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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 geography major landforms of the earth movement of the earth's plates development of landforms study of continents - north america

Tick the correct answer.
The river Yangtze flows in ______________.

  1. South America

  2. Australia

  3. China

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

China,

Rising in Tanggula Mountain, it flows eastwards and pours itself into the East China Sea. Measuring about 6,380 km (3,964 miles), it mainly runs across Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, Sichuan, Yunnan, Chongqing, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangxi, Anhui, Jiangsu and Shanghai from west to east. Yangtze River Basin is a big granary of China.

Multiple choice political science facilitators of international business introduction, status, objectives, features, scope and functions of the wto world trade organisation (wto) world trade organisation

The ________ Round was officially launched at the WTOs Fourth Ministerial Conference in Qatar, in November 2001.

  1. Uruguay

  2. Doha

  3. Geneva

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

The Doha Development Agenda, or Doha Round, was initiated at the Fourth Ministerial Conference held in Doha, Qatar, in November 2001.

Multiple choice geography earthquakes and volcanoes volcanism types and features of earthquakes and volcanoes movement of the earth's plates

The Gondwanaland, comprised of modern Africa and _________.

  1. Australia

  2. Antarctica

  3. South America

  4. All of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Gondwanaland was a supercontinent that included modern Africa, South America, Antarctica, Australia, and the Indian subcontinent. Since all listed options are parts of the former Gondwanaland, 'All of these' is the correct choice.

Multiple choice political science peasants and farmers colonialism and tribal societies peasants and adivasi revolts policy of agriculture, industry and foreign trade under british rule

Which country became the bread basket of the world?

  1. America

  2. China

  3. Japan

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

During the 19th and early 20th centuries, the expansion of wheat cultivation in the American Midwest led to the United States being referred to as the bread basket of the world.

Multiple choice political science peasants and farmers colonialism and tribal societies peasants and adivasi revolts policy of agriculture, industry and foreign trade under british rule

The colonial government in Bengal exported opium to _____.

  1. Australia

  2. China

  3. Japan

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

The British East India Company assumes control of Bengal and Bihar, opium-growing districts of India. British companies extracted huge profits by smuggling opium trade out of Calcutta to China. Offically opium is still banned in China.

Multiple choice climate and soil of karnataka climate, soil, natural vegetation and animals of karnataka geography

Fill in the blanks:
Agumbe is known as the ___________ of the south.

  1. Malnad

  2. Cherrapunji

  3. Black cotton

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

Agumbe – Cherrapunji of South India. Agumbe is a small village of Malnad region of Karnataka and is called Cherrapunji of South India because it receives 7,000+ mm of rainfalls annually. This place is located in Shivmogga district and can be easily accessed from Mangalore, Udupi and Shivamogga.

Multiple choice history life of the people in maharashtra marathas rule of shivaji shahajiraje and veermata jijabai

Who were the middlemen in the import of horses from Central Asia?

  1. Europeans

  2. Arabs

  3. Chinese

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

India had inland and maritime trade relations with foreign countries. The two major inland trade routes were from Lahore to Kabul, and from Multan to Kandahar. The Arabs were the middlemen in the import of horse from Central Asia. With the arrival of the Portuguese, the Arabs lost their influence over this trade and the Portuguese gained the upper hand.

Multiple choice geography discovery of universe famous space scientists and astronauts space exploration space communications continents of earth antarctica antarctica

Which is the sixth largest country of the world?

  1. Russia

  2. China

  3. Brazil

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

Australia is the sixth largest country in the world by area and the largest country in Oceania, the largest borderless country, as well as the largest country wholly in the Southern hemisphere. The five largest countries are Russia, Canada, USA, China, Brazil. India is the Seventh largest country.

Multiple choice geography discovery of universe famous space scientists and astronauts space exploration space communications continents of earth antarctica antarctica

Which is the world's smallest continent?

  1. Africa

  2. South America

  3. Europe

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

The smallest continent by land area is Australia with 9,008,000 (km2) which represents just 6% of the total land area in the world. The largest continent in the world is Asia.

Multiple choice civics india: social life social life in india tribal society diversity in social life

Which among the following countries followed the policy of apartheid?

  1. Brtain

  2. South Africa

  3. West Germany

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

Apartheid was South African government policy that sanctioned racial segregation among white minority and non-white majority population. The Population Registration Act of 1950 classified South African's as Bantu (black African), colored (mixed race), white and Asian (Indian & Pakistani). Under administration of President Frederik Willem de Klerk legislation supporting apartheid was repealed in 1990. Klerk and Nelson Mandela jointly received Nobel Prize for peace in 1993 for their efforts in establishing non-racial democracy in South Africa. 

Multiple choice geography earth as a planet spheres of earth earth and structure introduction to the spheres of the earth

What percent of the earth is covered by water?

  1. 50%

  2. 67%

  3. 71%

  4. 29%
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

71% of the surface of the earth is covered by water. The ocean and the seas covering largest surface area of the globe are of paramount significant to all of the living organism including man of the biosphere because they help in functioning of global hydrological cycle through atmospheric- oceanic circulation system. It absorbs carbon dioxide and thus help in reducing green house effect caused by human activities. It also help in the dispersal of seeds and small animals through ocean currents. 

Multiple choice evs - i earth as a planet spheres of earth earth and structure introduction to the spheres of the earth

Which is called the Dark Continent?

  1. Africa

  2. Australia

  3. Greenland

  4. South America
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation
  • During the middle of the 19th century, Africa was referred to as the "Dark Continent," because little was known about the mysterious land itself.
  •  The term "Dark Continent" was most likely used for the first time by United States explorer and journalist Henry Stanley.
  •  The reason was that very little was known about Africa - other that its external borders until the Scramble for Africa. Livingstone and other explorers in the middle to late 19th Century "discovered" and mapped internal Africa.