of the East African rift. Before glaciation, it was 7,000 m high. It was covered by an ice cap for thousands of years. This has resulted in much eroded slopes and numerous valleys radiating from the centre.

Multiple choice biology living world and classification of microbes modern classification system traditional method of animal classification salient features of five kingdoms

Carolus Linnaeus was from

  1. Sweden

  2. U.K

  3. Holland

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

Carolus Linnaeus (23 May 1707 10 January 1778), also known as Carl von Linn or Carl Linnaeus was a Swedish botanist, zoologist, and taxonomist, who established conventions for naming living organisms still in general scientific use today, which is called as the binomial nomenclature. 
Thus, the correct answer is option A.

Multiple choice geography trade in agricultural produce (part - a) trade in tamil nadu trade in agricultural produce - i human geography in tamil nadu

What many countries enjoy over other countries in the production and trade of agricultural commodities and minerals?

  1. Social reputation

  2. Economic welfare

  3. Geographic advantage

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

Countries often possess specific natural resources, climates, or locations that provide them with a comparative advantage in producing certain goods, which is known as geographic advantage.

Multiple choice commercial applications global environmental change ozone and its depletion ozone layer ozone layer depletion and causes

According to the recent reports, the country contributed maximum to hole formation in ozone layer is

  1. U.S.A.

  2. Russia

  3. Germany

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

The main cause of ozone depletion and the ozone hole is manufactured chemicals, especially manufactured halocarbon refrigerants, solvents, propellants and foam-blowing agents (chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), HCFCs, halons), referred to as ozone-depleting substances (ODS). the United States National Academy of Sciences concluded that credible scientific evidence supported the ozone depletion hypothesis[59] a few countries, including the United States, Canada, Sweden, Denmark, and Norway, moved to eliminate the use of CFCs in aerosol spray cans. The United States banned the use of CFCs in aerosol cans in 1978.[60] The European Community rejected proposals to ban CFCs in aerosol sprays.

So the correct answer is 'U.S.A.'.

Multiple choice zoology biodiversity and conservation hotspots and methods of conservation biodiversity: conservation conservation of biodiversity basis of classification in animals basis of the classification of animals criteria for animal classification

Which one will be best for germplasm collection?

  1. Britain

  2. France

  3. Portugal

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

Germplasm is a term used to describe living genetic resources such as seeds or tissue, maintained for the purpose of breeding, preservation, and other research uses. These resources may take the form of seed collections stored in seed banks, trees growing in nurseries, animal breeding lines maintained in animal breeding programs or gene banks, etc. Germplasm collections can range from collections of wild species to elite, domesticated breeding lines that have undergone extensive human selection.
Holstein-Friesian (HF) gene bank collections were established in France  to conserve genetic diversity for this breed. The cryobanks have captured substantial amounts of genetic diversity for the HF compared with the current populations. A substantial part of the US, French, and Dutch collections seems to be genetically similar. On the other hand, the US collection in particular represents an interesting reservoir of HF genes of the past. Gene banks can play an important role in conserving genetic diversity within livestock breeds over time, and may support industry in the future when needed.

Multiple choice geography north america - land of prairies climate and vegetation in north america the prairies - temperate region life in temperate grasslands

Which part of North America is the most thinly populated?

  1. Alaska

  2. California

  3. Eastern Part of U.S.A.

  4. The region of great lakes
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Alaska is the largest state in the USA but has a very low population density due to its harsh climate and rugged, mountainous terrain, making it the most thinly populated region among the choices.