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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 agriculture in india - ii : food crops agricultural seasons and crops cropping seasons in india farming in india

Which one of the following countries is the largest producer of rice in the world?

  1. China

  2. Japan

  3. Philippines

  4. Bangladesh

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

China producers the world's largest amount of rice. Rice production needs an intensive labour. Rice plant is grown in wet lands. It is llanted in february to april and harvested in june july. It contributes to the 34% in total rice output.

Multiple choice political science our society marginalisation in india understanding marginalisation challenges and solutions

The country with the highest adult literacy is _____.

  1. India

  2. China

  3. Pakistan

  4. Korea

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation
For the development of a nation, educating its citizen is a prime concern. If more and more citizens of a country are literate, the country will cope up with the fast-changing world. According to the data collected between 2010-2011 Russia was the country with the highest literacy rate with almost 53% of the population has tertiary education.  95% of the adult in Russia have higher secondary education and spend some 4.9% of GDP on education.
Among India, China, Pakistan, and Korea, it is South Korea has the highest adult literacy rate of about 40% and spends 8% of GDP on education.
Multiple choice civics migration of families raju's father transferred migration and its effects no place for us?

Which of the following countries were homogeneous in Europe but due to migration it had to witness rapid cultural changes?

  1. UK -Ireland

  2. UK -Sweden

  3. Italy -France

  4. Germany -Sweden

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

Germany and Sweden are historically cited in geography texts as countries that were relatively homogeneous but experienced significant cultural shifts due to large-scale immigration.

Multiple choice evs flow of water irrigation irrigation and its types irrigation and types

Chain pump system of irrigation was primarily used in 

  1. Europe

  2. China

  3. Both A and B

  4. India

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

Chain pump system consists of two large wheels tied at both ends with a chain where the wheel is rotated using the chain and water is filled in the buckets and poured off into the field. It is mostly practised in  Europe, China etc. 

So, the correct option is 'Both A and B'.

Multiple choice geography natural regions climate and natural vegetation equatorial climatic region natural regions of the world

Which of the following is the wettest place in the equatorial region?

  1. Cherrapunji

  2. Mt Waialeale

  3. Mawsynram

  4. Mt Cameroon

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation
  • Mt Cameroon is a volcanic mountain located in Cameroon near equator. It receives highest rainfall in the equatorial region.
  • All the other options, viz Cherrapunjee,mawsynram(India) and Mt Waialeale(Hawaii,USA) are located near tropic of cancer, hence incorrect.
Multiple choice geography natural regions climate and natural vegetation equatorial climatic region natural regions of the world

Equatorial regions are found in _______________.

  1. Asia

  2. South America

  3. Africa

  4. all of these

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

Equatorial regions are the regions located on or near the equator. Equatorial regions have hot and wet climate. The Amazon Basin (South America), the Congo Basin (Africa) and some regions of Asia are located in equatorial regions. These regions do not have winter or dry season. The diurnal range of temperature is usually greater.

Multiple choice history the industrial revolution from capitalism to imperialism industrial revolution and inventions industrial revolution and its effects
Which of the following areas did NOT industrialize in the nineteenth century?
  1. The United States

  2. Russia

  3. Japan

  4. China

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

Industrialization first started in England in the eighteenth century. It spread to other parts of Europe, Russia, the United States of America and Japan in the nineteenth century. Under the leadership of Mao Zedong industrialization began in China during the mid-twentieth century (after 1950 AD).

Multiple choice history the industrial revolution from capitalism to imperialism industrial revolution and inventions industrial revolution and its effects

Most of the coal mining centered around _______.

    1. Scotland

    2. the Midlands

    3. the London region

    4. None of the above

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

     Midlands of England consists of the East and West Midlands were the areas where most of the coal mining was centered. The region was instrumental in the Industrial Revolution during the 18th and 19th centuries in England for its large amount of natural resources.

    Multiple choice social science poverty: an economic challenge for india meaning and measurement of poverty poverty : challenge facing india poverty as a challenge

    In the following country, growth in population is considered desirable _______.

    1. India

    2. Australia

    3. China

    4. All of above

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

    Australia is a sparsely populated country with a large landmass and abundant resources, leading economists to argue that a larger population could help achieve economies of scale and better utilize its vast territory. In contrast, India and China face challenges from overpopulation.

    Multiple choice history heritage management conservation and preservation of heritage sources of modern history introduction to medieval india

    The _____ people escaped the clutches of the Europeans.

    1. Indian

    2. African

    3. Malaysian

    4. Arabian

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

    Since there was no accepted history of this race, it was through the sensibility expressed by the various African communities that African history could be written from the African view point.